What are some good vegetarian dishes to serve at thanksgiving?!
What are some good vegetarian dishes to serve at thanksgiving?
Answers:
These websites have some great ideas
http://vegkitchen.com/recipes/vegetarian...
http://vegweb.com/thanksgiving/...
http://www.vegsource.com/thanks.htm...
http://www.ivu.org/recipes/holiday/...
I would assume there to be plenty of vegtable dishes served with the turkey.
salad
bacon
Green bean casserole
Cauliflower and butter with bread crumbs coating them
Cranberry sauce
Garlic mashed potatoes
Baked sweet potatoes
vegetables pumpkin,pecan pie
Baked yams. Bake in oven in their skins. Low fat and easy-peasy! Also make your own cranberry sauce just berries, sugar and water. Rice pilaf, steamed broccoli and carrots. Keep it simple!
Have you heard of Tofurkey? I saw this on t.v. a tofu based turkey substitute stuffed with stuffing for vegitarians.
Stuffed Peppers? Nutloaf? Salads? Quorn alternatives?
Just go down to your local supermarket, there is bound to be a huge selection of vegetarian alternatives.
A quick search on google of "Vegetarian Recepies" Provides thousands of results.
Pumpkin/Squash Soup, Vegan Nut Roast, Pumpkin Pie
Don't forget the cranberry sauce and other traditonal veggie side dishes. Or dishes like Tabbouleh and cous cous with roasted vegetables.
Vegetarian doesnt mean vegetables. People assume that the side dishes are sufficient for vegetarians and that isnt really true. There are fake meat turkeys that you can buy. Typically you have to go to a natural and organic store that carries lots of veggie products because the local grocery has limited products. You could also make a veggie soup as a starter. Stuffed zucchini could work too...cut the zucchini lengthwise and then dig out the insides. Stuff with stuffing...you can put whatever you want in the stuffing like some of the insides you dug out, cheese, bread crumbs, tomatoes, mushrooms..etc.
salad.
Here's one, it is called red lentil balls. Ingredients:
* One cup of red lentils
* 4 cups of water
* 2 cups of fine bulghur (cracked wheat has to be the smallest kind very very fine.)
* 1 medium sized white onion finely diced up(or red if you like).
* 1 bunch of green onions sliced up including the greeen parts.
* Half a cup of olive oil
* 1 and a half table spoon of tomato paste
* A cup of finely chopped fresh parsley.
* Half green bell pepper finely minced.
* Half red bell pepper finely minced.
* 1 and a half teaspoon of salt.
* 1 and a half teaspoon of black ground pepper.
* Half a teaspoon of hot or mild paprika (can be left out depending on preference).
Rinse the lentils and pour it in with the 4 cups of water and simmer over medium heat until the lentils break down and look almost blended in with the water. Stir occasionaly to avoid the bottom of the pan from forming a crust. Do not let it absorb all the water. You must have the consistency of a creamy mush. Turn the heat off and pour the bulghur in with the lentils. Let stand covered for 30-40 mins. Open up the cover and let airate and let cool off. Bring together with all the other ingredients and knead it like dough for about 10 minutes until everything gets integrated. The finer you chop the ingredients the better, but do not put them in a food processor because then they will become all watery because of the onions and the pepper have high water content. When you are done kneading, wash your hands and start rolling them into small balls (the size depends on your patience) but ideally make them as big as a walnut. You can set them on a big bed of lettuces (on a big tray or a platter) and decorate with lemon wedges and sprinkle with some more parsley for looks. Enjoy!