[QUESTION] What are your favorite vegetarian meals?
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What are some vegetarian meals or dishes you think people should know about?
I’m pretty guilty of using meat as a crutch in most of my cooking. I’d love to hear about some good meals for inspiration. Ideally things that aren’t made to imitate/replace meat but exist well on their own.
Cheese. Other ingredients optional.
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What are some vegetarian meals or dishes you think people should know about?
I’m pretty guilty of using meat as a crutch in most of my cooking. I’d love to hear about some good meals for inspiration. Ideally things that aren’t made to imitate/replace meat but exist well on their own.
I don’t have one for flavor as this depends mostly on spicing and such yourself but whenever someone asks for a cheap easy meal I mention you can cook lentils with your rice in the rice cooker without any pre work outside of washing/rinsing both rice and beans. its just amazing how easy it is. Along with this is that almost anything will cook in a rice cooker if you cut it small enough.
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What are some vegetarian meals or dishes you think people should know about?
I’m pretty guilty of using meat as a crutch in most of my cooking. I’d love to hear about some good meals for inspiration. Ideally things that aren’t made to imitate/replace meat but exist well on their own.
Risotto it’s pretty good, it can be prepared with mushrooms, pumpkin, radicchio, and a lot of other things (just pick a seasonal ingredient and look up a recipe). if it’s ok butter and/or cheese can also be added for taste
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Could you elaborate a bit?
I will boil cubed potatoes, deep fry them until crispy, dust with some taco seasoning, use that as the taco filling with whatever else you want.
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What are some vegetarian meals or dishes you think people should know about?
I’m pretty guilty of using meat as a crutch in most of my cooking. I’d love to hear about some good meals for inspiration. Ideally things that aren’t made to imitate/replace meat but exist well on their own.
Website recommendation: Cookie and Kate. Generally pretty easy recipes and I haven’t been disappointed yet. The Vegan Lasagna is a lot of work but 100% worth it.
Book recs: Moosewood Simple Suppers and Weeknight One-Pot Vegan Cooking. I checked the latter out from the library and liked so many of the recipes that I immediately bought a copy. And I actually made one of ny faves out of the Moosewood book last night: Lemony Couscous with Chickpeas. I like to cut the couscous down to one cup and throw an extra can of chickpeas in, but it’s good as-written too.
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I’ve got a few delicious veggie dishes that make the rounds on my house, check them out and give one or two a try:
Creamy Cherry Tomato and Squash pasta
French Lasagna (sorry for the FB link)
Pennoni with Caramelized Pear and Cavolo Nero
Grilled Nectarine Caprese Salad (great for summer)
Black Bean and Corn Salad (hella versatile, I like to make this with Dijon vinaigrette)
Sweet and Spicy Stewed Chickpeas
Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping
psst, that peanut soup isn’t vegetarian, but it does look good
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What are some vegetarian meals or dishes you think people should know about?
I’m pretty guilty of using meat as a crutch in most of my cooking. I’d love to hear about some good meals for inspiration. Ideally things that aren’t made to imitate/replace meat but exist well on their own.
Mujadara. It’s a Lebanese rice, lentil and onion dish.
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Make it yourself.
Bring a gallon of milk almost to a boil slowly. Add 1/2 or so acid (white vinegar, or lemon juice work well), the milk solids will separate from the whey. Let it sit off heat for 5-10 minutes. Then scoop out the solids into a strainer lined with a piece of cheese cloth.
Carefully wring out as much whey as possible, being careful the solids may still be very hot.
Place the solids while in the cheese cloth between two cutting boards or similar flat objects. Place them in a baking sheet to capture whey run off. Place the pot with the whey in it on top of the top cutting board. You may need to stand there to balance it.
I have been making paneer for almost 15 years now. I starting making it like this and have graduated to various cheese presses. I find mine preferable to store bought now too.
Sounds like something to do this weekend.
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When I make it, it doesn’t look anywhere as fancy as that lol :3. The photo is pretty accurate to how it’s served in restaurants tho
Still looks insane. lol
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What are some vegetarian meals or dishes you think people should know about?
I’m pretty guilty of using meat as a crutch in most of my cooking. I’d love to hear about some good meals for inspiration. Ideally things that aren’t made to imitate/replace meat but exist well on their own.
I love a good black bean burger. It has such a nice flavor profile that’s clearly not trying to be a beef substitute. Load it up with lettuce, tomato, pickles, cheese, hot sauce, any condiments or toppings you like on a sandwich.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is always a winner during the colder months.
Can’t go wrong with a big tray of roasted veggies. Chop up some potatoes, broccoli, brussel sprouts, carrots, etc. Drizzle of olive oil, lightly salt and pepper, throw it in the oven, bon appétit.
A PB&J or a PB & Banana is a solid go-to.
A basic quiche is mainly eggs, spinach, and cheese.
Ramen and other pasta dishes that don’t require meat. Some pasta, tomato sauce, cheese, and seasonings can go a long way. Fettuccine alfredo is another good one.
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I will boil cubed potatoes, deep fry them until crispy, dust with some taco seasoning, use that as the taco filling with whatever else you want.
Exactly this.
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Mujadara. It’s a Lebanese rice, lentil and onion dish.
Not sure I can get groats, but would like to try this.
EDIT: I found wheat and barley groats!
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I’ve been trying to get tofu worth the effort for years with no luck. Mapo tofu being the best so far.
I haven’t tried air frying it yet, though. So I’m definitely trying that one.
Technically I got the idea from here: https://www.kulaskitchen.com/all-recipes/crispy-honey-garlic-tofu-coconut-rice but to make it for any stir fry I’ve simplified it down to garlic powder and soy sauce
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What are some vegetarian meals or dishes you think people should know about?
I’m pretty guilty of using meat as a crutch in most of my cooking. I’d love to hear about some good meals for inspiration. Ideally things that aren’t made to imitate/replace meat but exist well on their own.
Garlic Sriracha Noodles with Broccolini is the best thing ever
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Garlic Sriracha Noodles with Broccolini is the best thing ever
A good unsweetened peanut butter definitely gets that satisfying fatty savoriness you normally get with meat.
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What are some vegetarian meals or dishes you think people should know about?
I’m pretty guilty of using meat as a crutch in most of my cooking. I’d love to hear about some good meals for inspiration. Ideally things that aren’t made to imitate/replace meat but exist well on their own.
Kinda basic salad but I go to it often; Salad with lettuce, carrots, celery, tomato, croutons, oil& vinegar dressing, cheese if you’re into dairy
Chips and salsa, pita and hummus, one that’s a little weirder potato chips and peanut butter or yellow mustard to dip
Pasta with tomato sauce, mix in some sriracha and peppers if you like a little kick or maybe some mushrooms or cream of mushroom soup for a creamier sauce
Dal/lentil curry/soup soak the lentils then cook some veg and spices then mix in the lentils and some veg broth if you don’t like lentils it’s the same with beans or rice easy to make and mix up ingredients depending what you have or if you want to experiment a bit it’s a good basis to work from
Apples raw, mashed into applesauce, cut with a sweet or salty spread, with a dash of spices, try mixing fruit with savory spices like radish or tomato with salt you can use masala or Mediterranean spices with fruit and veg for some nice flavors
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What are some vegetarian meals or dishes you think people should know about?
I’m pretty guilty of using meat as a crutch in most of my cooking. I’d love to hear about some good meals for inspiration. Ideally things that aren’t made to imitate/replace meat but exist well on their own.
- Pierogi (and similar dumplings such as pelmeni and varenyky)
- Mapo tofu (without ground meat–Chinese tofu dish)
- Various styles of hot pot (meat products are optional)
- Soondubu (Korean tofu soup)
- Doenjang jigae (meat products again optional–Korean miso stew)
- Wild mushroom risotto
- Wild mushroom cream sauce on (whatever you prefer–pasta, baguette, gnocchi)
- Moroccan red lentil stew
- Butter paneer (Indian curry)
- Baingan bharta (Indian eggplant dish)
- Various Thai noodle dishes (meat is optional)
- Plus a huge variety of Japanese side dishes such as nimono (braised dishes; can include eggplant, potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, etc), agedashidoufu (fried tofu with dashi), grilled eggplant, aemono (blanched green vegetables with dressing), ohitashi (blanched vegetables with dashi), onsen tamago (lightly poached egg with dashi, etc)
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I love a good black bean burger. It has such a nice flavor profile that’s clearly not trying to be a beef substitute. Load it up with lettuce, tomato, pickles, cheese, hot sauce, any condiments or toppings you like on a sandwich.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is always a winner during the colder months.
Can’t go wrong with a big tray of roasted veggies. Chop up some potatoes, broccoli, brussel sprouts, carrots, etc. Drizzle of olive oil, lightly salt and pepper, throw it in the oven, bon appétit.
A PB&J or a PB & Banana is a solid go-to.
A basic quiche is mainly eggs, spinach, and cheese.
Ramen and other pasta dishes that don’t require meat. Some pasta, tomato sauce, cheese, and seasonings can go a long way. Fettuccine alfredo is another good one.
Ramen almost always uses fish in the stock.
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What are some vegetarian meals or dishes you think people should know about?
I’m pretty guilty of using meat as a crutch in most of my cooking. I’d love to hear about some good meals for inspiration. Ideally things that aren’t made to imitate/replace meat but exist well on their own.
Chana masala
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psst, that peanut soup isn’t vegetarian, but it does look good
Ah, should have clarified, you can make it with or without the chicken (which I usually do) and it’ll still be great.
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