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@*@*@*@ vegetarian mexican recipes required please ! @*@*@*@

35 replies

lulumama · 27/01/2007 13:31

enchiladas, fajitas etc...an idiots guide to a meat and fish free mexican meal for 4 adults please ! xxxxxxx

TIA

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lulumama · 27/01/2007 14:43

bump x

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DizzyBint · 27/01/2007 14:45

we cheat with a fajita packet mix and use onion, mushrooms and peppers. guacamole, sour cream and grated cheese on the side.

kiskidee · 27/01/2007 15:08

quesedillas -
put grated cheddar and salsa dip (doritos is the yummiest you can get in a jar) inside a flour tortilla. fold in half so you have a half moon, then cut down the middle.

toast in a heavy bottomed frying pan or under a grill.

black or kidney bean dip:
saute a small finely chopped onion

1 cans of beans
rinse and whizz with a hand blender (i find easiest) to a paste.
add water to desired consistency
add salt, black pepper, thyme

add to onion and heat thru.

you can also whizz in jalapeno pepper too as well as leaf coriander

if you make this 'dip' really thin, you have a soup for a starter.

(if you want to make black or kidney beans from scratch, let me know. as they are the bees knees - can cannot compare)

taylormama · 27/01/2007 15:16

get the veggie mince (soya i think) and make a fab chilli - kidney beans, peppers, chillis and canned tomatoes - get the Taco shells and fill with the mince and serve with shredded lettuce and grated cheese -
Fajitas - get pieces of soya chiken/smoked tofu and add peppers and onions (get the kit from sainsburys) -
make guacamole - 3 mashed avocados, coriander, red onion, lime, garlic and black pepper - please can i come?!
mwah xxxx

janeite · 27/01/2007 16:25

Big pan of chilli using Nigella's recipe from Feast, which is lovely.

Homemade guacamole.

Qesadillas - tortillas - cover a tortilla wrap with cheese, coriander, spring onion, then fry with another one on top of it and flip until browned.

Mango smoothies to drink.

Something chocolatey/cinamonny for pud.

janeite · 27/01/2007 16:27

Oh and mango salsa - chopped fresh mango, red onion,red pepper, lime juice, coriander is just fantastic with the qesadillas.

lulumama · 27/01/2007 16:28

thank you my lovelies !! xxxxxxx

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lulumama · 27/01/2007 16:29

TM...DH won;t eat death beans ! !

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taylormama · 27/01/2007 17:36

death beans they are v v good for you and they make you trump

CorrieDale · 28/01/2007 08:18

Enchiladas:

In two pans, fry off some onions, garlic and chilli until soft. Add red peppers to one pan. Then add a tin of pinto beans. Swoosh around for a bit then mash the beans. Let them bubble, then mash again. Do this a couple more times (well, as often as you feel like. Generally I just do it just once ). To the other pan add a tin of chopped tomatoes. Let it simmer until it's reduced a bit. Add some tomato puree if you want. To both pans add some chopped coriander.

Grate some mature cheddar cheese (I do lots!)

Take your tortilla wrap, put a dollop of beans in the middle, throw on a handful of cheese. Roll it up. Put it in an ovenproof dish. Do lots of others.

Pour the tomato mix over the enchiladas. Top with the grated cheese. Bake in a pre-heated 160 oven until you think it's done - the cheese will be brown, the tomatoes bubbling and the bits of tortilla left uncovered will be crispy.

It's done! Green salad to accmopany. Also some guac, sour cream, tomato salsa. And lots of red wine.

(BTW you can fry the tortillas first before using them - that's what the recipe says you should do, actually. But when I did this I found that a) it quadrupled the calorie content and b) I couldn't fold them then, because they were all hard. Perhaps there's a knack to it.)

(NB Shopbought good quality guac is fine, but salsa HAS to be homemade! Chopped skinned tomatoes, chilli, coriander, onion if you want.)

aDad · 28/01/2007 08:31

right. I'm going to do a mexican feast tonight now! Haven't done one for ages.

But in our house it's always going to be quite a beany one, so maybe any recipes i can think of wouldn't please your DH lulumama!

lulumama · 28/01/2007 13:10

thanks corriedale ! do you blanche the toms before you skin them? is that right?

thanks aDad! hope you had a nice feast!

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lulumama · 28/01/2007 22:03

i am going to do

Nachos....cheese, guacamole, sour cream , jalapenos

Fajitas/ enchiladas...not sure which yet!

guacamole, salsa and refried beans on the side

then pineapple and mango, dipped in dark chocolate.......

and lots of beers !

thanks for all the lovely suggestions x

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Beauregard · 28/01/2007 22:15

sounds good lulumama ,can i come?

lulumama · 28/01/2007 22:15

if you bring your own beers !

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Beauregard · 28/01/2007 22:17

Great
Let me know what time,lol.

lulumama · 29/01/2007 12:17

8.00 pm, but you have to help clear up !

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Spidermama · 29/01/2007 12:20

Has anyone mentioned frijoles? Refried pinto beans. Soack them overnight, boil them, then friy them with onion, oil, tinned tomatoes and enough water/stock to give a good soggy consistency.

Yum! Great in tacos with cheese, salad, sour cream and salsa.

lulumama · 29/01/2007 12:23

they haven;t ! sounds yummy...

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aDad · 29/01/2007 12:31

love frijoles!

Learnt to love them in mexico. they are served with every meal on the side with tortillas.

aDad · 29/01/2007 12:31

they are maybe not everyone's cup of tea though

lulumama · 29/01/2007 12:33

really..why? sound nice...did you have your feast ,aDad?

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sunnywong · 29/01/2007 12:36

well they have to be re-fried in lard for the full Mexican effect. Lovely though, I love them

lulumama · 29/01/2007 12:42

really ! lard !! i have never ever used lard !

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aDad · 29/01/2007 12:47

i guess you have to like mushy brown beany type stuff!

And no, the mexican feast will have to be this week now! Still looking forward to it.

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