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Vegan what's for dinner thread...

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FauxFox · 22/03/2017 18:33

I'm new at veganing and I'd like ideas and somewhere to record my meals... please let me know what vegan food is on the menu in your house tonight (or eating out too actually) I am really interested 😊

So tonight I am making veggie chilli out of sweet potato/courgette/peppers/carrot/baby corn/kidney beans etc served with guacamole and tortilla chips. I have homemade vegan brownies for dessert.

Don't think I will miss meat/dairy at all Grin

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FauxFox · 23/03/2017 14:49

@thetowpath not you too! Bloody Simon Amstell Grin

That curry sounds lovely - can you link a recipe?

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lifeisazebracrossing · 23/03/2017 14:55

Chilli made with baked beans, kidney beans, quorn, lentils, tomatoes, etc.

A quick lunch is quinoa cooked in veg stock with mixed beans, seeds and nuts added after. Add spinach and avocado or hummus the next day. Same with green lentils, barley and giant couscous but I add basil and roasted tomatoes.

Maxwellthecat · 23/03/2017 14:57

I'm having the laziest dinner of slow cooked red lentil and butternut squash stew with cauldron vegan sausages. I used frozen veg so it just involved opening bags and pouring it into the slow cooker.

FauxFox · 23/03/2017 15:03

I like your style maxwell Grin

I have only cooked quinoa once and it was disgusting Envy might give it another try one day but I'm not very keen...

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Maxwellthecat · 23/03/2017 15:10

I'm too lazy for quinoa but I like merchant gormet satchets of it. It's expensive but is often on special offer.

JustPoppingBy · 23/03/2017 15:34

Sorry @shakeyospeare just seen your message, it was kind of a leftover mix of parsnips/butternut/sweet potatoes/carrots/cauliflower and broc mix with some herbs and spices, I generally add anything I can find and chuck it in a pot and casserole it . I could probably be more specific if you like Smile

floraeasy · 23/03/2017 15:38

These sound great. I really want to get more vegan dishes in. I love going to the Indian as they make vegan stuff taste so amazing. Certainly no deprivation there!

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 23/03/2017 15:45

Tofu balls (tofu/coroander / peanut butter / tahini)
Sweet and sour sauce
Basmati rice

Maxwellthecat · 23/03/2017 16:02

Oooh that sounds good fine

What's the method for making the balls?

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 23/03/2017 16:16

Ingredients:

needs sweet and sour sauce

3 tablespoons cornstarch, or more, if necessary
16 ounces extra-firm tofu, drained
4 to 6 scallions, white and green parts, chopped
1 ⁄ 4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 tablespoon Asian sesame paste or sesame tahini
1 to 2 teaspoons Chinese chili paste, or to taste (optional)
1 ⁄ 2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons peanut oil

Squish up drained block of tofu in big bowl (I just squish between my fingers, but I'm a minger)

Mix in the peanut butter, coriander (I use frozen ore chopped), spring onions, tahini (I skip chilli paste because of wee one), salt and pepper.

Make.about golf ball sized balls.of the mix (mine always seem to.end up bigger Hmm )

Roll the balls around carefully in the cornflour (they are quite squishy and fragile)

Fry and get as much of the surface as golden brown as possible. Because they are so squishy mine always end up more cube shaped.

I also tend to be very generous with the peanut butter.

ShamefulDodger · 23/03/2017 16:29

ItsAllGoingToBeFine oooo that's going in the 'to try' notebook Grin

Maxwellthecat · 23/03/2017 16:42

I have all those things! I'm going to make it with stir fry for dinner tomrrow!

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 23/03/2017 16:49

I'm going to make it with stir fry for dinner tomrrow!

Do the balls separately, they will fall.apart if you try and stir fry them...

HeyHeyHeyGoodbye · 23/03/2017 16:51

@ilovetocook any chance of the recipe for the gluten free naan?

Stir fry tonight. Tofu well-pressed and dried, marinated in tamari and stir-fried in sesame oil. I bung in bak choi, bean sprouts, spring onion, water chestnuts, rice noodles and whatever veg is in the fridge - usually sugar snap peas and baby corn, or peppers Smile Yum.

ChangedUsername123 · 23/03/2017 16:55

Reading this thread is amazing! I'm very interested in going vegetarian and eventually vegan. Is it possible with a strong dislike for nuts? I don't eat any coconut, almonds or any nuts in general, I'm not allergic, they just make me ill and I can't stand the taste.
I have two young DC, one is basically veggie apart from some fresh fish.
Things I know we'd struggle with:

Cheese
Snacks and lunches, at the moment, that's usually quiche/Philly sandwiches/omelette/bacon butty Blush or jacket potato with tuna or cheese
Milk substitutes such as coconut milk or almond milk I just can't stomach them at all. Even in cooking 😷

Anyone else managed veganism without nuts??

ChangedUsername123 · 23/03/2017 16:58

(Oh, I'm also an avocado hater, I think it tastes like soap! Blush DC not a fan either!)

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 23/03/2017 16:59

How about oat milk, or rice milk?

You can get vegan cheese / cream cheese but can be a bit of an acquired taste.

Shallishanti · 23/03/2017 17:15

marking place so I can come back and spy on your dinners Wink

Shallishanti · 23/03/2017 17:16

perfectly possible to be vegetarian without nuts, don't know about vegan

Oscha · 23/03/2017 17:27

Placemarking. We're cheating on the kitchen tonight and ordering Zizzi's!

Hygellig · 23/03/2017 17:58

Tonight we're having lentil, spinach and miso hotpot. Tomorrow I think we'll have aubergine and tamarind stew. Today's recipe is from the book "So What Do you Eat?" The recipes are all quite easy and lend themselves to batch cooking and freezing. The cashew nut loaf has become our Christmas dinner staple.

Robinkitty · 23/03/2017 18:03

Roasted mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, lots of asparagus and a quick lentil curry.

floraeasy · 23/03/2017 18:11

I've been wanting to try vegan for ages. I enjoy the odd meal here and there but would really like to do it properly. I think it will also help me reach the 10 a day which I am nowhere near right now!

Bitchfromhell · 23/03/2017 19:20

We aren't vegan but manage a night or two per week.
I'd try for more days but dh would probably start to notice.

I like the lentil/chickpea ideas on here. Such cheap options compared to meat.

Would love more ideas....

FauxFox · 23/03/2017 19:24

Falafel look good so far! DH ate all the hummus earlier so I've made mayo based on a recipe that uses water from the chickpea tin instead of egg...I think it's ok actually especially for a first go...little bit too sharp on the lemon/garlic front so a chucked in some smoked paprika and I think it's nice Smile

Vegan what's for dinner thread...
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