im going to email the link to my son, him and his GF are having some meat free nights. many thanks - great thread!!
elliehen,
Nov 1, 9:35am
Why don't you encourage your pet vegan to come in here and post one or two of her favourite recipes?
Might help build a bridge or two ;)
ferita,
Nov 2, 5:54am
Carrot Loaf (Similar to a meat loaf) - 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs (you can make these by putting a few slices of stale bread in a food processor) - 2 cups grated peeled carrot - 3 eggs beaten - Salt and Pepper to taste - 1 onion, grated or finely chopped - 1/2 cup of peanut butter - 1/2 cup of milk or soya milk
Mix everything together well then bake at 180 for about an hour. You can bake it in a casserole dish or a loaf tin (make sure to grease whatever you bake it in)
ferita,
Nov 2, 5:57am
Chickpea Roast 1 cup or chickpeas that have been soaked overnight in the fridge ½ cup pecans or walnuts Mixed herbs 1 onion 1 cup rolled oats or breadcrumbs 1 ½ cups water 1 clove garlic 2 Tblsp wholemeal flour
In a blender, blend water and soaked chick peas, until fine. Add onion quartered and blend. Then the garlic and blend. Add pecans and flour then blend. Pour into a bowl and stir in the oats or breadcrumbs. Pour into an oiled casserole dish and bake in a moderate oven for 45 mins. Serve with gravy or on its own with steamed vegetables or salad.
ferita,
Nov 2, 6:02am
Cashew "meatballs" 2 eggs 2 cups of cashews 1 cup of breadcrumbs a small bunch of fresh parsley chopped (or other herbs) some finely grated parmesan cheese
Mix the above ingredients together and form into balls. Shallow fry (or deep fry) or bake until brown.
Serve with tomato pasta sauce
ferita,
Nov 2, 6:07am
Coconut Vegetables Layer Bake
3 potatoes, sliced 2 onions, sliced 1 small sweet potato or equivalent in pumpkin, sliced 2 carrots, sliced 1 med zucchini, sliced ½ cup peas ½ cup corn 1 415g tin Sanitarium nutmeat, sliced 400ml coconut cream ¾ cup seasoned breadcrumbs
Place layers of vegetables and nutmeat in a casserole dish varying the colour so as it looks nice. Pour on the coconut cream and sprinkle on the breadcrumbs seasoned with your favourite herbs. Cook in a med oven for 1 ½ hours or until vegetables are cooked.
This recipe can also be done quicker by cutting the vegetables into cubes and boiling until almost tender. Place in casserole dish topping with coconut cream and breadcrumbs. Cook for 30 mins or until breadcrumbs brown and vegetables finish cooking.
ferita,
Nov 2, 8:16pm
Rice Milk
4 cups hot water 1 cup cooked white or brown rice, still hot 1 tsp vanilla 1 Tblsp honey or to taste
Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Allow to settle, aprox. 30 mins. Then carefully pour milk off leaving most of the sediment. Refrigerate
Use in place of normal milk for recipes and as a drink
ferita,
Nov 2, 8:18pm
Brown Lentil Roast
1 ½ cups cooked brown lentils put through a sieve 2 cooked and mashed medium potatoes ½ cup tomato puree 4 Tblsp wholemeal flour 2 Tblsp vegetable oil 1 small onion, chopped 1 tsp marmite or vegemite
Place oil, onion, and marmite in a pan a cook till onion is tender. Then stir in flour and tomato puree and stir till smooth and thick. Mix all ingredients together and bake in an oiled dish in a moderate oven for about 1 hour.
elliehen,
Nov 13, 5:04am
Back to the top for anyone who has vegetarian visitors coming at Christmas and wants to have a tasty vegetarian alternative on the Christmas table.
Even your flesh-eating son might turn up with a vegetarian new girlfriend in tow ;)
elliehen,
Nov 15, 10:47am
Bumped for curlyjack who is looking for inspiration :)
elliehen,
Nov 16, 9:41am
CHEAT'S PASTA Penne pasta, cooked 1 tin Craig's chilli beans, heated Crumble through feta cheese
frances1266,
Nov 26, 8:44pm
bumping - need to get around to printing off the good recipes in this thread
spot20,
Dec 5, 8:20pm
Wow I could spend all day on this thread! Fantastic! An old fav in our house was a brown rice loaf with a nut gravy served with steamed beetroot and a green! Delish, although possibley the kids didnt think so when they were young! We revisited it the other day for the first time in years and it still hit the spot with a couple of modern additions! The recipe has always been in my head so will have to think hard before posting!
elliehen,
Dec 6, 12:16am
Please do!Sounds tasty.
buzzy110,
Dec 6, 1:53am
Already sorted in this house. Made up a batch of about 100 genuine sourdough buckwheat pancakes (blini) and these can be used as a base for all sorts of yummy vegetarian, eggy and fishy toppings just in case.
buzzy110,
Dec 6, 2:07am
CAULIFLOUR CURRY:
(The following ingredients list has no quantities - I always just used the amount I needed for the amount I was cooking and, of course, to taste) Fresh Cauliflower cut into small flowerets Sesame Seeds & Cumin Seeds Dessicated coconut Shelled and Roasted Peanuts - chopped Grated Fresh Giner Ground Cloves, Tumeric and Cayenne Diced Onion ½ Lemon Butter
Method: Melt the butter in either a wok or a fry pan .Over a medium heat stir fry the cauliflower and onion for about 5 being careful not to let it burn .Add in the Sesame seeds and Cumin Seeds and continue cooking .Next add in the Cloves, Tumeric and Cayenne and continue to stir fry till the spices are cooked and the cauliflower is very hot .Lastly add in the Coconut and Peanuts - Stry fry for a few more moments Done
Goes nice with a Black Eyed Bean and Mushroom stew
di.mention,
Dec 6, 2:11am
Hi, I'm new to the community and new to lentils!!! Any easy quick suggestions for tinned butter beans and or chick peas? (I have them in the cupboard) Thanks in advance.....
buzzy110,
Dec 6, 2:18am
BLACK EYED BEANS with MUSHROOMS:
(Once again no quantities because these sorts of dishes don't need them IMO)
Cooked Black Eyed Beans -Soak overnight, drain, add fresh water to cover, bring to the boil, skim and simmer till tender. From memory it doesn't take that long to cook black eyed beans. Once cooked add salt to taste. Don't drain as the cooking liquid makes up the wet part of the dish.
Sliced Mushrooms Diced Tomatoes (I can't be fagged peeling but you can if you like) A large bunch of fresh Coriander - roughly chopped Diced onion Ground Coriander, Tumeric Cumin and Cayenne/chilli Salt and Pepper to taste Oil for cooking
Method: .Heat the Oil .Add in the Coriander and cook till it is sort of burnt (this is important because that is the flavour you are looking for) .Once The Coriander is nicely 'browned' add the ground Coriander, Tumeric, Cumin and Cayenne/chilli and continue to cook till the flavours are released .Add the mushrooms and continue sauteing .Next comes the tomatoes - sauteing continuously .Add in the cooked Black Eyed Beans with the cooking liquid, bring to the boil, turn down and simmer for about 15mins.
Serve on a bed of cooked rice - Basmati is best.
ferita,
Dec 21, 8:30am
bumping for christmas
elliehen,
Dec 21, 11:57am
A quick and economical idea for "take a plate".
CHRISTMAS MOUSETRAPS Use a Christmas tree cookie cutter to cut shapes out of sliced bread.Toast one side of bread under grill.Turn over and spread with topping: 4 spring onions 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 6 Tablespoons mayonnaise
Grill till just bubbly.
For children, vegemite and grated cheese will be popular.
fruitluva2,
Dec 22, 12:11am
Wow this has grown heaps, lots of delights to try. Merry Xmas 2010 everyone
ruby19,
Dec 26, 7:05pm
Mushroom wellington
4 large field mushrooms( i used not so large mushrooms approx 7cm wide) 4 tbsp olive oil 1 garlic clove , chopped about 400g/14oz spinach leaves a dusting of flour 1 tbsp picked thyme leaves 500g block all-butter puff pastry 140g Stilton , sliced 1 egg , beaten
(I made a breadcrumb( Vogels), walnut & parmesan crumble to pop under the mushroom before stacking otheringredients on top to cat alittle bit of moisture) Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Remove the stalks from the mushrooms. Heat half the oil in a large frying pan and sizzle the mushrooms for 3-4 mins on each side until golden and cooked through - add a drop more oil if needed. Lift the mushrooms out onto kitchen paper to drain. Place the same pan back on the heat with the rest of the oil. Fry the garlic for a moment, add the spinach to the pan, then cook for 2-3 mins over a high heat until completely wilted. Season with salt and pepper, then tip the spinach into a large sieve to drain thoroughly. On a lightly floured surface scattered with the thyme leaves, roll the pastry out to the thickness of a $1 coin. Using a saucer and a larger-size plate, cut out 4 circles about 5cm wider than the mushrooms (for the bottoms) and 4 circles about 10cm wider (for the tops), re-rolling the trimmings if you need to. (I used my pie maker pastry cutter) Place the 4 smaller circles on a baking tray and top each with a quarter of the spinach, making sure the pile of spinach isn't wider than the mushrooms. Top the spinach with a slice of cheese, then a mushroom, smooth-side up, and top the mushroom with another slice of cheese. Brush the border to each circle with egg, then gently stretch the larger circle over the mushroom, trying not to trap any air, then press the edges together with a fork. Trim the edges with a knife if you want, then brush each generously with egg. Bake for 40 mins until golden, then leave to cool for a few mins before serving.
Make sure you season everything REALLY well or it will be bland.
Made a port & mushroom sauce to go with this.
buzzy110,
Dec 31, 12:33am
Bump for cautis
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