Favorite vegetarian/eggetarian recipe

I don't know if you eat dairy. From eggatarian it seems not. I've been vegetarian before and some of my staple meals are vegetarian. Spaghetti with "meat" sauce. I cook boca crumbles into sausage then add tomatoes and sauce, mexican soup using trader joes soy chorizo. And my favorite lunch. Beans Refried beans with cheese salsa onions and jalapeños.

My DH is a vegetarian and we eat vegetarian on most days for dinner, save for fish and/or egg dishes I make at home for myself. Vegetarian food, particularly Indian vegetarian is an awesome and complete cuisine that does not incorporate meat at all and do not try to create 'mock meats' which sort of make you feel like something is 'missing' because meat is so often the 'main' of any meal. Other worthy mentions are Middle-Eastern foods.

That being said, I like my foods well-spiced and flavoursome so I've included some recipes that has good protein in it and not too much oil even if it does include carbs:

• Shakshouka: A middle-eastern tomato/pepper egg dish which can be had for breakfast or brunch, even dinner.
• Foul Medammas : A substantial fava bean dip/stew which has many different forms. My favourite one is the Egyptian version with tomatoes added to it for a richer, creamier and nutrient-added punch.
• Chickpea and tomatoes masala curry : Good with rice and a small bowl of rasam (Indian spicy soup)
  http://www.thasneen.com/cooking/chick-peas-in-roasted-coconut-gravy-or-kadala-curry-kerala-style/ (I omit the potatoes, and add chopped tomatoes after cooking the onions.)
• Mixed Vegetable Sambhar : A healthy lentil stew soup that is eaten with rice.
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• Good ol' egg sandwich
• 2-ingredient banana pancakes (just 1 banana, 1 egg, cook like a pancake, top with greek yoghurt, drizzled with honey, and with lots of strawberries or sliced bananas!
• Cauliflower 'fried' rice with cubes of tofu and any chopped veggie!
  http://minimalistbaker.com/crispy-peanut-tofu-cauliflower-rice-stir-fry/

Shakshouka (4 servings)

There are many versions and I really like the one with bell peppers in it (purists may prefer it without). Good on its own or mopped up with crusty bread, turkish bread or Arabic khobtz (pita bread).

- 2 tbsp olive oil
-1 large onion, chopped
- 1 cup thinly sliced red bell peppers
- 1-2 green chillis/ jalapenos, finely chopped (optional: but adds great taste)
-2 cloves garlic, minced, or to taste
-3 tomatoes, chopped or 1 can tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
-1 teaspoon paprika
-Salt to taste
- Chopped coriander

-Heat the olive oil in a pan, add in the onion, stir fry until slightly brown. Add garlic and chillis, stir fry until fragrant and slightly brown, add bell peppers; cook and stir until the vegetables have softened but al dente.
Add the tomatoes and fry for 3-4 min. Add cumin, paprika, salt, and chile pepper to the mix. Stir to combine until raw spice smell has gone.
Simmer, uncovered, until the tomato juices have cooked off, about 10 minutes. Make four holes in the mixture for the eggs. Crack the eggs into the holes. Cover the skillet and let the eggs cook until they're slightly firm but not dry, about 3-4 min. Use a toothpick or fork to swirl the egg whites slightly into the rest of the mixture to slightly incorporate the eggs into the tomato mixture.
If you want the eggs overeasy and soft, just cover on low heat for 1-2 min. When you take it off the heat the eggs will continue cooking so don't be alarmed.

Top with chopped coriander.

Serve warm with crusty bread, turkish bread or khobtz. Also great on its own.


Foul Medammas (4 servings)

I prefer the stewy version as opposed to the normal starchy versions doused in olive oil. It can be had as a side with breads, together with egg. Served at breakfast with eggs, a salad plate of tomato wedges, cucumber and red pepper batons, and cubes of feta and cheddar. Wash down with tea. It's quite substantial but extremely healthy and protein packed so it takes you through to dinner where you'll literally only have space for a light meal. Perfect for a well-portioned healthy diet where you burn most of the energy in the day.

- 2 tbsp olive oil
-4 cloves garlic, smashed or finely chopped
-1 medium onion, chopped
-1 large tomato, chopped (if canned tomatoes, 1/2 can)
-1/2 tsp ground cumin
-1 tsp paprika
-1 can fava beans or foul medammas , washed and rinsed.
-1 1/2 tbsp tahini (optional)
-Juice from one lemon
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Drizzle of EVOO
-Chopped coriander

In a medium non-stick pan, add olive oil and add garlic once hot. Cook till slightly browned. Add onions. Cook till lightly browned. Add tomatoes. Cook for 3-4 min on medium heat. Add cumin and paprika. Cook till soft and somewhat mushy with onions and garlic on low heat, about 5 min.
Pulse in blender/food processor till half chunky, one or two pulses. OR just use your cooking utensil to mash till coarsely chunky in pan.
Add fava beans. Stir well with tomato mixture till well incorporated. If mixture is dry, add water in 3-4 tbsp water at a time to 'wet' mixture. It shouldn't be too thick or dry. On low heat, use your cooking utensil to manually mash the mixture until it resembles a half chunky consistency with visible fava beans but not leaving whole ones.

Add tahini, stir well and cook for 1 min. Add lemon juice. Cover and cook for another min or so on low heat. Add water as needed if too dry, stirring gently so that you don't overmash mixture.

Place in a large, shallow bowl. Use a spoon and flatten the mixture, making a small well. Drizzle lightly with EVOO, sprinkle a little more paprika over, and scatter chopped coriander.

Serve with a side platter of tomato wedges, cucumber and red pepper slices, boiled egg wedges, and small cubes of cheddar and feta cheese together with a slice of bread, preferably flat bread or crusty bread.

@Akibo23 , oh that's great lol maybe we can swap recipes! I do lots of Mid-East / Mediterranean food and i love Indian food but it can be challenging to sift through all the non-authentic recipes out there! I try to stick to blogs like Sailu, Manjula's kitchen, Vah Reh Vah, etc for Indian recipes!

Thanks for the stuffed bell peppers, it sounds amazing! Sounds like it would make for a perfectly portioned, tasty meal!

Let me know how the shakshouka turns out!

Almond milk, peanut butter, nuts, quinoa and my favourite food at the moment - chickpea pancakes! I don't eat eggs but I miss omelettes so when Oh She Glows posted a chickpea pancake recipe I got hooked. I also used to make this chickpea dumplings in a spicy tomato sauce that is a bit similar to shakshouka but without the eggs of course.

Lots of good recipes on ohsheglows.com

My favourite breakfast at the moment (like, every day…) is a small slice of toast with half an avocado, smashed with chilli flakes, salad onion and lemon juice, and topped with a sliced hard-boiled egg. I make the parts the evening before and construct it when I get to work in the morning.

Akibo23 wrote: »

hmparkin23 wrote: »

My favourite breakfast at the moment (like, every day…) is a small slice of toast with half an avocado, smashed with chilli flakes, salad onion and lemon juice, and topped with a sliced hard-boiled egg. I make the parts the evening before and construct it when I get to work in the morning.

Sounds really easy to make and carry

I have been addicted to chia pudding over the past few weeks and it keeps me going for a good 6-7hours before i am hungry all over again Perfect breakfast-brunch food

Here is an image of today's version of chia pudding brunch with one apple-one banana and a homemade raspberry coulis without sugar :

That looks great! Looks so filling too!

I am vegetarian, I still can't and prob won't shake cheese, it's too good. I don't eat eggs.
Sooo with that being said, when I did eat eggs, in the morning I would saute onions, tomatoes, scramble some eggs. Put it on warm corn tortilla and top it off w. A little salsa and cheese.

My favorite dinner: sautéed mushrooms, onion, tomatoe, zuchini and yellow squash.. sometimes corn and peas.. warm up the tortilla, put the stuff sautéed on to the tortilla add cheese and slices of avacado! So yummy and very filling.