I am having a BBQ this coming weekend and have several important clients attending, I have just found out that 3 of their partners are vegetarian, does anyone have any tried and trusted vegetarian recipes for the BBQ? Any help would be much appreciated
twelve12,
Oct 27, 5:47pm
Mushrooms stuffed with a mix of feta and herbs, and a dash of olive oil.
daarhn,
Oct 27, 6:11pm
Think of your barbyQ as an extension of your stove top. I use a wok and griddle frying pan, plus baking paper/tinfoil on the hotplate grill.
How vegetarian are they? Is cheese, seafood eaten? 2-3 finger food dishes for everyone with a couple mains. Marinate tofu blocks overnight.
Keep it simple, keep it fresh, pile the platters high for effect. You have more choice with vege dishes than the usual steak, bangers and prawns on the barby.
Make extra as guaranteed the carnivores will dig in to the delish vege meals.
Linda McCartneys vegetarian sausages are very good. The plain ones are the best. Kebabs, veg burgers, seitan are all good.
nala2,
Oct 27, 7:21pm
Don't forget vegetarians will not like anything cooked on the same BBQ that has had meat cooked on it.
ruby19,
Oct 27, 7:32pm
What style of bbq are you doing? Is it a burger style or kebabs. http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-best-ever-veggie-burger-96967This burger is wonderful but a bit labour intensive Haloumi cheese is great marinated on kebabs. Stuffed peppers are good, You could always do a summer vegetarian dish in the oven say a mousakka style dish with eggplants, courgettes and peppers.
ruby19,
Oct 27, 7:32pm
What style of bbq are you doing? Is it a burger style or kebabs. http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-best-ever-veggie-burger-96967 This burger is wonderful but a bit labour intensive Haloumi cheese is great marinated on kebabs. Stuffed peppers are good, You could always do a summer vegetarian dish in the oven say a mousakka style dish with eggplants, courgettes and peppers.
uli,
Oct 28, 4:31am
Saitan is plain gluten - so be aware if your vegetarian guests are gluten free!
Most vegetarian sausages also rely on gluten to bind the soy and other fillers together. They also usually have lots of flavourings, colourings and preservatives. So check this before you buy any of those make-believe concoctions.
I would rather rely on salads and new potatoes, good dressings etc for the vegetarians rather than try and "grill something artificial" for them.
turtlet,
Oct 28, 4:56am
Kebabs with mushrooms, capsicum, tomato, haloumi cheese. Jamie Oliver has a good recipe. Always goes down well.
marshjp,
Oct 28, 5:21am
Thanks for all the ideas everyone, I will be cooking on 3 different bbqs, a gas one, an open fire BBQ and I also have an automatic kebab machine which also cooks over an open fire, I have several meat recipes which I always use but this whole vegetarian thing is new to me
marshjp,
Oct 28, 5:25am
Ruby19, have you made these burgers before?
cgvl,
Oct 28, 5:50am
I make some burgers that are vege but not vegan. You could make them vegan but try to find out if they eat eggs and cheese. This recipe I have used successfully and altered it to suit what I had in stock. 250g black-eyed beans dry weight, soaked overnight (Substitute with 2 cans plain black beans or cannelloni beans). 125g of fresh breadcrumb's (I've used dried breadcrumb's successfully) 70g brazil nuts, ground. 125g grated cheese (vegan if necessary) 1 clove garlic crushed 1tsp marjoram dried 1tsp dried sage (I've used fresh marjoram and sage but be careful not to use too much) salt and pepper to taste.
Drain soaked beans, cover with fresh water and bring to boil, boil until tender. Its easier to use the tinned beans so you can skip this stage. Drain once cooked and mash. Mix with all the other ingredients. It is a moist mixture. Chill for at least an hour or until firm. Shape into patties or croquettes. Dip in egg if you can use it and into extra breadcrumbs or millet, rolled oats, buckwheat. Cook until outside is a nice golden brown and heated through. I make these as mini balls, patties to go into burgers and as croquettes, all my non vegetarian friends and family love them.
ruby2shoes,
Oct 28, 6:04am
I would rather rely on salads and new potatoes, good dressings etc for the vegetarians rather than try and "grill something artificial" for them.
the reason why I (who eats white meat) hate bbq's. Us non red meat eaters don't want to be served rabbit food! I usually take my own (cooked) chicken along. OP try Alison and Simon Holst, they have vegetarian cookbooks. They may have a bbq section in them. Or if you make something like their carrot and mushroom loaf or a veg lasagne which is baked in the oven. These aren't very time consuming. There are vegetarian patties/sausages sold by different companies, just check them out.
ruby19,
Oct 28, 6:13pm
Yes I did, they were lovely, they froze well, just eaten the last ones on the weekend.Taste the mixture and season to taste as I feel I would slightly increase the cumin, coriander, I also added paprika with the smoked paprika so 2 tsp smoked and 2 tsp paprika. As I said not a quick recipe but Yum. Also these benefited being cooked either in a pan or on an oven try.
uli,
Aug 7, 7:01pm
Good for you! However chicken is not vegetarian :)
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