Does this sound like a mad recipe?

[tobee]

Dh needs to eat more vegetarian food at the moment so I've been enjoying myself inventing Sunday lunch vegetarian options (I love cooking!)

Does this sound a terrible idea:- tomatoey Mediterranean roasted veg with a puff pastry topping served with a jug of cheese sauce like you would serve gravy?

[PurpleDaisies]

It sounds a bit odd. Are you serving it with anything else?

What’s the reason for needing to eat more vegetarian food? If it’s health, that doesn’t sound like a healthy option.

[Bloodybridget]

It sounds horrible to me. Why the cheese sauce?

[CatUnderTheStairs]

I think I’d rather have a puff pastry tart with roasted veg or med veg in baked cheese sauce...

But it would probably be tasty.

[moreismore]

I think the cheese sauce is redundant and I’d be inclined to make the puff pastry the base and add eg goats cheese on top instead

[tobee]

Ok thanks for the answers! I was suspicious because there was nothing similar in recipes I googled!!

Dh did a trying to cut down on creatinine at the moment, so it's not for reasons of fat etc. He's underweight. He has lots of diet restrictions atm and I'm trying to use this to inspire me rather than be defeated.

I was just concerned about the veg drying out a bit so thought of cheese sauce.

[tobee]

*Dh is trying to

[PurpleDaisies]

If the veg are in a tomato sauce, they won’t dry out.

[tobee]

I was going to accompany it with green salad

[tobee]

I hope the won't Purple but in the past when I've done similar it's either been too watery or too dry

[Ginfordinner]

Roasted vegetable tart with crumbled cheese on top?

[HobbyIsCodeForDogging]

It sounds horrible, sorry. I agree the cheese sauce is redundant and I'd probably bypass the pastry too. Maybe if you share the dietary restrictions you can get some good suggestions?

[charactersonclothesaretrashy]

Sounds awful op.
I mean, a jug of cheese sauce with pastry and tomatoes?

Think of the constipation.

[WhoKnewBeefStew]

I often roast a load of veg then puree it with tinned tomatoes, herbs and garlic etc then freeze, makes for a really healthy (sometimes 5 a day) Bolognaise/tomato sauce. This can go with meat or a veggie substitute

[tobee]

@charactersonclothesaretrashy

Thanks for all the answers. Looks like it's lucky it's just in my head at the moment!!!

[AdaColeman]

I agree with pp that the pastry topping plus the cheese sauce isn't a good idea, but a roast vegetable tart would work. Roll out puff pastry and cover with cooked vegetables and blobs of mozzarella, bake in a hot oven.

Or if you made ratatouille you could put it individual pie dishes and top with cheese sauce and bake like a gratin, as you would a cauliflower cheese.

[tobee]

@AdaColeman, and anyone else, would you blind bake the pastry first?

[CatUnderTheStairs]

You could make a quiche with roasted veg and cheese::::

[HeronLanyon]

If you keep the veg part as dry as poss then no need to blind bake - would avoid courgette/mushroom or too much wet tomato. Blind bake if veg mix is wetter.
Agree the cheese sauce sounds odd and agree simply to put mozzarella or grated Parmesan on top of tart/tartlets. You could do a white sauce/cheese sauce for the veg part of the tart and then a chunky/spicy tomato ‘salsa’ type sauce - for some reason that way around sounds better.
Easiest of all simply to do puff pastry tarts with the square of pastry below and cheese on top. Or puff with eg asparagus/broccoli and a cheese sauce.
Good luck op.

[tobee]

Ooh these sound like lovely suggestions, thanks! Now what to choose.....

[AdaColeman]

If you're making a puff pastry tart with roasted vegetables and slices of cheese, no need to bake blind. Just assemble and bake.

[AdaColeman]

Look on the BBC website Food section for lots of ideas for puff pastry tart, or Mediterranean puff pastry tart, they will give you help for timings etc.

[ErrolTheDragon]

If he really likes cheese sauce, then roasted med. veg lasagne would be good.

[MyGhastIsFlabbered]

What about a vegetable wellington? Would go well with gravy if doing traditional roast trimmings

[tobee]

Thanks for all these ideas. I'm going to save these suggestions.

[tobee]

I'm going to do a caponata type thing as I missed getting the pastry in time!