Topic: So you're vegetarian?

[Chantenay]

Try an Air India flight to Delhi. I always think Indian food is the best vegetarian cuisine on the planet. We went to Amritsar with Air France as well, and even they managed a decent veg meal. Mind you, most of the catering staff are from the Punjab, so they ought to manage a decent curry.

[moonbells]

I tend to ask for Asian vegetarian meals rather than Ovo Lacto now. You get fantastic curries instead of (yawn) veggie lasagne or pasta with tomato and cheese sauce *again*

moonbells

[angle shades]

mc 55, you can't find anything to eat veggie wise in South Carolina ;)It's huntin',shootin' fishin' country and you need to be able to play golf ::)

we went to Greg Normans (the golfer) restaurant and they had to do me a special meal,packet noodles and tomatoes thrown in ::) I don't think many veggie folk cross their threshold!

If you ever go to North Carolina go to Chapel Hill, very posh! food to die for.

Carrboro where my aunt lived was full of health food stores,organic shops and the fantastic restaurant Panzanella's and more... I'm off to catch that plane now ;)/shades x

[greyhound]

Most people seem to be giving examples of dishes they don't want to be offered (curry apart), so taking a positive line ...

If you ran a vegetarian restaurant, what would be on your menu?

[tim]

Good point - needs some thought!

[Palustris]

Sadly Greyhound, the best Vegetarian restaurant was in Knutsford Cheshire and it closed down.
The one in our town also did not seem to thrive.
Boy am I glad that eating out and flying are things I will never have to worry about!
But if you really want a vegetarian suggestion(s), how about a Vegetable Jalousie or Mexican Empanadas? No cheese, nothing with a face on either! About the only 'wrong' ingredient is the tiny amount of butter used to make the pastry and bread and saute the onions. (To reduce the amount of butter mix it half and half with olive oil!)
As for dairy substitutes, I do not eat them either. If I cannot have the real thing then, I would rather do without altogether.  Hand me another dose of Gavascon and a couple of Paracodol and I can eat real dairy ice-cream! (Once!")

[greyhound]

It's a hypothetical restaurant.

Funny that not one person so far has mentioned the word "omelette".  Not so long ago, veggies were always complaining that omelettes were the only dish offered to them.  So things seem to have improved from there, but now people are bored with the newer offerings.

Palustris has started the ball rolling, so let's hear some more ideas for our pretend restaurant!

(I'm not a veggie, btw, I just like food.)

[tim]

As Eric says – cheese with everything? Difficult to avoid! But still so many things – think on these?

Potatoes – Stuffed/Boulangeres
Rice, Couscous -  Salad/&Spinach Burgers/Tomato/Risotto
Noodles & Pasta -  mushrooms, nuts
Tomato/Onion Tarte Tartin
Roasted Root Veg/Ratatouille
Mini Pizzas/Spring Rolls/Falafels/Veg Pasties
Bruschettas
Stuffed Toms/Aubs/Peppers
Frittata/Omelette/Tortillas
Carrots - & Swede Mash/& Courgette Ribbons/Baby Glazed
Spinach & Rice Cakes/Saag Aloo,Bhaji/Koulibiac
Herbed Courgettes
Braised Celery
Bubble & Squeak Cakes
Spiced Beans
Cheese & Herb Fritters
Twice Baked Cheese Souffles
Spiced Chickpea cakes
Stir Fries/Curries
‘Nut Loaves’!
Bean Stews
Asian or Mexican interpretations

I know that these are itty bitty bits but, given a mix, like a Mezze, there’s no end.

[moonbells]

Ok I'll bite  ;D Would need to be properly seasonal, with low food-miles...

Starter: Roasted butternut squash soup. Cos I love it. And because butternuts will store without needing any freezing until spring so it can be served with this main course!

Main course: Pasta primavera - superb early-season dish with new-picked broad beans, peas and asparagus. Yum!

Dessert: rhubarb and ginger crumble

Hungry now...

moonbells

[bennettsleg]

- Giant horse mushrooms stuffed with garlic butter, baked and shoved in a one-person focaccia roll.
- Oven roasted peppers, peeled and torn, served with griddled halloumi and cous cous which has been made with the pepper juiced strained and mixed with a little good Extra V olive oil and stock to make up quantities.
- Mushroom stroganof
- Risotto (start with pumkin oil, lovely)
- Jerusalem artichoke soup with truffle oil and parmesan crisps
- spannacopitta - filo pastry stuffed with ricotta, spinach & pine nuts
- mixed bean chilli & left overs into soup
- courgettes stuffed with savoury rice (rice has been boiled in stock first)
- cheese and olive empanadillas (manchego, tom purée & olives wrapped in pastry) it's a tapas dish but we've made pasty size before as they're so gorgeous.
- cheese, onion & sliced potato bake
- pasta bakes

I'm hungry now... :(

[greyhound]

[keef]

Sorry cant help with veggie recipies as i'm complete carnivore, i do love stuffed tomatoes & peppers - but with mince added...  ;D

[tim]

Not like me to to talk in these terms, Keef, but I reckon I could fool you with Mycoprotein.
But I can't find a sub for Chicken Stock!

[Marymary]

That'll be mince from the mince plant on your allotment then Keef.  ;D

[greyhound]

Wouldn't say no to a fried egg sandwich, though, would ya, keef? ;D

[Palustris]

Lots of nice ideas, totally ruined by the addition of that disgusting anti-social, unpleasant tasting and smelling muck, garlic.
Another addition that these modern cheffy types always ruin food with, is some form of citrus juice. Well to some of us that is the WORST possible migraine trigger in existence (after chocolate that is  ::))

[tim]

At least you don't have to commute on the Tube, Eric!!

[keef]

Wouldn't say no to a fried egg n bacon sandwich, though, would ya, keef? ;D

and brown sauce.

[Barnowl]

Just for Palustris:  Spicy sweet potato soup without garlic

Sweat the peeled and cubed potatoes with onion and chopped red chilli for about 20 minutes, add water or light veggie stock and simmer with lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves simmer till all is nice and soft. Fish (pardon the expression) out the lime leaves and lemon grass whizz the rest until smooth.

Oops - what can you sweat in other than butter?

[greyhound]

Lots of nice ideas, totally ruined by the addition of that disgusting anti-social, unpleasant tasting and smelling muck, garlic.

Can only see one there that mentions garlic.   ???

Long time ago someone told me that chewing a cardamom pod after eating garlic freshens the breath, and it seems to work for me.