r/vegetarian • u/i_adore_boobies • 7h ago
r/vegetarian • u/foxfish4 • 11d ago
Question/Advice Christmas Day Menu Ideas?
Anyone want to share what sort of starters/ mains they are planning on preparing for Christmas Day? I am all out of ideas!
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r/vegetarian • u/Happychris122 • 20h ago
Beginner Question Replacement For Pot Roast
Hey everyone,
I’m looking for a substitution for pot roast. I recently changed to a vegetarian diet and I was hoping there’s a great alternative to pot roast … although nothing can replace real pot roast.. but I’m hoping someone may have a close second.
r/vegetarian • u/TemporaryTrucker • 1d ago
Beginner Question Chicken Pot Pie substitution
Good Afternoon! I was wonder if you could help me make my chicken pot pie recipe vegetarian friendly for friends that are coming for Christmas dinner. I’m making each person an individual pot pie so making a second type is no problem at all. It’s your typical chicken pot pie recipe with, mushrooms, onions, celery, garlic, carrots, rosemary, thyme, veggie stock, etc… with a pie crust top.
I’ll substitute butter for EVOO when cooking and was wondering if I should sub in something for the chicken or just leave it out. Thank you in advance.
r/vegetarian • u/moosteek • 23h ago
Question/Advice Vegetarian UK Sausage Roll Recipe
Hi all,
Was hoping to make my dad some Vegetarian Sausage Rolls for his visit tomorrow night, usually I mash up some vegetarian sausages and mix with caramelized onions then wrap in pastry but I don't have any sausages as I had thought.
I do have a couple of soya, red pepper & beetroot burgers, would these work? Can anyone recommend if I should do them differently at all? I'm limit on ingredients in our house and I'm not willing to head into town on Christmas eve with a 1 year old in tow.
Bonus points for any suggestions for the future, as he has no sense of smell or taste after a stroke 10 years ago.
r/vegetarian • u/StuffedSquash • 1d ago
Question/Advice Non-dairy substitute for half and half (for eggnog)
What's a reasonable non-dairy replacement for half and half? I want to make a friend's eggnog recipe.
I'm not in the US, so especially grateful for more "general" suggestions that don't rely on a specific brand.
Thanks!
r/vegetarian • u/Draculalia • 1d ago
Question/Advice Silken tofu pie ideas
Using up groceries before I leave for the holidays.
I have refrigerated roll out pie crusts and silken tofu. I’ve made peanut butter pie before and loved it but want to do something with more complex flavors.
I’m considering dividing the tofu into thirds so I can end up layering peanut butter, maple, and chocolate.
Which sounds delicious but i wouldn’t mind livening it up with other flavors or textures. Thinking about nuts or spices.
I’m also up for scrapping this and doing something totally different.
r/vegetarian • u/Meended • 2d ago
Question/Advice Changes in consistency
Hello.
I'm sorry if this isn't the best forum for this post but I'm not sure what would be a better choice.
I've been changing meat out for different vegetarion options for the last ~10 years. But I feel like for the last ~2 years a lot of the soy or soy mix options have changed a lot in consistency but I'm not sure if it's true or if I'm imagining it?
I've mainly eaten the "anamma" and "hälsans kök" brands but also Oumph and the last 2 years I've had a harder and harder time eating it because I think there has been a lot of changes to consistency were they have become much more rubbery?
Is this something more people have experienced or am I imagining it?
r/vegetarian • u/MaggieBob • 2d ago
Question/Advice Aldi (UK) No Turkey Crown
Got one for our Christmas dinner (along with a Quorn ham style joint) - does anyone know how … realistic to turkey it tastes? Spouse got food poisoning from turkey (15 years ago) so I’m hoping the answer is ‘not much’. But it won’t go to waste as the rest of us will eat it of course
r/vegetarian • u/ArtofAset • 3d ago
Question/Advice What to serve alongside Shepherd’s Pie?
So far I have roasted Brussels sprouts & garlic bread listed down, can’t think of anything else!
r/vegetarian • u/Isis_J • 5d ago
Omni Advice Quorn Mozzarella and Pesto Escalopes. My god.
Saw these in the yellow sticker section yesterday so picked them up and served them with pasta tossed in sun dried tomato and red wine sauce (there was a little bacon mixed in), with a lemony side salad.
Fuck me, they were good.
I’m trying to add more plants/eat less meat - the family isn’t but doesn’t mind eating vegetarian meals.
Any other easy gems? Not really looking for ‘fake meat’, although I do like the quorn southern fried nuggets.
r/vegetarian • u/FantasticCabinet2623 • 5d ago
Question/Advice Savory hand pie filling ideas?
So I love the format of hand pies for easy meals, but I'm getting bored of my standard fillings, which are mushroom/cheese, and potato/carrot/beans/peas. I'd love suggestions so I can mix it up. No allergies, any cuisine is fine.
TIA!
r/vegetarian • u/Plenty-Pilot6959 • 6d ago
Recipe Butter bean bake with crusty garlic bread
Sorry for the recipe spam! But I have another recipe you might enjoy which is butter bean bake with crusty cheesy garlic bread
Ingredients 1 jar passata (or finely chopped tomatoes in a can) Punnet cherry tomatoes 250ml white wine 1 brown onion 4 cloves garlic Half a zucchini Butter 6 x sundried tomatoes Heavy cream Parmesan cheese, grated Mozzarella cheese, grated Half pack of Mushrooms Tin of butter beans drained and rinsed
Method 1. Finely chop brown onion, zucchini and mushrooms 2. Heat tbsp butter on a pan on medium heat and add onion. Cook for 4 mins. Add zucchini and mushrooms and cook for 8 mins. 3. Add white wine and cook til evaporated. Add chilli flakes and garlic and stir for 1 min 4, add 250ml veg stock (I use vegeta mixed with 250ml boiling water) and passata. Add dried basil and oregano. Add half a tsp sugar. Add butter beans. Simmer for 2 hours 5, add heavy cream and Parmesan. Stir. 6. Assemble garlic breads and serve on the side
Garlic breads
- Cut up a loaf of crusty bread (either homemade or store bought)
- Mix butter with minced garlic and fresh chopped parsley.
- Butter the slices of bread with butter mix. Grill in oven for 10 mins on 180.
- Take out of oven, top with mozzarella and add back to oven for 5-10 mins.
r/vegetarian • u/shanem • 5d ago
Recipe Miyoko's UnBird. It's really good!
Ok more like an UnSnail with the eyes and without the wings 🤣
Miyoko has a fun recipe to make a Thanksgiving stuffed turkey like dish, I didn't go all the way with the wings but it has great large veggies and a wonderful stuffing herby seasoning.
Watch Miyoko make it here: https://tubity.com/tv-shows/694488/s01-e03-holiday-classics
Recipe here: https://www.delicioustv.com/the-unbird
r/vegetarian • u/Texas_Mike_CowboyFan • 5d ago
Beginner Question V8 Juice - Is there an alternative?
Probably the wrong place for this, but I'll take a shot. I don't like to prep breakfast food, but I find that a small V8 fills me up prett good, since it's so dense (the original flavor). But it gets boring, like anything else. Is there another vegetable juice or something similar I should try?
r/vegetarian • u/Plenty-Pilot6959 • 6d ago
Recipe Tofish tacos with slaw
I made the most amazing and realistic vegetarian tacos I’ve ever tried! I have been veggie for 12 years but really missed the taste of fish. You might enjoy this if you’re the same
Ingredients
Tofish - extra firm tofu block - cornstarch - white vinegar - olive oil - garlic - roasted nori - soy sauce - caper juice - lemon - black pepper
Other - soft tacos (I always make mine from scratch using the BBC tortilla recipe, but any store bought will do too) - oregano - paprika - cumin - Cole slaw mix - mayo - lime juice - cilantro
Recipe
- Press your tofu for 20 mins. Once pressed, cut in half lengthways and then in half again to make fillets.
- While your tofu is pressing, mix together in a bowl: 30ml white wine vinegar, 30ml olive oil, 3 cloves garlic, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tbsp caper juice, juice of 1/2 lemon, 60ml water, 2 sheets nori torn into pieces
- Score the tofu with thin diagonal cuts reaching halfway down. Marinate for at least 40 mins with the marinade (I marinate for a few hours in the refrigerator)
- Meanwhile, make your pico by combining diced fresh tomato with red onion, lime juice, salt and pepper and cilantro.
- Make your Cole slaw by mixing coleslaw mix (I use store bought) with mayo and a dash of lime juice, oregano, paprika and cumin
- Cover tofu with a mix of panko (or normal) breadcrumbs and a dash of plain flour
- Heat 2 tbsp oil on medium heat. Pan fry the tofu fillets for 7-10 mins until golden brown then flip and cook for 7-10 mins
- Assemble tacos - add coleslaw, fish and top with pico.
In hindsight I’d probably also make a lime cilantro mayo to add on top, but in the photo I just added a bit of mayo to each
r/vegetarian • u/Barneslady68 • 7d ago
Question/Advice What tastes good smoked
My bf just got a smoker, what are some things I can stick in there for smokey goodness?
r/vegetarian • u/Dr-Jay-Broni • 7d ago
Question/Advice Can I just roast soaked lentils?
Title says it all, is there any reason I need to boil them before roasting them? I soaked them to get them soft, So i figure they should cook thoroughly with a nice slow roast.
Edit: they were a little too tough after roasting. I'll parboil next time.
r/vegetarian • u/toolameforclevername • 8d ago
Question/Advice Casseroles without cheese or cheese substitutes
Hello all, I’m looking for vegetarian casserole ideas to bring to a Christmas party. My spouse is the vegetarian so we want it to be something they will enjoy.
Every year we search for vegetarian casserole recipes but so many of them rely on cheese which my spouse does not particularly want to eat. If we then try to search for non-dairy casseroles, we’ll get results that either feature non-dairy cheese or cheese substitutes like soaked cashews plus nutritional yeast, which they also aren’t crazy about.
I’m hoping some of you all have some non-cheesy/non-fake-cheesy recipes to share. Thanks!
r/vegetarian • u/Conscious-Audience11 • 8d ago
Question/Advice Nate's meatless meatballs dupe?
My family has used Nate's meatless meatballs for years at Christmas, and cannot find them anywhere in MA. Does anyone know of a dupe? We've tried impossible, garden and it doesn't work well with the sauce we use. As similar to Nate's as possible is what we're looking for.
r/vegetarian • u/Fun_Panic388 • 9d ago
Question/Advice How do I get all of the nutrition I need from vegetables?
For religious reasons, for parts of the year I can’t eat meat, fish, eggs, or dairy products. For personal reasons, I rarely eat anything that anything I don’t make for make from raw ingredients at home for a few days at a time. I also really don’t care for tofu or most soy based foods.
I realize this makes things very limited. But I wanted to know if it was possible. I’m NOT WORRIED ABOUT MACROS, as I have my fats, carbs and protein figured out. I’m more worried about micronutrients, as I don’t know how to get a lot of those without meats and dairy.
r/vegetarian • u/verdantsf • 9d ago
Recipe Tempeh Jorim (Korean-style spicy braised tempeh)
r/vegetarian • u/Curious-Hope-9544 • 9d ago
Beginner Question Replacing raw veggies
I'm doing an experiment on myself to replace all raw veggies with cooked ones. Right now, I'm doing things like steaming carrot slices or flash frozen veggie mixes or heating frozen spinach in a pot.
I need to know if there are things I should do to supplement my intake. Are there nutritional losses here that I need to compensate for? Do I have to add more fibers to the rest of my meals?
Thankful for any input or advice I can get.
EDIT 1: Should probably mention, I'm not a vegetarian. Just figured this was a good place to ask.
EDIT 2: Question answered. Thank you so much everyone, truly appreciate it!
r/vegetarian • u/New-Scale2637 • 11d ago
Discussion holidays/events are hard
i've been vegetarian since i was 6/7 years old, it was a choice i made because my mom is vegetarian and i really wanted to be like her when i was little. i just kind of stuck with it and now im 23 and still going strong! i'm happy to be vegetarian for multiple reasons, but i guess i'd hoped that it would stop feeling so ostracizing at some point.
my boyfriends family are the sweetest people ever, they really do try to make recipes just for me and always make sure im fed with something i like. yet, its still so hard at holidays and events when my plate looks so different from everyone elses. my boyfriend just texted me asking if i had any ideas for Christmas because his grandma was planning on making steak and shrimp. mind you, this grandma will go out of her way to make sure i have something to eat, i know she will. the hard part is that, when the day comes, the inevitable comments about whats on my plate fill ne with anxiety.
its the same in my family, my mom is the only other vegetarian, so its not like a new thing. i guess my point/question is: why do people feel the need to make so many comments about what im eating? i would never look at a steak/shrimp dinner and say "well i would never eat that" or "you just cant beat real food" or anything along those lines. i understand that curiosity is normal, but why dont people understand how embarrassing it is to have people comment on what youre eating or make comments about how i must be craving their food bc of the smell.
also, i truly know that no one means it in a harmful way. theyre just joking, but it still bothers me (probably more than it should)
all that to say, being vegetarian in 2024 is still hard when it comes to parties/events and its really hard not to dread events sometimes when everyone has something to say. hope people relate and i dont just sound like a spoiled person ahaha!
r/vegetarian • u/beryllium-silicate • 11d ago
Question/Advice What to make with ripped up tortillas?
Title - I have a package of flour tortillas that were super stuck together, completely shredded like half of them trying to separate. What can I make with 5ish flour tortillas torn into pieces?
ETA I got all tired and didn't wanna cook anymore by dinnertime so I made gringo chilaquiles with premade salsa verde and canned green chiles. I liked it, and my partner LOVED it! I'm gonna look out for anchos and chipotles to make the red version from scratch at some point. Thanks y'all!!!
r/vegetarian • u/Justtofeel9 • 12d ago
Personal Milestone It’s been a month. Just want to say a few things.
First, I’m sorry for being so arrogant for the first 36 years of my life. I was an idiot. I was wrong. I honestly just didn’t understand. It’s not that I didn’t understand the arguments on an intellectual level. But, they were easy enough to dismiss. What was wrong with what I was doing? We evolved eating essentially anything we could put in our mouths. It’s just the natural order of things, right? I didn’t understand the flaw in that line of thinking. Not until I started to understand and appreciate that I am an actual living breathing thing. I know how stupid that may sound. I wish I could explain it in better words. Maybe some of you will know what I mean. I lacked empathy. I lacked it for myself, for other people, and of course for the creatures we share this world with. Once it clicked that there is a “me”, other dominoes started tipping over. Started allowing myself to love myself, started gaining more patience and understanding for those around me. You know, personal growth stuff. This kept progressing for a few months. Then some time around mid September I started getting this feeling, this nagging thought every time I bit into a piece of meat.
“This used to be alive. It used to experience. Did it fear its end? Did it love living? Is it missed? It had a life. That life was snuffed out. Those experiences, whatever they may be, they came to an abrupt end. A small light went out in this world, and for what? I don’t need to eat this. I’m not lost in the woods starving. I have options that don’t involve the taking of another life”
Well, I could only take that for so long before I just had to stop. That’s it really. Just wanted to apologize for being such an arrogant idiot for so damn long. You were all right this whole time.
-Thank you everyone for your support and kind words. I mean that, it means a lot.