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Vegetarian meal ideas

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Franklin2000 · 12/07/2023 10:05

I’ve got some friends coming round for dinner, my turn to host and I’d like some tried and tested ideas for delicious vegetarian meals suitable for entertaining. I’ve already done a curry night in the past so wanted something different. Thanks!

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 21/07/2023 15:37

Some fabulous sounding dishes on this thread. I've saved this for inspiration over the next few weeks and will start with the cauliflower cheese pie this weekend.

My suggestion is feta-stuffed Portabello mushrooms with stuffed red peppers. The mushroom recipe is adapted a bit from this: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/feta-stuffed-mushrooms-mustard-slaw.

One mushroom per person. Stalks should be removed and reserved to add to stuffing mix. Place mushroom caps on baking tray, oiled, brush/pour a little oil on caps, bake in hot oven for a few minutes. Recipe said gills down, I didn’t notice, didn’t matter.

Stuffing – for five caps, I used about 100g Feta, mashed up with a fork, quite a lot of chopped parsley (at least 2 tbs), 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped fine, several walnut halves roughly chopped, the mushroom stalks, also roughly chopped, salt, pepper, some burghul. The recipe said to boil the burghul for 8 minutes. I don’t think this was a good idea as it was mushy. Burghul could easily be replaced by wholemeal breadcrumbs or cooked rice or similar. Mix all ingredients together, spread over mushroom caps (gill side up), bake for 10-15 minutes until heated through and lightly coloured on top.

I serve them with red peppers stuffed with a mixture of cooked brown rice, fried spring onions, garlic, cinnamon and pine nuts, currants, parsley, lemon juice. The peppers are then added to a casserole where I've made a thick tomato sauce (red onions, garlic, tomatoes, oil, salt, pepper, oregano, basil). (I have tried adding sliced runner beans (raw) to this and it's worked well. Something green is a good addition, whether in the casserole or as a side dish.) Casserole in oven for at least half an hour.

Franklin2000 · 21/07/2023 18:37

More lovely recipes, thank you! Just to update the burnt aubergine chilli was amazing!! I still haven’t decided on my menu for next week though so I’ve got to make some tough decisions!

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AlyssumandHelianthus · 21/07/2023 18:46

There's loads here, but I've got another suggestion - pad Thai made using vegan fish sauce rather than the standard nam pla. Lovely and quite simple if you prep everything in advance

SavBlancTonight · 22/07/2023 14:00

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 22/07/2023 18:44

@Fushia123 Thank you. It sounds delicious. Any particular reason why it has to be Cauldron sausages?

Fushia123 · 22/07/2023 21:57

No! When I read it back it sounded bossy.
Should have said ‘I use Cauldron.’
My daughter likes vegan Richmond but I prefer Cauldron.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 23/07/2023 06:31

Fushia123 · 22/07/2023 21:57

No! When I read it back it sounded bossy.
Should have said ‘I use Cauldron.’
My daughter likes vegan Richmond but I prefer Cauldron.

Grin Not bossy at all! The Richmond ones are my favourite these days, but I can see that the Cauldron ones might work well here because of the herbs.

aliabut · 28/02/2024 06:52

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