Vegan christmas ideas

cheese-mike, Dec 21, 4:22pm
One of my friends who is coming for christmas is a vegan and I wanted to make another dish that he would enjoy as well as us meat eaters.
We were hoping to take a small picnic for dinner, any ideas?

So far for lunch we have Barbeque-roasted baby potatoes (Vegan)
Barbecued mushroom and pumpkin salad(Vegan)
Corn on the cob (Vegan)
Cherries
Crackers and hummus (vegan)

and for the rest of us we have ham, chicken, potato salad, chips and dip, and probably some more fruit or something.

any ideas would be great

pickles7, Dec 21, 4:50pm
##Vegetarian Nut Loaf

Preheat oven to 190 deg c, prepare a loaf tin, line it with baking paper.
Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large pan, gently cook for 10 minutes ;
1 ch onion
1 thin sliced leek
2 sticks of celery
225 grams of sl. mushrooms
2 crushed garlic cloves
Add
425 gram can of rinsed and drained lentils
1 cup of mixed nuts [ hazelnuts, cashew, almonds, finely chopped
50 grams of flour
50 grams of vegan, grated cheese
1 medium egg [ or egg substitute ]
salt and pepper
a handful of chopped mixed fresh herbs.
bake 50 - 60 minutes, or untill it is cooked
I made this for my Daughter In-law, it was divine.
Nice cold as well.

lx4000, Dec 21, 4:53pm
sorry, but you can not cook the food, eg, spuds on the bbq unless its in a dish and different tongs etc used. And make sure meat fat etc does not fly into that dish. Its just even if you cook them on there own on the bbq, the meat taste will taint the spuds etc.

(barloo) who is lacto-ovo vege

lx4000, Dec 21, 4:54pm
whats in those vege spring rolls you can buy? Not sure if they are vegan or not.

(barloo)

holly-rocks, Dec 21, 5:15pm

cheese-mike, Dec 21, 6:42pm
He uses his own tongs and cooks food on a separate grill to the rest of us, he doesn't seem to be too worried about splatter etc. I am sure it will be fine :D

prendy1, Dec 1, 10:15am
rice/couscous/barley salad, bread with olive oil, vegetarian sausages, chargrilled veges on the bbq like eggplant, capsicum, courgette etc, marinated tofu. Don't forget a vegan dessert!