is there a veggie/ vegan meal planner?

[Stargazing]

and if so, may i have it please?

loose.

Black Bean Burgers

? 1/2 onion, diced
? 1 can black beans
? 1/2 cup flour
? 2 slices bread, crumbled
? 1 clove garlic
? 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
? salt and pepper to taste
? oil for frying

Sautee the onions till soft, about 3-5 minutes.

Mash the beans until almost smooth. Add sauteed onions and the rest of the ingredients, except the oil, adding the flour a few tablespoons at a time to combine well. (I put 1/2 the beans in with the rest of the ingredients and blend it until smooth with bug chunks then add the rest pf the mashed beans so that it sticks together but still has some texture.) Mixture will be thick.

Form bean mixture into burgers, approximately ½ inch thick and fry in a small amount of oil until slightly firm.

? Chick pea burgers:

2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 crushed garlic clove
400g can chickpeas, washed and drained
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
1 egg, beaten

fry onion and garlic, tip into bowl w/chickpeas and spices & mash/ until chickpeas are broken down. Stir in herbs and seaon. Add egg. Squish up and mix into balls, about 6. Flatten. and fry. Serve hot or cold w/couscous or chickpeas.

recipe says to use goats curd but I've always used goats' cheese - Bill Granger reckons that the curd is lighter, and therefore better for salad...

GOATS CURD & LENTIL SALAD WITH ROASTED BEETROOT
serves 4

4 medium-sized beetroot
2 tbspn olive oil
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 cup Puy lentils
1/4 cup diced red onion
1/4 cup seeded and diced tomato
3 tbspn extra virgin olive oil
1 tbspn balsamic vinegar
1 tbspn finely chopped mint
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley

to serve:
mint leaves
8 asparagus spears, blanched and cooled
200g goats curd
extra virgin olive oil, to drizzle

preheat oven to 220C (440F). Place beetroot in a small baking dish and drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Cover with foil and place in oven for 40-45 mins, or until tender when pierced with a knife. Remove from oven and set aside, allowing to cool.

Place lentils with 1 1/2 cups water in medium saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 mins. Strain.

Place warm lentils, red onion, tomato, extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl. Stir and set aside.

Peel beetroots by rubbing skins gently in your hands until they come off. Slice vertically into 1cm slices.

Stir mint & parsley through lentils.

to serve, divide lentils among four plates, top with a few sprigs of mint and the asparagus. Using a large spoon dipped in hot water, top with spoonfuls of goats curd. Finish with slices of beetroot and drizzle with EV olive oil.

Thansk UR.

wow U - that list is amazing! My repertoire is pitiful compared to that.

I'd be interested in the lentil loaves if you can spare a moment. (and everything else actually but I'll make do with the loaves )

Thanks

Am liking this thread ladies....trying to convert stuff to fit in with Slimming World too! Our meals are very boring and repetative at the mo as have got in a bit of a rut. Ned to try some meal planning methinks.

That said we are having a takeaway curry tonight so better go and get plates out.

Yes to lentil loaf recipe please!

Things we eat a lot include (and apologies for any repetition):
*pasta with red pesto and roasted veggies
*pasta with a sauce made from garlic, finely chopped onion and melted cream cheese, with "additions" - dp and I like fried mushrooms, or asparagus; the girls like frozen peas and veggie ham
*falafel, pittas, salad etc

• cous cous with a chick pea casserole
• lentil soup, eith coconut milk and curry spices, served with naan or chapattis
• lots of different curries but especially mattar paneer or a chick pea and potato one
• leek and potato soup and chunky bread followed by crumble and custard!
• new potatoes, vege and some sort of puff pastry tart thing or quiche (the girls won't eat quiche though: they like little pasties made with lentils, vege and spices)
• veggie lasagne and salad
• qaesedillas with mango salsa *roasted new potatoes with fatoush (pitta bread salad) and either falafel, or bean burgers or just a lump of feta cheese if feeling lazy
• veggie sauasage and mash with savoy cabbage
• toad in the hole with veggie sausages
• lentils cooked with carrots and parsnips in red wine, served with dauphinoisse

There are others but those are the ones I can think of at the mo!

laundrylover - my Indian-takeaway-loving husband has been totally convertted to low-cal curry by this simple recipe:

potato & cauliflower curry

potato
cauliflower
tinned tomatos
tomato paste
curry powder
garlic
onion

garlic & onion first, add the rest, cook until tender, serve with rice if you want or not if you want to be less carby!

do the vegetarians on this thread eat fish? have a couple of winners if so, let me know!

laundrylover - I am doing SW too (have we met on that thread?!)I find that a lot of these type of recipes can be adapted to SW. I just cook things up in the pan rather than frying the onio etc first

Stargazing- i dont.

lovely recipes!my vegtable lasagne collasped tonight and white sauce was beyond help(had to get dh to dash to shop)so looked like big pile of soggy poo but tasted quite yummy!

edible, but not presentable as mu mother would say.

No, I don;t eat fish either ... but used to enjoy it when I did.

Dinner tonight - stir fried butternut squash (my new obsession) with broccoli, red peppers, courgettes, ginger, garlic and onion.

Toasted almonds, sunflowers seeds and pumpkin seeds in the wok at the end and sprinkled them over the top. Yumalicious.

My husband is at this minute grumbling that it was horrible, but that is probably because he insisted on putting 4 whacking great sausages into his

my mother, I mean. I'm turning Greek!

kali orexi!

Crunchy Lentil Loaf

1/3 cup red lentils
½ cup green lentils
1 ½ c chicken stock
1 bay leaf
oil
1 clove garlic
4 ½ oz mushrooms
½ red pepper
½ yellow pepper
1 ½ cups breadcrumbs
2 tbs cilantro leaves (coriander - you can use parsley instead)
½ lemon zest + juice
2 eggs
Black pepper

? Wash lentils. Put in pan w/ stock and bay leaf. Boil then simmer 20- 30 mins until all fluid absorbed
? Preheat oven to 350
? Fry onion & garlic ~2mins, add mush and peppers, cook 2 mins
? Remove bay leaf and add lentils to pan with most of breadcrumbs, cilantro, lemon and egg. Season. Mix well. Should be soft but not runny
? Spoon lentils into loaf tin, sprinkle crumbs on top & bake for 35 ? 49 mins until firm to touch.
? Allow to cool for 10 mins before turning out.
? Serve hot or cold w/ salsa & green salad.

Cheese and lentil loaf

Ingredients

175g/6oz red lentils
350ml/12fl oz water
110g/4oz cheddar cheese, grated (I think you need a lot more)
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
½ tsp cayenne pepper
a little lemon juice
1 large egg
3 tbsp single cream
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp butter

Method

1. preheat the oven 190C/375F/Gas 5.
2. Pick over the lentils for any sticks and stones. Rinse thoroughly and cook in a tightly covered pan with the water for 10-15 minutes. Check after 10 minutes in case you need to add more water. The mixture should cook to a stiff purée.
3. Remove the pan from the heat and mix in the grated cheese, chopped onion, parsley, cayenne pepper and lemon juice. Season to taste.
4. In a separate bowl lightly beat the egg, stir in the cream and pour this mixture over the lentils.
5. Grease a 450g/1lb loaf tin with the tsp of butter and press in the mixture.
6. Bake for 45-50 minutes until the top is golden brown and the mixture feels firm to the touch.
7. If you are serving this loaf hot, let it stand for 10 minutes in the tin before turning it out. Alternatively, serve cold with a salad.

Tommy, I'm not on the SW thread much as lost most of my weight last year. How are you doing?

We don't eat fish and even worse DP doesn't eat cauliflower - it's my fave!!! Kids eat peas.

well done laundrylover - I'm doing pretty well even if say so myself Lost about 20lbs so far in 8 weeks but still have another stone and a half to go

I really need to expand my meal plans - doing SW means that I can't rely on my fall back of pizza too often

UnderRated - thank you very much. Which should I try first?!

Stargazing - dd1 and I don't eat fish; dp and dd2 eat anything that moves, or would if they could - at home they are about 90% veggie.

Tommy that's great - I lost just over 3 stone but have put soem back on as had a college course for 3 months on SW night and it didn't help that teh bakery course was on teh same day! A bag of fresh bread for £1.25 sitting at your feet for teh last hour of class is too much to bear - much cheese topped bread was scoffed.

Like you I'm feeling that I need more variety. Last night I made a pasta sauce with veg, toms and lentils which is lovely with spaghetti and grated cheese - even the kids eat it! Made double and froze some which I should do more often....

I like this for a SW recipe:

Dry fry onions, courgette, peppers and mushrooms, add some Quorn/soya mince and veg worcester/soy sauce. Tip in a tin of baked beans and then top with mash or thinly sliced boiled potato and cheese. bake for about 20 mins until cheese bubbles. Serve with peas etc. Mmmmmmm....and free!!!

might try that laundrylover.

Did the crunchy lentil loaf last night.It was quite tasty (although I put mixed herbs and fresh basil as I don't have any coriander) but it was very grey! I think I might try some tomatoes in it next time to liven it up a bit. DH said it looked like "typical veggie food"

It was nice cold today at lunchtime as well