Vegetarians Unite...And Make Delicious, Economical And Nutritious Food

[me&thegals]

Here's another. I actually usually use a mixture of chicken and beef broth for it, but I bet it would be excellent with a really good vegan broth, too! I serve it with brown rice, and it's just like a meatless stroganoff! Super good this time of year with pumpkin bread and cranberry sauce.

Hungarian Mushroom Soup
2 T butter/oil
2 cups chopped onions
1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced or diced
2 t dried dill weed
1 T paprika
1 T soy sauce
6 cups broth
2 cups milk
6 T flour
2 t lemon juice
1 t salt/pepper
cup chopped parsley
cup sour cream

Melt butter. Saut onions for 5 min. Add mushrooms and saut 5 more min. Stir in dill, paprika, soy and broth. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 min. Whisk milk and flour together. Pour into soup and stir well to blend. Cover and simmer 15 min more, stirring occasionally. Finally, stir in salt, pepper, lemon juice, parsley and sour cream. Heat 3-5 min. Do not boil. Serve.

 

[FarmerChick]

This sounds absolutely delish! I am a cream of mushroom fan!

Will make this in a few days...have to be sure I have all the ingredients. Can't wait! thanks!

 

[miss_thenorth]

Here's another. I actually usually use a mixture of chicken and beef broth for it, but I bet it would be excellent with a really good vegan broth, too! I serve it with brown rice, and it's just like a meatless stroganoff! Super good this time of year with pumpkin bread and cranberry sauce.

Hungarian Mushroom Soup
2 T butter/oil
2 cups chopped onions
1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced or diced
2 t dried dill weed
1 T paprika
1 T soy sauce
6 cups broth
2 cups milk
6 T flour
2 t lemon juice
1 t salt/pepper
cup chopped parsley
cup sour cream

Melt butter. Saut onions for 5 min. Add mushrooms and saut 5 more min. Stir in dill, paprika, soy and broth. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 min. Whisk milk and flour together. Pour into soup and stir well to blend. Cover and simmer 15 min more, stirring occasionally. Finally, stir in salt, pepper, lemon juice, parsley and sour cream. Heat 3-5 min. Do not boil. Serve.

My dd is the cream of mushroom connoisseur in our family. I'll try this one and see if it pleases her palette.

I have all the ingredients, and fresh chicken stock in the fridge, but dried parsley will have to do. I'm not going to the store.

 

[sylvie]

Onion Pie with Roquefort and Walnuts

2 Tbsp olive oil
2 white onions, thinly sliced
1/4 c water
3 oz Roquefort cheese crumbled small
salt and pepper
1/2 c coarsely chopped walnuts
1 Tbsp butter, melted
2 puff pastry sheets
1 egg beaten

Place baking sheet with sides in a freezer.
Saute onions in olive oil till golden.
Add water and continue to saute till moisture evaporates, about 5 min.
Add Roquefort, continue cooking, stirring occasionally till melted.
Season lightly with salt & pepper.
Stir in walnuts.
Spread onto chilled baking sheet and into freezer for 10 min to cool onions.

Preheat oven to 450.
Brush a baking sheet with butter.
Place puff pastry on cutting board, using rim of 5" plate cut into 8 rounds.
Place 4 on sheet. Brush outer rims with beaten egg.
Evenly distribute onion mix onto middle of each round, leaving 1" uncovered at edges.
Cover with second pastry round & pinch down edges.
Brush top with more beaten egg & pierce top crust.
Bake until golden brown - 20 min.

Traditionally served with green salad. Serves four.

 

[big brown horse]

Sylvie, that sounds wonderful!

 

[sylvie]

For those who made sauerkraut this year and need usage ideas:

Quinoa and Garbanzo Bean Soup

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion thinly sliced
1 c drained sauerkraut
2 c water or vegetable stock
1/4 c canned/cooked garbanzos
1/4 c quinoa, washed & drained

Saute onion.
Add sauerkraut, stock, garbanzos and quinoa.
Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat & simmer for 30 min.

 

[sylvie]

Gazpacho Blanco (Andalusian- cold almond soup w/ grapes & garlic)

1 c blanched almonds
4 small slices day old coarse country bread, crusts off, soaked in water to cover and squeezed dry.
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp salt, more to taste
6 Tbsp olive oil
3 Tbsp white wine vinegar
3 c ice water
freshly ground pepper
36 green seedless grapes, peeled and cut in half

In a food processor combine almonds, bread, garlic, salt and pulse till almonds are very finely pureed. With motor running slowly add the olive oil, vinegar and 1 c water until you have a creamy white fluid.
In a bowl stir in as much of the 2 c water for consistency preferred. Add grapes just before serving.

I know this is a chilled soup but I am still hoping for an Indian summer to make this incredible soup!

 

[sylvie]

Broccoli and Chestnut Terrine

1 lb broccoli-small florets
8 oz cooked chestnuts coarsely chopped
1 c fresh whole wheat bread crumbs
4 Tbsp plain yogurt
2 Tbsp parmesan
salt, grated nutmeg, pepper
2 eggs beaten

350 oven.
Line 2 lb loaf pan with parchment.

Steam broccoli til just tender. Drain.
Reserve 1/4 of smallest florets and chop the rest finely.

Place chopped chestnuts, bread crumbs,yogurt, parmesan in bowl and season with salt, nutmeg, pepper.
Fold in chopped broccoli, the reserved florets, egg and stir till combined.

Spoon mixture into loaf pan.
Place pan in roasting pan and pour in boiling water to come halfway up the side of loaf pan. bake 20-25 min.
Remove from oven and tip out onto plate. Serve sliced.
Good hot or cold.

 

[dragonlaurel]

Thanks for the recipes! I'm going to be eating good.

" If I had a dollar for every time I was told being a vegetarian was unhealthy, unnatural, ... "

I understand about some carnivores being annoying with the comments. My own DH was guilty again yesterday. He thinks my diet is unhealthy. He had medical training in the Army 20 years ago and was programmed well. My info is a little more up to date.

His BP was really bad last week, and his general health is bad. We both need to lose some weight but he is much higher risk.
My total cholesterol was 127 and blood pressure has always averaged 112/65 (very good). I can still hike in the mountains for a few hours too. My main health risk is peanut allergy, which I'm careful about. I tend towards low blood sugar but handle it well with diet. I don't need any meds and he is on a variety of them, for chronic problems. Some of those problems are diet/lifestyle related.

Sorry - just needed to vent before I explode.

 

[DianeB]

Thanks for the recipes! I'm going to be eating good.

" If I had a dollar for every time I was told being a vegetarian was unhealthy, unnatural, ... "

I understand about some carnivores being annoying with the comments. My own DH was guilty again yesterday. He thinks my diet is unhealthy. He had medical training in the Army 20 years ago and was programmed well. My info is a little more up to date.

His BP was really bad last week, and his general health is bad. We both need to lose some weight but he is much higher risk.
My total cholesterol was 127 and blood pressure has always averaged 112/65 (very good). I can still hike in the mountains for a few hours too. My main health risk is peanut allergy, which I'm careful about. I tend towards low blood sugar but handle it well with diet. I don't need any meds and he is on a variety of them, for chronic problems. Some of those problems are diet/lifestyle related.

Sorry - just needed to vent before I explode.

I can't quote the exact studies, but eating healthy and exercising is more important than actual weight. Being a vegetarian also conteracts the negative effects of weight. That is probably why you are healthier than your husband.

As for the old school nutrition, it is horrible. Our requirements for protein is actually very low and almost every type of food has protein. That's right fruit and vegetables have protein. Leafy greens are about 25% protein. One source of the essential amino acids is not necessarily better than another. So it is alright to get it from plant sources. I think the push for protein also causes people to eat too much of it. Humans and quite a few other animals should eat no more then 22% of their calories from protein. Too much of it damages our kidneys, heart and softens bones. People comingly make this mistake when they give their dogs high protein diets - many dogs develop irreversable kidney damage from eating high meat diets or cat food - but I degress.

Omega 3 and other fatty acids are the same way. I have to remind people that they are manufactured in in the growing tissue of plants and only plants. Leafy greens, many types of sea weeds and oily seeds have them. I do not need to eat fish.