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Rach-H-S

Hi to all of you.
I hope you don't mind my being here, since I am not vegan, although I used to be and I still try to cook a lot of vegan recipes, so I thought coming here might give me some inspiration.
I am already loving the website you suggested, Anna.

Anyway, here are a few of my favourite recipes:

1. lentil 'bolognese' - serves 4 generously
sautee chopped onions, garlic, mushrooms and red bell pepper in a little olive oil. Add 1 x 14oz can chopped tomatoes, some tomato paste, 4oz dried split red lentils, 2 finely chopped carrots, ground black pepper, dried basil and dried oregano. Simmer 20 mins (or longer for a more stew-like texture). Add 2 chopped zucchini and simmer for another 10 mins. Serve on brown pasta on a big bed of raw baby spinach, or on a baked sweet potato.
This sauce is also great mixed with brown rice and used to stuff half red bell peppers, top with a few breadcrumbs and bake for 20-25 minutes.

2. refried bean chilli (also for 4)
sautee chopped onions, garlic, mushrooms and red bell pepper in a little olive oil. Add 1 x 14oz can refried beans, 1 x 14oz can red kidney beans, 2 chopped fresh tomatoes, some tomato paste, chilli powder, dried ground cumin and dried ground coriander (you can also just use a sachet of taco seasoning mix).
Heat through.
Serve with taco shells, salad and salsa. If you have any fresh cilantro, that is great in it.

3. veggie burgers with sweet potato 'chips'

make up the veggie burgers with whatever you have to hand - I tend to mix together mashed potato, black-eyed peas, onion, garlic, mushrooms, red pepper and some spices. Fry in a tiny bit of oil, then serve with salad on burger buns.
for the sweet potato chips, cut sweet potatoes into wedges, coat with spray oil or a bit of olive oil, add black pepper and whatever seasoning, and bake them on high for 25 minutes.

4. moroccan-style vegan stew

sautee onions and garlic, add chopped butternut squash and carrots, 1 x 14oz can tomatoes, 1 x 14oz can garbanzo beans, some chilli powder, ground cumin and ground cinnamon, and black pepper. Simmer for 30 minutes and serve with brown couscous or quinoa.

I hope those are nice for you if you make them!

Rach xxx

Posted: 2007-10-13 06:02:36

Rach-H-S

also this one I had tonight -

vegan mexican 'lasagne'

Make a bean and veg chilli - I use basic veg eg onions, bell pepper, carrots, mushrooms (lol I put them in everything it seems!), tinned tomatoes, chilli spices and mixed beans.
layer in a dish with brown tortilla wraps - 2 layers of chilli then wraps.
Top with a can of vegan enchilada sauce (many supermarket brands are vegan, but not all). Top with lots of sliced jalapenos and bake for 20-25 minutes.
I find doing it as a lasagne style dish cuts out some of the wraps used in enchiladas so makes it lower cal.

Posted: 2007-10-13 17:44:07

Anna down under

Hey Rach, thanks for sharing all those recipes! I personally sauté in water rather than oil as I've gone fat-free vegan as much as possible. Water works just as well and doesn't add fat or calories! :)

Those recipes look really yum, so I'll be sure to try them soon! I noted you mentioned black-eye peas ... I cannot find those in Australia! Many of my recipes call for those or black beans, and I can't find those either. How frustrating! Wouldn't think it would be hard to find black beans or black-eye peas ... anyway, I just substitute another bean, but I would prefer to find them!

I'm especially tempted by your vegan mexican lasagna recipe! I can't find fat-free or even low-fat tortillas here, but I have stumbled across Mountain Bread here (www.mountainbread.com) and it's VERY low fat! Only 0.3g per wrap! So I'll try it with those.

Posted: 2007-10-20 03:47:02

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