Nice Veg Dinners

[Maurice Picarda]

Starter

Roasted sweet Romano red pepper filled with taboulé artichoke confit, spiced pepper jus

Main

Quail egg, spinach, Parmesan and black truffle ravioli in a chive butter

Posh enough?

That sounds great. I would abandon my carnivorous principles for that meal. It's like an inverse bacon sandwich.

 

[MrFalafel]

Nooooo! No cottage cheese!
I'm not talking complexity though - I'm just not serving up bog standard dishes like lasagne or veggie curry, esp after what I've been fed before.

You don't like my portobello recipe? I've made it for many people and other people have made it themselves and its proven to be very popular. It looks and tastes very bistro-y and its easy to make.

 

[Orang Utan]

You don't like my portobello recipe? I've made it for many people and other people have made it themselves and its proven to be very popular. It looks and tastes very bistro-y and its easy to make.

It looks the nicest so far but asparagus in January? Hmmmm

 

[MrFalafel]

It looks the nicest so far but asparagus in January? Hmmmm

I've seen them in Tescos. Some hefty air-miles on them, but hey...

 

[nino_savatte]

eggplant lasagna?

We call them aubergines here, darling.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

We call them aubergines here, darling.

Also, we call lasagne lasagne, not lasagna.

 

[nino_savatte]

Also, we call lasagne lasagne, not lasagna.

Just as my mama used to spell it.

 

[veracity]

http://urban75.org.uk/wiki/index.php5?title=Recipes#Veggie

Herbsman's veggie Sausage Ale Lentil and Mushroom is tried and tested and very lovely!

 

[beeboo]

This is outstanding:

http://urban75.org.uk/wiki/index.php5?title=Chesnut_Bourgignon_Pie

Easy to make too, so you can put a bit of effort into other courses.

 

[May Kasahara]

Broccoli and goat's cheese frittata? Potato and onion tart? The latter is dead easy, especially if you buy in the pastry, but tastes quite special.

 

[Orang Utan]

Yeah, tarts are what I'm thinking about now - a squash and sweet potato tarte tartin or a Moroccan spicy pie thing with filou pastry and loads of nuts and spicey veg

Frittata's like an omeletter isn't it - I'm no good with those - they always end up as messy scrambled eggs.

Was thinking of a soup to start with, maybe something Moroccan

 

[reubeness]

Baked sweetpotato slices with tomato - rice and peas - haloumi cheese rocket/spinach salad

or

potato, chick pea and spinach curry (coconut)

savoury brown rice

fried tofu with sunflower, sesame seeds

 

[Ms T]

Roasted pumpkin soup is seasonal and delicous. Cauliflower cheese soup is lovely too. Other soups - celeriac and stilton / tomato, saffron and almond (not very seasonal) / lentil, roast garlic and lime.

Or how about artichoke pate as a starter?

Or pumpkin roasted with thyme, garlic and chilli served on a bed of puy lentils with goat's cheese/feta.

Thai roasted vegetable curry?

Roasted beetroot with goat's cheese, rocket and walnuts?

Beetroot and feta tart (puff pastry base)?

Wild and field mushroom ragout?

Shallot, fennel and chestnut casserole?

Field mushroom, puy lentil and thyme casserole?

Butternut squash, pears and chickpeas in a saffron and almond sauce.

Guinness and mushroom casserole?


A lot of the above are from a new veggie cookbook I picked up second-hand - I can post recipes if any appeal.


I know what you mean about veggie chilli or lasagne. BORING!

 

[Orang Utan]

They all look ace - have you got the recipe for the casseroles please? Thanks for those - that's EXACTLY the sort of thing I was after

 

[Orang Utan]

Oooh - and this: pumpkin roasted with thyme, garlic and chilli served on a bed of puy lentils with goat's cheese/feta.
<drool>

 

[May Kasahara]

Admit it, Orang Utan - you're going on Masterchef, aren't you?

 

[Orang Utan]

Admit it, Orang Utan - you're going on Masterchef, aren't you?

Ooh no, never! I'm not very creative - I just like following recipes - I'd be stumped at the first hurdle on Masterchef - I'd rather be a Greg Wallace and make unappealing orgasmic noises whilst scoffing myself

 

[May Kasahara]

Haha, I know what you mean - the invention test is my idea of hell. And the pressure test, actually - I'd be utter shit in a professional kitchen, although I would probably be good at shouting YES CHEF!

 

[beeboo]

They all look ace - have you got the recipe for the casseroles please? Thanks for those - that's EXACTLY the sort of thing I was after

I'm telling you: chesnut bourgignon pie! Its perfect!

 

[Ms T]

Oooh - and this: pumpkin roasted with thyme, garlic and chilli served on a bed of puy lentils with goat's cheese/feta.
<drool>

I can't remember where I got the idea for this, but basically you peel and cube your pumpkin/squash, drizzle with olive oil, and roast until starting to soften. Then you sprinkle over some chopped garlic, chilli and thyme for the last fifteen minutes or so, and roast until the pumpkin starts to caramelise a bit.

Boil your puy lentils until just tender (don't let them go mushy). If you want, you can fry off some onions and diced carrots first, then add the lentils and some stock, and maybe a bay leaf.

You can use any kind of goat's cheese for this, hard, soft or feta.

 

[tarannau]

The invention test would be fine I reckon, though having that baldy shouty bloke comment on things afterwards would undoubtedly get on my tits.

It's like he emphasises the third, sixth and eight word of each sentence much louder for some reason that gets me.

"Well it's GOOD mashed potato, but IS that ENOUGH to win Masterchef'

 

[rennie]

Pizza!

 

[Ms T]

Shallot, fennel and chestnut casserole

Serves 6

50 ml olive oil
450g shallots, peeled and left whole
450g fennel, roughly chopped
1 can plum tomatoes, liquidised
300 ml red wine
225g tinned or vacuum-packed chestnuts
50 ml soy sauce
2 sprigs fresh thyme
about 20 sage leaves, finely chopped
salt and pepper

Heat olive oil in a large casserole dish. Add shallots and cook for about 20 minutes over a medium heat until browned and becoming tender.

Add fennel, stir and cook for 10 minutes.

Add rest of ingredients and bring to the boil. Simmer for 1 hour - the chestnuts should be almost falling apart.

Season to taste and serve.



Guinness and mushroom casserole

2 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 medium leeks, sliced and thoroughly washed
50 ml sunflower oil
225g swede, diced
225 g carrots, diced
225g turnips, diced
900g field mushrooms, sliced chunkily
175ml Guinness
225g tomatoes, diced, or half a tin, liquidised
2 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried
1 tsp molasses
2 tsp soy sauce

Fry garlic and leeks in the oil in a large casserole until the onions are transparent.

Add the swede, carrots and turnips and continue to cook with the lid on for 10 minutes ,stirring occasionally.

Add the mushrooms and continue cooking. (There will seem like a lot of mushrooms, but they will shrink down eventually and release their juices).

When the mushrooms start to go soft, add the rest of the ingredients, stir well and simmer for about 15 mins until the flavours mingle and the sauce starts to reduce.

 

[Orang Utan]

I'm telling you: chesnut bourgignon pie! Its perfect!

Chestnut is disgusting. Thanks but not thanks

 

[Ms T]

Chestnut is disgusting. Thanks but not thanks

So I typed out that chestnut casserole recipe for nothing.

 

[crustychick]

I think he might have meant this casserole

Field mushroom, puy lentil and thyme casserole?

could you also please give this recipe??? pretty, pretty please?!

Butternut squash, pears and chickpeas in a saffron and almond sauce

 

[Miss Peabody]

Aubergine and couscous

Enough aubergines for one whole one per person. Slice them down the middle, scoop out some of the centre of each, drizzle oil and shake a bit of salt at them. Then pop them in the oven until they are cooked, but still firm enough to lift out without falling apart

Dice up the scooped out aubergine, some red and yellow peppers and some onions and lightly fry with cumin, chilli flakes and tumeric

Prepare the couscous the normal way

Then add some of the diced and fried stuff to the couscous, and season with orange and lemon zest

Add a jar of passatta to the rest of the diced and fried stuff and cook till the veggies are soft enough to mash and in make this a lovely sauce. Add water if it gets too thick

Remove aubs from oven, put on plates, spoon in couscous and veggie mix, then top with the tomato sauce

 

[Orang Utan]

So I typed out that chestnut casserole recipe for nothing.

I'm sorry!
It was the field mushroom, puy lentil and thyme casserole that really appealled

 

[Detroit City]

Haha, I know what you mean - the invention test is my idea of hell. And the pressure test, actually - I'd be utter shit in a professional kitchen, although I would probably be good at shouting YES CHEF!

 

[sojourner]

Guinness and mushroom casserole

nom nom


Saved to my FOOD file Cheers Ms T