I am thinking of having a bash at making a tourte milanese. Lovely colourful layers. However the recipes state a layer of either ham or turkey. As I do not want to use meat i could either leave out this layer or use Quorn. Does anyone have any idea what alternative I could use instead of meat or pretend meat?
A layer of grated cheddar or your favourite hard cheese or crumbled goat's cheese.
Red lentils cooked with finely chopped onions or shallots and some herbs and a little oil.
Finely chopped mushrooms with onions and garlic and herbs and cooked in a little olive oil or butter till fairly dry.
Cannellini beans crushed with finely chopped cooked shallots and some basil.
Maybe a bit of chili in any of the last 3.
Thanks for the ideas Obbelix. There is a layer of cheese in the recipe already but I like the idea of either the mushrooms or the lentils. Just waiting for my spinachy veg to grow.
You could use Puy lentils if you want a bit more texture and Italian herbs like fennel seeds, rosemary, sage and/or basil. Maybe some chili too.
Let us know how it works out.