Design me Vegan/Vegetarian menue Please?!
Answers: Hi Guys I have run a number of questions about a vegan/vegetarian restraunt. Now I ask you to please pick me a menue. I want a funky modern and alternative eating house that caters for the modern vegan/vegetarian diner who has moden beliefes of today (organic, low fat, colourful, using vegan cheese, vegan tofu cram etc) Thanks
Make a tofu "egg" salad, to make sandwiches on whole grain bread. Or use as a protein addition to a salad.
Marinate and bake tofu, then slice thin for sandwiches with tomato, onion, lettuce, spinach, sprouts, avocado on whole grain bread.
Tempeh Reuben with grilled tempeh marinated with liquid smoke, rye bread, sauerkraut, swiss or soy cheese,and grill the whole sandwich.
Wholegrain linguine with assorted steamed vegetables and a Thai-style peanut sauce.
Brown rice (I prefer brown basmati) stirfry with tofu and an assortment of vegetables, with a side of lemon tahini sauce.
An assortment of whole grain salads using hulled not pearled barley, quinoa, bulghur, rye berries, wheat berries.
Desserts made with white whole wheat flour instead of regular whole wheat.
1) Breakfast: cereal, toast, bagel, fruit etcs.. - this covers your daily carbs, better to have carbs in the morning versus at night.
2) Mid morning: yogurt, apple, protein bar. this will give you energy
3) Lunch: veggie sandwich, grilled veggies, veggie soup with lots of beans - you'll get your proteins and with the veggies, get your "a,b,c,d,e" vitamins.
4) Dinner: big spinach salad, or a leafy green salad, with a main course veggie dish. the salad covers your iron and more protein, with great vitamins. - b12
The main course veggie dish, - whatever you want as along as it not to heavey in crabs!
For ideas for recipes go on-line and there are loads of healthy free veggie recipes!
One of my favorites is three-bean chili:
Sautee onions, garlic, hot peppers (your choice for level of spice), two-three colors of bell peppers. Add cooked black beans, kidney beans, veggie refrieds (for thickness). Mix in your own blend of chili powder and cumin, pour in some beer (or not, your choice). Salt to taste. Bring to a boil and serve hot.
Very low-fat and colorful. Also can be completely vegan, and you can mix it up by adding vegan cheese or whatever you'd like to it. Makes for a good stock soup as it's easy to do large quantities and looks very attractive when served.
I've been working on several ideas for veg restraunts and if i can find my menu lists I'll post some more.