| One for the hive mind 22:48 - Feb 9 with 1511 views | vilanovablue |
I'm cooking tomorrow for the lovely lady in my life. We've been together 11 years and she's recently gone veggie not vegan so dairy is fine does anyone have any bright ideas. I'm competent in the kitchen but feel oddly stumped. [Post edited 10 Feb 18:37]
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| One or the hive mind on 22:51 - Feb 9 with 1192 views | Guthrum |
You could do something with a nice creamy sauce, like a vegetable moussaka or lasagne. Maybe with courgettes. Relatively straightforward to do. |  |
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| One or the hive mind on 22:55 - Feb 9 with 1181 views | heavyweight |
As a non veggie , one of the best dishes my wife cooks is a chickpea curry [Post edited 9 Feb 23:05]
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| One or the hive mind on 22:57 - Feb 9 with 1181 views | Coastalblue |
My other half is veggie and I do most of the cooking, while it may not be the greatest product these days Quorn has a really good range of recipes on their website and you can turn out a very pleasing lasagne, chilli or a number of other options using a bag of quorn mince.
If you want to go simple or casual then Beyond burgers are very good and it's hard to beat a red lentil dahl to be honest, either for taste or for ease of cooking. |  |
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| One or the hive mind on 23:06 - Feb 9 with 1156 views | IndependentlyBlue |
Makhani dal with lots of garlic naan
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Slow cooker veggie korma with peppers, onions, sweet potatoes, mushrooms and chick peas with pilau rice and lots of garlic naan |  |
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| One or the hive mind on 23:19 - Feb 9 with 1119 views | Illinoisblue |
Cheese sandwich and a cup of tea. Sorted. |  |
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| One or the hive mind on 23:19 - Feb 9 with 1119 views | BluePG |
The Dishoom black dal and rajma recipes are online I believe. They’re both unbelievably good. | |
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| One or the hive mind on 23:40 - Feb 9 with 1090 views | catch74 |
| One or the hive mind on 22:55 - Feb 9 by heavyweight |
As a non veggie , one of the best dishes my wife cooks is a chickpea curry [Post edited 9 Feb 23:05]
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On the chick pea theme, I have a nice recipe for chickpea and apricot tagine I can send you. I’ve also perfected a veggie ‘shepherds pie’ too - using butternut, carrot and onion as the mince. |  |
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| One or the hive mind on 00:51 - Feb 10 with 1010 views | Coastalblue |
| One or the hive mind on 23:40 - Feb 9 by catch74 |
On the chick pea theme, I have a nice recipe for chickpea and apricot tagine I can send you. I’ve also perfected a veggie ‘shepherds pie’ too - using butternut, carrot and onion as the mince. |
I'd be interested in the shepherds pie if possible, sounds fascinating and would like to give that a go. | |
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| One or the hive mind on 01:36 - Feb 10 with 977 views | Cafe_Newman |
Pretty much all Indian cookery is veggie. |  | | |
| One or the hive mind on 06:29 - Feb 10 with 891 views | bluester |
My two go to meals before my wife started eating meat were Pasta alla Norma and https://www.jamieoliver.com/re I’d add one portobello mushroom to the chilli to thicken up a bit. | | | |
| One or the hive mind on 06:33 - Feb 10 with 880 views | tonybied |
Beans on toast? |  | | |
| One or the hive mind on 06:37 - Feb 10 with 874 views | Lesta_Tractor |
I'm about 90% vegetarian now (still like the occasional chicken curry or seafood paella) but my wife is a proper "meat on every plate" Zimbabwean...
The only veggie meals she doesn't complain about are caponata or a black bean and sweet potato chilli.
The chilli only gets a pass as our two year old loves black beans! |  |
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| One or the hive mind on 08:20 - Feb 10 with 797 views | vilanovablue |
Thanks folks some great suggestions. | | | |
| One or the hive mind on 08:31 - Feb 10 with 782 views | SaleAway |
There's an "easy veg chilli" on the BBC food website, which has had good reviews from the veggie peeps in my life when I've made it. Also, mushroom risotto tends to go down well. | |
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| One or the hive mind on 08:32 - Feb 10 with 777 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
BBC Good Food have some great (and easy) recipes. Just search veggie when you're in there. |  |
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| One or the hive mind on 08:42 - Feb 10 with 735 views | Daninthecampo |
Beetroot wellington, tastes great,looks impressive but pretty easy to make | | | |
| One or the hive mind on 09:26 - Feb 10 with 682 views | wischip |
Tinned steam pudding for dessert, if you can find one. |  | | |
| One or the hive mind on 09:43 - Feb 10 with 655 views | ChiefXL |
If you have a a decent go-to chilli recipe swap out the mince with tinned lentils, ideally the smaller black ones like puy
That's the only change you need to make, the consistency is essentially identical, you keep the same flavours and you don't have to use ultra-processed vegetarian meat substitutes like Quorn etc
The same principal also applies for lasagne |  | | |
| One or the hive mind on 09:48 - Feb 10 with 644 views | Meadowlark |
We've been veggies for about 40 years... ( No comments please!)
You can substitute lentils for mince in pretty much anything, so shepherd's pie, lasagne, chilli, bolognese etc. Plenty of herbs, garlic, tomato puree. Jobs a good'un. |  | | |
| One or the hive mind on 09:54 - Feb 10 with 624 views | Swansea_Blue |
| One or the hive mind on 09:43 - Feb 10 by ChiefXL |
If you have a a decent go-to chilli recipe swap out the mince with tinned lentils, ideally the smaller black ones like puy
That's the only change you need to make, the consistency is essentially identical, you keep the same flavours and you don't have to use ultra-processed vegetarian meat substitutes like Quorn etc
The same principal also applies for lasagne |
I regularly do one with finely chopped aubergine, courgettes, onions, a finely grated carrot, some dried or a tin of green lentils, black beans + any other sort (kidney, borlotti, etc). Chopped or pulped toms and tomato puree. Plenty of seasoning with a veggie stock cube (or beef if you’re not worried about it being non-veggie), smoked paprika, cumin, Worcestershire sauce, splash of balsamic, stir a bit of lemon juice through at the end. Kids love it and it can be spag bol alternative, chilli, burrito. Great for big batches. Freezes well.
A hard agree on not using quorn/other processed meat substitutes. You don’t need it in veggie cooking - the veggies should be the star. [Post edited 10 Feb 9:56]
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| One or the hive mind on 10:07 - Feb 10 with 588 views | ChiefXL |
| One or the hive mind on 09:54 - Feb 10 by Swansea_Blue |
I regularly do one with finely chopped aubergine, courgettes, onions, a finely grated carrot, some dried or a tin of green lentils, black beans + any other sort (kidney, borlotti, etc). Chopped or pulped toms and tomato puree. Plenty of seasoning with a veggie stock cube (or beef if you’re not worried about it being non-veggie), smoked paprika, cumin, Worcestershire sauce, splash of balsamic, stir a bit of lemon juice through at the end. Kids love it and it can be spag bol alternative, chilli, burrito. Great for big batches. Freezes well.
A hard agree on not using quorn/other processed meat substitutes. You don’t need it in veggie cooking - the veggies should be the star. [Post edited 10 Feb 9:56]
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TBF that sounds delicious
These veggie/vegan substitutes are a concern with all the dodgy ingredients they're pumping in. Meat is actually healthier but of course if people have a moral objection to meat it's an issue
I was veggie for a year, more for health reasons and it was only ever going to be for a year but I did everything I could to avoid them and as you say, made sure the veggies were the main ingredient
But my cheese intake probably increased one hundred fold so in the end it wasn't very healthy for me at all  | | | |
| One or the hive mind on 10:10 - Feb 10 with 583 views | DanTheMan |
| One or the hive mind on 09:54 - Feb 10 by Swansea_Blue |
I regularly do one with finely chopped aubergine, courgettes, onions, a finely grated carrot, some dried or a tin of green lentils, black beans + any other sort (kidney, borlotti, etc). Chopped or pulped toms and tomato puree. Plenty of seasoning with a veggie stock cube (or beef if you’re not worried about it being non-veggie), smoked paprika, cumin, Worcestershire sauce, splash of balsamic, stir a bit of lemon juice through at the end. Kids love it and it can be spag bol alternative, chilli, burrito. Great for big batches. Freezes well.
A hard agree on not using quorn/other processed meat substitutes. You don’t need it in veggie cooking - the veggies should be the star. [Post edited 10 Feb 9:56]
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Gonna continue shilling Kenji here
https://www.seriouseats.com/be
This is a bit more involved due to some of the ingredients being hard to come by in the UK but it's worth the effort and you get so many portions out of it. |  |
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