vege recipes

[music_freak]

does any1 kno any GOOD vegy meals/recipes?

[poadster]

Baked potato & chips

[brawburd]

Vege Chilli: 1 onion, chopped large red pepper, chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped mild red chilli finly chopped (or red chilli flakes to taste) tbsp olive oil tsp ground coriander 15oz can green lentils, drained 15 oz can red kidney beans, drained 15oz can chopped tomatoes salt and pepper bunch fresh coriander, roughly chopped 5 fl oz carton sour cream fry onion, red pepper, garlic and chilli in the oil in largish saucepan, covered for 15 - 20 mins. Stir occasionally. Add coriander, lentils, red kidney beans, tomatoes - mix well. Simmer gently 10 mins, season. Serve with coriander and sour cream.

[brawburd]

Greek-ish Salad: Mixed leaves (rocket, baby spinach, endive etc) Feta cheese, cubed Cherry tomatoes on the vine Lemon stuffed green olives Calamata olives Char grilled red and yellow peppers (out of a jar is fine) Sun dried tomatoes in oil, sliced into slivers Cubed focaccia or similar 1 teaspoon paprika Olive oil Fresh mint 1 Lemon For the dressing: 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar to 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon of honey 1 teaspoon of whole grain mustard Pinch of salt First, slow roast the cherry tomatoes by brushing them with a little olive oil, place in a roasting tin still on the vine and put into a warm oven (gas mark 3) for about 1 � hours. (You can do this the day before). To char grill the peppers, cut in half length-wise, de-seed and flatten out, brush the outside with oil and put under a very hot grill until charred black and blistered all over. Put in a freezer bag, tie up and leave to sweat for about 15 mins. When cool enough to handle, peel and rub the blackened skin off with your fingers. (Or get them out of a jar from your local deli!). Make paprika croutons by turning the cubed focaccia in olive oil and paprika until evenly coated. Put a single layer on a baking sheet and into the top part of a hot (gas mark 6 or 200 degree) oven for about 10 mins, turning once until evenly golden. Meanwhile, make the dressing. Put the mustard and honey in a screw top jar and add the vinegar. Put the lid on and shake vigorously before adding the salt and the oil and shaking again. Dress the leaves with the salad dressing and arrange on a large plate. Arrange the cubed feta, grilled peppers, lemon stuffed green and calamata olives, slow roast tomatoes, slivers of sundried tomatoes and warm croutons over the leaves. Garnish with some freshly torn mint leaves and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.

[brawburd]

Special Cheesey Potatoes 1 lb potatoes (any type) 1 large onion, sliced 1 oz butter � tablespoon olive oil 3 oz cheese, grated 2-3 heaped teaspoons of mustard 1 heaped tablespoon of either sour cream or cr�me fraiche (optional) Milk Salt Coarsely ground black pepper Peel and half (or quarter if large) the potatoes, cover with boiling, salted water, bring to the boil and simmer for about 15 mins until cooked how you like them. While the potatoes are cooking, melt the butter and oil together in a large pan and cook the sliced onions in it at least until soft, but for much longer if you want - depends on how you like them. When the potatoes are cooked, drain them and add to the onions. Toss the potatoes around with the onions a few times so that the potatoes absorb most of the butter and oil. Put the sour cream or cr�me fraiche, mustard, slat and black pepper in a mug and mix well together, then top up with enough milk to nearly fill the mug, then pour this over the potatoes and onions. Heat this through to a simmer then add the grated cheese. As soon as you have added the cheese, remove from the heat and then fold the cheese through the mixture until it melts.

[Blunderwoman]

I tried your cheesey pots as a late night snack and it went down extremely well with my teenage son and daughter. Both on a vege kick at the moment and very critcal of my efforts

[nicola_red]

There are tons of good veggie recipe books. Avoid eating cheese all the time as it's high in fat. Beanfeast and other soya meat substitutes are worth trying, although not to everyone's tastes. Most good recipe books have nutritional info included.

[cheyenne]

try roasting all your veg carrots courgettes tomatoes etc in olive oil with a few cloves of garlic oh and eggplant sliced up is so tasty