Vegetarian Recipes
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| Coconut, Cashew & Cauli Curry (Serves 2) In big pot/saucepan add a little oil and sauté: 1 sliced onion 1 cup approx. sliced mushrooms 1/2 cup frozen peas 1/2 cup sliced beans 1 cup small cauliflower bits Good handful of cashews Turn down heat and add: 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 heaped tablespoons plain flour 2 flat tablespoons sugar 2 flat tablespoons curry powder (more for hotter) Mix dry ingredients with veggies and add 1 can coconut cream and enough water to cover everything. Let it simmer for about half an hour stirring occasionally while you cook some basmati rice to serve with. Falafel Kababs (Serves 2) 1 small cup felafel mix 1 cup shredded lettuce 1 small tomato diced Sliced goats cheese or bocconcini 1 sliced onion 2 pieces lebanese bread Hommus (available in jars) Sweet chilli sauce Foil (or baking paper) for wrapping Place falafel mix in bowl and cover with water and allow to absorb for 5-10 mins. Fry onion rings. While frying, cut up lettuce, tomato and cheese and set aside. Remove onion rings and divide felafel mix into 6 balls and fry both sides flattening slightly. Place lebanese bread under grill, one at a time, and toast lightly on one side. Tear off about 1 foot of aluminium foil (or baking paper) and place on preparation area. Put bread on it, toasted side down. Spread lightly with hommus up the middle. Also along the middle place half the lettuce, half the tomato, half the cheese, 3 slightly squashed felafel balls, onion rings and top with sweet chilli sauce. Roll up bread and roll up foil around it, sealing the ends. One can stay under the griller while you prepare the other. Fast to make and delicious! Falafel is a Middle Eastern dish made from spiced chickpeas. Note: hommus and sweet chilli sauce can be quite hot so use sparingly the first time you try it. Falafel Scotch Eggs Use prepared falafel mix to cover hard boiled eggs and deep fry instead of using mince. Accompany with vegetables or salad. Mediterranean Pizza Thin pizza base (there are nice ones available in the bread section of the supermarket which are like lebanese bread - the thick ones are way too doughy). Cover your thin pizza base with: prepared pizza sauce or tomato paste thinly sliced red onion rings thinly sliced tomato sliced goats cheese or bocconcini sliced black olives sprinkle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and cracked black pepper. Cook in very hot oven for about 10 minutes Supreme Pizza Thin pizza base - cover with: prepared pizza sauce or tomato paste half an onilon finely chopped 1 cup or so of grated mozarella cheese handful of diced green capsicum handful of diced red capsicum tablespoon of bacon flavoured chips (optional) half a cup of pineapple pieces (drained), 1 mushroom, thinly sliced black olives, thinly sliced Cook in very hot oven for about 10 minutes Hearty Vegetable Soup Half a cup of Soup Mix - soak overnight, then rinse and drain before making soup. (This is a mix of dried lentils, peas and barley available from the supermarket). Two thirds fill a large pot with water and bring to boil and add: soaked soup mix 2 Masel vegetable stock cubes 1 heaped teaspoon Vegemite 1 finely diced onion 1 finely diced stick of celery 1 finely diced carrot 1 finely diced parsnip salt to taste Allow this to simmer for half an hour or so, and remove any scum that forms on the top. Add a diced potato (and/or some small macaroni if desired) and allow to cook until the potato (or macaroni) is just soft. Add an handful of fresh chopped parsley and serve soup with fresh crusty bread. |
Yummy Pasta Sauce (Serves 2) While the salted water is heating prepare the ingredients for the sauce:- 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped Half cup sliced mushrooms 2 tablespoons sliced sun-dried tomatoes 5-6 sliced black olives 2 tablespoons Mexican salsa or sweet chilli sauce 1 can peeled tomatoes 2 teaspoons sugar Half flat teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon pine nuts grated fresh parmesan cheese Once the water is boiling, add some pasta like penne or whatever you fancy and start the sauce in a frypan. Fry onions and garlic. Add mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, olives and salsa/sauce. Add peeled tomatoes and juice from the can - chop up the tomatoes in the pan. Add sugar salt and pine nuts and mix it all together simmering for a minute or so. If it's ready before the pasta you can always heat it again before serving. Serve over pasta, topped with grated parmesan. Fried Rice 1 cup basmati rice 2 eggs 1 small onion large slice red capsicum large slice green capsicum 3-4 small mushrooms (or 1 can champignons) 1 tablespoon bacon flavoured chips* salt soy sauce cooking oil sesamie oil Bring a pot of salted water to the boil and add rice, boiling for about 11 mins. When cooked, drain, rinse in cold water and drain again, setting aside. In a large frypan add cooking oil and fry 2 beaten eggs breaking up into small pieces. Take out egg when cooked and set aside. Fry finely diced onion, capsicum, mushroom and add the bacon chips and cook till softened. Return egg to pan then add rice and blend well. Sprinkle some salt, drizzle some sesame oil and soy sauce to taste. This is a full meal for 2 people or a side dish for several. *Optional - the McCormick brand is the nicest. Mushroom Lasagne (Serves 4 with side salad. Most meat-eaters will not be able to tell the difference) 1 can peeled tomatoes 1 small can tomato paste 1 large onion 3 cloves garlic 3-4 mushrooms 1 flat tablespoon sugar 1 flat teaspoon salt 100g butter 2 tablespoons plain flour 1 cup (approx) milk 1 cup grated cheddar cheese instant lasagne sheets TOMATO SAUCE: In a large frypan fry finely diced onion and garlic, and sliced mushrooms. When onion is soft, add tomatoes (squashing them up), tomato paste, sugar and salt. Simmer for a few mins then turn off and set aside. BECHAMEL SAUCE: In another saucepan, gently melt butter, remove from heat and add flour to form a paste. Gently add milk a bit at a time to blend then return to heat until it thickens, stirring constantly - add more milk if necessary. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. In a medium sized greased dish put half the tomato sauce, a layer of lasagne sheets, half the bechamel sauce - and the same again - and top off with grated cheese. Bake at 180 degree C for about 50 mins. Spaghetti Bolognaise Use the tomato sauce from the Lasagne recipe to top your favourite pasta, fettucine or spaghetti. |
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