Does anyone have any good vegetarian dishes?
31 RESPONSES | submitted by Kimi around 8 months ago
I haven't eaten meat in a couple of years....although I still do cheese and milk. I'm getting bored with my menu. help
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DanielPotashov
- 5 months ago@Kimi
don't worry.
i know a girl.
and a guy.
He wrote 'The Omnivores Dilemma'
Kimi
- 8 months agoThanks everyone for all the great info
trailhugger
- 8 months ago in reply to Kimi@Kimi I am a hiker! I also like offroad racing (Baja 1000-ish) and there are 'trails' for that, too! I'm hoping to be in socal next month, in the desert, for a race where some friends are competing.
I second the Mediterranean food suggestion and ANYTHING with tomatoes. I make my own sauce with homegrown toms, peppers and chilies. Tomatoes are one of those few things that are pretty foolproof to grow, even in a pot, and they're pretty foolproof to can, yourself, at home because of the high acidity.
As for organic, if you're on a budget there are some vegetables you can buy 'standard' because they're not affected or not as likely to have been treated with pesticides... onions, avocado, pineapple, mango, corn, asparagus, cabbage, peas, broccoli... things that are susceptible to fewer pests or have thick skins. Save your money for organically grown peaches, apples (as previously mentioned), coffee, winter greens and berries.
glasshalffull
- 8 months agoi don't know if you've had any experience with Indian food...but Dal dishes are completely vegetarian and nutritious and sooooo delicious. i actually just had a dish last night called Dal Makhani and it's so good, I could probably eat it every night. *yum*
also, i've been trying out different salads lately. i like to do a greek-ish type salad. i use baby spinach, cucumbers, tomatoes, mixed (dried) herbs, balsalmic vinegar, a little bit of olive oil and the best part: feta cheese crumbles. it's so good and, as cheese goes, not too bad for you.
flashbanding
- 8 months ago in reply to Kimi@Kimi
falafel is a major food item in the north African and eastern Mediterranean bordering countries - so you may need a specialist shop - (In the UK you find them in the health or ethnic sections of all medium sized supermarkets)
and try here for pics and more detail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falafel>
it is basically a non-meat "meat ball" - made of chick peas and spices - yummy street food in all those areas mentioned...
julesallyn
- 8 months agoI've found some great recipes at allrecipes.com. You can do a search for specifically vegetarian recipes, but I generally don't. I've found that with many recipes you can simply leave out the meat or replace it with something else (veggies, rice, beans, etc.) I like using black beans in recipes that call for ground beef and diced mushrooms instead of chicken. Also, you can use olive oil instead of butter, it's healthier anyway, and tasty.
I LOVE tomatoes. However, PLEASE buy fresh tomatoes. I found out that because of their high acidity they react with the chemicals that line cans and introduce toxic carcinogens into your food. So no more canned tomatoes. Anytime I see fresh tomatoes on sale I buy a bunch and stew them myself. Dice them and throw them in a large pot with salt, basil and garlic, and let them simmer over low heat, yum! Put them in glass jars and refrigerate (or freeze) till ready to use. So much tastier and no nasty chemicals. :)
Another veggie to be careful with are potatoes, actually any root vegetable. Only buy organic. Non organic root vegetables soak up the chemicals applied to them and since these chemicals settle in the roots they can't be washed or peeled away, as is the case with other veggies. I don't buy everything organic, as it's so expensive, but root veggies and apples especially should be organic. And of course, if available, it's always best to buy locally growth produce. Not only does it support your local economy, but it saves on carbon emissions, as that food didn't have to be shipped hundreds of miles to get to your kitchen. Hope that helps. :)
justjohns
- 8 months agoThis blog is great - http://vegandad.blogspot.com/
I have made many of the recipes on here and they have all been great. It is Vegan, but you could put real cheese or milk in if you want I guess.
Kimi
- 8 months ago in reply to flashbanding@flashbanding Oh my gosh..that sounds soooo good. One question, what is a falafel, and can you by it in the U.S.? I'm a big fan of brown rice.
goodvibes97
- 8 months agoepicurious.com has pretty much everything...just put in your main ingredient.
flashbanding
- 8 months agohave some largish quantity of left over brown rice - ?
chop and fry two small onions,
slice some red pepper sand griddle them on a dry ridged pan,
take a bunch of ten small falafels and break them into smaller chunks,
pour good vegetable oil into a large deep fry-pan
fry the onions slowly until they start to caramelize,
sprinkle dried or cut fresh chillies to taste - just short of mouth burn
add them and everything else (rice is pre-cooked)
turn and season to taste
turn and simmer ofr 20 minutes until rice is good and heated through for ten minutes or more (safety)
then add six crispy rashers of baconno!
then eat with a dollop of creme fraiche and coarse grated parmesan...
serve.
Thesarahface
- 8 months agoOne of my favorite things to eat right now is quinoa. Make some of that, mix in some cooked spinach, fake sausage, garlic, salt and pepper. Not only is it good for you and delicious - its also vegan!
Kimi
- 8 months ago in reply to PopeSkippyXVI@PopeSkippyXVI Now that sounds yummy. Sounds like eggplant lazanga, but with alfredo sauce. I'll try that one.thanks
Kimi
- 8 months ago in reply to Mistral@Mistral thanks, I agree with you on the tomatoes. I've recently started making my own tomatoe sauce with fresh toms, basil, white wine, olive oil and garlic. Mostly from not wanting to throw my not so firm tomatoes away. You made me hungry. lol
PopeSkippyXVI
- 8 months ago"layer"="layered" sorry
PopeSkippyXVI
- 8 months ago in reply to Kimi@Kimi There's a nice, non-chain Italian cafe here where I live about an hour outside of Dallas. They took a slice of eggplant (like you would for parm) and layer it with spinach and alfredo sauce. Yummy.
I am a fan of okra however it is cooked. When it's fried and crispy, it is a joy to eat, in fact down here it's hard to get barbeque without it. But boiled? That texture of slimy and lumpy is pretty difficult to handle. :-)
Mistral
- 8 months agoI'm not a vegetarian but I do use tofu to make my spaggetti. I usually mix tofu (crumbled up firm or extra firm) in with ground beef, onion, green bell peppers, italian seasonings, garlic (maybe some mushrooms)... and let that simmer and cook for 10 or 15 minutes... I suppose if you omitted the ground beef you'd still get a pretty flavorful mix (although i'd add some olive oil if that's the case since ground beef offers up it's own fats and what not without that it might stick to the pan). After that's done simmering I drain it (which you might not need to if there's no beef) and add afew cans of tomato sauce, several ground up fresh tomatoes (you can throw them in a blender, food processor or just chop them into oblivion... I know it seems pointless to put tomatoes in tomato sauce- it's not- trust me on this one) and some more seasoning to taste. Let that simmer and then put it on your pasta with motzerella and parmesean cheese on top... can't be beat. Maybe i'll try making my spagetti like that without the meat next time and see how it comes out... or use those veggie burger things instead of beef.
Kimi
- 8 months ago in reply to PopeSkippyXVI@PopeSkippyXVI I've tried okra, I can't get passed how slimmy it is. lol
Kimi
- 8 months ago in reply to PopeSkippyXVI@PopeSkippyXVI thanks...eggplant parm is one of my favorites. I fry alot, I use sesame oil for asian and olive oil for Itilian dishes. I've lost the last ten pounds (16 years of baby fat) after dropping meat from my diet. although I choose not to eat meat for spiritual reasons.
Kimi
- 8 months agoI have found that you can use firm tofu for almost any recipe that calls for chicken breast, although my kids are harder to fool.
PopeSkippyXVI
- 8 months agoeggplant is an excellent replacement for veal or chicken in Italian and Mediterranean dishes.
You're probably not a big fan of fried foods, I'd guess, but during the summer there's nothing better than fried squash, okra, eggplant, and sliced onions and tomatoes, with a hunk of cornbread.
Kimi
- 8 months ago in reply to trailhugger@trailhugger I bet your a hiker....because of your name. We have beautiful moutain trails here in socal
Kimi
- 8 months ago in reply to trailhugger@trailhugger thanks for the link
Kimi
- 8 months ago in reply to Nathanmon@Nathanmon thanks for the link....I do alot of asian love the curry
Kimi
- 8 months ago in reply to madmanlovesyou@madmanlovesyou don't be sorry...at least you gave me some choices lol My teenage son who after reading "The zen of Wu" from wu tang clan, told me he thought he wanted to make the leap. He's 19 and eats out alot. My 16 year old is a quarterback and loves meat. I have a hard time with even smelling it. Both of my boys tripped out when they were little and found out chicken was chicken. I don't know what they thought it was before that. Like the scene is Rainns movie "The last mimze" when the little girl spit out her hamburger when she figured out is was cow.
Nathanmon
- 8 months agohttp://www.indianfoodforever.com/indo-chinese/gobhi-manchurian.html
Simply devine.
Kimi
- 8 months ago in reply to zamfir@zamfir Yes I know....but then I have to wade through the receipts that have eggs (which i've only recently given up). I live in a small town that doesn't have many choices for shopping.
Sara
- 8 months agoI'm a vegetarian--there are sooo many cookbooks and websites with hundreds of wonderful recipes. They'd do a lot better.
madmanlovesyou
- 8 months agoim a simple vegetarian
i like cheerios : ) fruit : ) oatmeal : ) peanut butter : ) cheese: )
exciting right
i like to mix things up with some cocoa wheats and farina
sorry lol
trailhugger
- 8 months agoOr try cooks.com
zamfir
- 8 months agoYou'd probably do better googling it.