Help! Vegetarian meals?!
Answers: I am a vegetarian who doesnt eat fish or anything like that. I am sick of the same old tofu, salads, etc. What are some tasty, healthy meals that I can make? (preferably simple!)
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Try my Tex Mex Love Boats
Tex-Mex Love Boats are awesome! And easy.
Extra Firm Tofu (allow 1/2 block per person)
1 Jar prepared Red Beans or 1 Cup cooked, rinsed beans
1/2 Package of frozen Corn kernels or Roasted Corn kernels
1 Cup Fresh or prepared Salsa
1/4 Cup Hungarian Paprika
3 Tbs. Granulated Garlic
1 tsp Chili Powder
1/4 Cup Shoyu
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
Place 1 block of extra firm Tofu on a cutting board.Cut it in half on the diagonal. Set them upright so that the hypotenuse faces you. Using a metal spatula, with a thin blade, carefully cut a wedge shape from the center of each half. The walls should be about 5/8 of an inch thick.Reserve removed wedges and crumble finely into a mixing bowl.(Make one cut along each of the outside walls being very careful not to cut all the way through the block. Using the edge of the spatula cut straight down and then cut parallel to the bottom. Lift the wedge of tofu out and reserve.) Mix 1/4 Cup Hungarian Paprika, 1 tsp Chili Powder, with 3 Tbs. Granulated Garlic.Moisten with Tamari and olive oil until you have a thin paste.
(Paint the tofu boats inside and out with a pastry brush.)
To the crumbled reserved tofu add frozen corn kernels and salsa, along with a jar of prepared Red Beans.Season with Chili Powder, Garlic, Pepper and Salt. Mix. Pack lightly into the boats.Bake at 350° for 30 minutes basting with Tamale Sauce.Top with grated Jalape?a Soy Cheese and return to the oven for a few minutes until the cheese melts. Garnish with finely chopped Cilantro. Plate and serve.
Tofu Cutlets Crispy and flavorful. quick and easy too
*A crisp, golden and flavorful entrée.
Extra Firm Tofu — allow a minimum of at least 1/4 pound or three slices per person.
You will need to do the following marinade twice so make sure that you have double the amount of the following on hand:
1/2 Cup Eden Tamari or Shoyu
1/4 Cup Eden Mirin
1 Tbs. Ground Coriander
1 Tbs. Ground Cumin
1 Tbs. Minced Garlic
1 Tbs. Minced Fresh Ginger
1/2 Cup Toasted Sesame Oil
Splash San-J Szechuan Hot Sauce
1 Tsp each Granulated Garlic and Ginger (used only in the mixture for painting the tofu)
Szeged Hot Hungarian Paprika
3 Large Spanish Onions sliced Nituke
Slice large Spanish Onions thinly. (Nituki - from end to end rather than in rounds or half moons.)
Place in a large bowl along with:
1 Tbs. each finely minced garlic and ginger
1 Tbs. each ground Cumin and ground Coriander seeds
1/2 Cup each Toasted Sesame Oil, Tamari or Shoyu
1/4 Cup Eden Mirin, along with a splash of San-J Szechwan Hot Sauce.
Let onions to wilt in the mixture for a minimum of 15 minutes while the tofu is sliced.
Line baking sheet(s) with parchment and a thick layer of wilted Onions and sauce.
Place each block of Extra Firm Tofu on a cutting board and cut it in half diagonally. Set the halves upright so that the hypotenuse of the triangular wedge faces you. Slice thin triangles from the blocks of tofu. You should get 6 thin slices from each half. Allow a minimum of 3 slices per person.Place each slice on the bed of wilted onions in a geometrical pattern.
In a separate small bowl create a duplicate of the marinade without the sesame oil.
Using a pastry brush, paint the triangles with the mixture of 1/2 Cup each Tamari or Shoyu, 1/4 Cup Eden Mirin, along with a splash of San-J Szechwan Hot Sauce. Add 1 Tbs. each Ground Coriander, Ground Cumin, 1 Tsp each Granulated Garlic and Ginger; and a splash of Szechwan Hot Sauce to taste.
Then paint each with Toasted Sesame Oil.
Sprinkle with Szeged Paprika.
Bake at 400° for 30 - 40 minutes until golden and somewhat crispy.
Plate and garnish with fresh herbs and cherry tomato roses.
Serve hot or cold.
Carrot Coriander Tofu Quiche is a terrific vegan treat and easy to do. You can use a prepared pie shell.
(A superb do ahead delight for brunches, buffets and Sunday night suppersThese also freeze well, so make two and freeze one for unexpected guests)
*An exceptional dairy free quiche
One Quiche feeds 8 people adequately
For each two pies you will need: 2 prepared 11” pie shells
In a Food Processor put:
2.5 pounds Firm Tofu
1 heaping Tbs. Eden Umeboshi Plum Paste
8 oz. Toasted Tahini
1 Cup Cooked Butternut Squash
1/2 Cup hot cooking liquid from the squash is best
2 Tbs. heaping "Ener-G" Egg Replacer
Ground Cayenne Pepper to taste
Scant 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
Szeged Hungarian Paprika
Peel and cut 3 Cups Carrots Nituke
2 large Red Onions Nituke
Sauté until tender in Canola Oil along with 2 Tbs. Ground Coriander. Fold into the tofu mixture. Distribute evenly in the pie shells, piling the filling high. Sprinkle lightly with Szeged Hungarian Paprika and a dusting of Nutmeg. Bake at 350o for 45 minutes until firm and golden.
These can be prepared ahead of time and reheated without loss of flavor or texture. In fact, to ensure even attractive slices, it is best prepared ahead of time and reheated.
There is a whole lot more there. Have fun and let me know what you think.
Pasta,
You could make a vegetable pizza. Just get some pizza dough, add sauce, and load with your favorite veggies. They make vegan cheese, you could pick up some of that too if you like cheese on your pizza.
Depending on what country you are in,quorn make just about everything,you could try stir fry,risotto.
Try this one of mine.fry dried mushrooms in red wine,then seperately fry button mushrooms in garlic butter,put the whole lot in a pasty style pastry case and bake it until brown,my veggie wife loves it,the higher quality mushrooms the better.
well i dont know about making
but u can buy Quarn from tescos
and in the packets u can get quarn sausages, burgers and alot more! =)
One of my daughter's favorites was whole wheat pasta with vegetables. We used a very good off the shelf marina and added roasted veg - onions, broccoli, peppers of all colors, zucchini, eggplant, whatever was on sale - to it. Cooked the pasta, usually penne rigati, to the directions, and added the veg/sauce to it. If you eat cheese as she does, added grated assagio or mozzerela will give you protein. If no cheese is allowed, get some pinto or other beans and add them for protein.
There are a lot of great indian dishes that are veggie:
Chickpea curry
potato curry
veggie samosa
just try looking for some recipes online
then buy the spices and stuff
for potato curry i just chop and boil potatos, fry them in oil in a pan, add spices such as tumeric and lots of others, onions, garlic and peas and then eat
its sooo good and tasty
Try Vegetarian Times. There's a recipe search on this page:
http://www.vegetariantimes.com/