To my vegetarians and vegans!

sarlizmurphy
sarlizmurphy Posts: 35 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I would love to find some new healthy recipes to include in my diet! I’ve been a vegetarian many years and I always end up getting stuck in a rut of making the same 7-8 meals over and over again. I eat no meat and no dairy. I occasionally eat fresh local eggs from sources that have happy healthy hens 😊. Any recommendations or recipes would be great!

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  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    Check out SweetPotatoSoul, RachelAma, CaitlinShoemaker, and Avantegardevegan on YouTube and instagram. Great recipes. I just recently transitioned to a plant based diet and they have been very helpful.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    If you friend me, my diary is open. I'm happy to share any recipe you see that sounds interesting to you. Most are from cookbooks, so I'd need to type them out for you. A few are links.

    I used to buy the Vegetarian Times magazine and still search their website for recipes, though the searchability isn't so hot. (You can look for "breakfasts" or "Chinese food" or "tofu". You can't look for "Chinese breakfasts containing tofu". And if you type in a keyword, the site can't seem to differentiate between "rice" as an ingredient and "rice" as an accompaniment to the dish.) Even so, they've got a TON of recipes.
  • vegan4lyfe2012
    vegan4lyfe2012 Posts: 1,256 Member
    I love bright, fresh bean salads. Here are my 3 current favorites:

    COWBOY CAVIAR

    1.5 cups cooked black beans (or use 1 can, drained & rinsed)
    1 can white corn, drained
    2 avocados, diced
    2 roma tomatoes, diced
    1 bunch green onions, tops only, sliced

    In a separate bowl, whisk together:
    ¼ cup roasted garlic avocado oil (The Olive Cart sells it, otherwise use EVOO)
    ¼ cup red wine vinegar
    1 tsp salt
    1 tsp pepper
    1 tsp garlic powder

    Combine & refrigerate to marinate at least 1 hour.

    THREE BEAN SALAD

    1.5 cups cooked kidney beans (or use 1 can, drained & rinsed)
    1.5 cups cooked chickpeas (or use 1 can, drained & rinsed)
    2 cups cooked green beans (or use 1 can, drained)
    1/2 white onion, finely diced
    1/2 green bell pepper, finely diced

    In a separate bowl, whisk together:
    2 T olive oil
    2 T apple cider vinegar
    parsley, salt & pepper to taste

    Combine & refrigerate to marinate at least 1 hour.

    Here's a link to a favorite: https://www.infinebalance.com/lemon-herb-summer-bean-salad/
  • durhammfp
    durhammfp Posts: 494 Member
    vegan4lyfe2012 wrote: »

    THREE BEAN SALAD

    1.5 cups cooked kidney beans (or use 1 can, drained & rinsed)
    1.5 cups cooked chickpeas (or use 1 can, drained & rinsed)
    2 cups cooked green beans (or use 1 can, drained)
    1/2 white onion, finely diced
    1/2 green bell pepper, finely diced

    In a separate bowl, whisk together:
    2 T olive oil
    2 T apple cider vinegar
    parsley, salt & pepper to taste

    Combine & refrigerate to marinate at least 1 hour.

    Great recipe! Here is a three-bean salad I really like:

    https://www.themediterraneandish.com/mediterranean-three-bean-salad-recipe/

    When I make it I sub celery for the cucumbers for the added crunch and extra potassium. This makes a heart-healthy, delicious meal.

  • debtay123
    debtay123 Posts: 1,327 Member
    Other great sites include : hello nutritarian, the watering mouth, and the sweetest vegan, and brown vegan - just more you-tube or regular sites. Don't forget
  • dmkoenig
    dmkoenig Posts: 299 Member
    https://cookieandkate.com
  • JennaGodino
    JennaGodino Posts: 1 Member
    Hey! Welcome to the site. I’ve been vegetarian for years, and have recently transitioned to mostly vegan. Some of the websites I use are minimalist baker, and it doesn’t taste like chicken. Vegan hugs, and veggies don’t bite as well.
  • tracybear86
    tracybear86 Posts: 163 Member
    https://minimalistbaker.com/ - My go to for a lot of things. Most of her recipes are 10 ingredients or less and take around 30 minutes to make.
    https://www.thecuriouschickpea.com/
    https://www.veganricha.com/
    https://www.rabbitandwolves.com/ - New find recently. I made their White Lasagna Soup and it was amazing! :)
    https://biancazapatka.com/en/
  • Dgil1975
    Dgil1975 Posts: 110 Member
    I find YouTube to be very useful, search plant based recipes and you will stumble on to some great channels.
  • shaumom
    shaumom Posts: 1,003 Member
    eggs - tamagoyaki - japanese rolled omelets - are quite nice. This one has both the vegetarian and non-vegetarian version and helpful tips on how to make (https://www.justonecookbook.com/tamagoyaki-japanese-rolled-omelette/ )

    taco soup - super easy. 1 15-16 oz can, each, of pinto beans, black beans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, and white beans. 1 small can tomato soup. 1 -2 cans corn. 2 cans chopped tomatoes. 1-2 packets of vegetarian taco seasoning. Pour all the ingredients into a pan, liquid and all, mix together, heat until fragrant, and you're done, bam. It tends to taste better the next day once flavors have blended even more. Also, some folks caramelize onions first and add to the pot, or saute garlic and do the same, but as that takes 20-30 minutes for onions, without onions is faster. :-) This makes a nice huge pot that's good for a big family, or good for leftovers for a long time for one.
  • kam26001
    kam26001 Posts: 2,794 Member
    Whole Foods has a really good vegan "TTLA" sandwich. So easy to make. Tempeh strips, avocado, vegan mayo, lettuce, tomato, bread. The tempeh to get is the smoky maple bacon strips by Turtle Island.

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  • vritansh
    vritansh Posts: 1 Member
    Hi Everyone.. How would you like to explore some vegetarian indian dishes.. Hope you like spices and all.. If you like I can share some good recipes..
    Holla out of you'd like to give them a try.

    Loads of food items to try like Okra, pumpkin, pointed gourd and family, chickpeas, beans, etc

    If been vegetarian for major share of my life, and there are quite a few combinations to explore
  • sarlizmurphy
    sarlizmurphy Posts: 35 Member
    kam26001 wrote: »
    Whole Foods has a really good vegan "TTLA" sandwich. So easy to make. Tempeh strips, avocado, vegan mayo, lettuce, tomato, bread. The tempeh to get is the smoky maple bacon strips by Turtle Island.

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    That looks soo good! I’ve made versions of this before with my own smoky tempeh recipe! I wish I had a whole food store near me so I could try this out 😭
  • zippyhawkes
    zippyhawkes Posts: 1 Member
    are you uk? Sainsbury love your veg shroom dogs are amazing

    Im a Veggan - Love eggs
  • sarlizmurphy
    sarlizmurphy Posts: 35 Member
    Thank you everyone for the great ideas I will definitely be incorporating some of these recipes into my meals! 💜💜
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,887 Member
    vritansh wrote: »
    Hi Everyone.. How would you like to explore some vegetarian indian dishes.. Hope you like spices and all.. If you like I can share some good recipes..
    Holla out of you'd like to give them a try.

    Loads of food items to try like Okra, pumpkin, pointed gourd and family, chickpeas, beans, etc

    If been vegetarian for major share of my life, and there are quite a few combinations to explore

    Sure. I have a couple of Indian cook books and use them for some of my vegetarian ideas, but ones you use and stand by would be great.
  • anthocyanina
    anthocyanina Posts: 86 Member
    @vritansh I would love some new vegetarian Indian recipes! Any and all.

    Ones I can make include: okra, eggplant, aloo gobi, daal, and a vegan curry sauce that I put all kinds of veggies and tofu into. I'm especially interested in pumpkin!
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