These were something found by googling around for vegetarian things to eat with pasta. It sounded sufficiently weird that I felt like I had to give it a shot just to see what the hell it tasted like. Turns out they’re not bad! They don’t really taste anything like a meatball but they’re good in… Continue reading Mushroom Lentil “Meatballs”
Category: Vegetarian
Falafel
Adapted from the serious eats recipe, which mostly means I added more herbs because I think their stuff is always low on seasoning. A fryer is your friend here, it makes the actual cooking a breeze. Otherwise just do your best with a pot, a stove, and an instant read thermometer. You do want to… Continue reading Falafel
Lemon Rice
I guess this is a Greek thing? It came up when I googled “things to eat with falafel,” and was listed as a Greek dish. Shrug. The turmeric is purely for color, you can feel free to leave it off. Ingredients 1 cup long grain white rice, rinsed until the water is clear 2 tablespoons… Continue reading Lemon Rice
Tabouli or Tabouleh or however you spell it, it’s still great
Turns out this is the stuff I’ve been getting for years at the kebab places, I just didn’t know what it was called. I just pointed and said “the stuff with tomatoes and parsley in it.” It’s a great side salad by itself, or you can throw it on gyros or falafel or almost anything… Continue reading Tabouli or Tabouleh or however you spell it, it’s still great
Vegetarian Enchiladas
Pretty much that. I’ve been eating vegetarian lately, and part of that for me has been taking things that I used to make with meat, and removing the meat to see what I can do; this is one of those attempts and I was really happy with how it came out. I think I might… Continue reading Vegetarian Enchiladas
Mexican Portobello Mushroom Tacos
I love mushrooms in pretty much all forms. If you’ve been paying attention, this is actually the second recipe I’m posting for Mexican mushrooms; this is totally different because I made heavy use of the smoker. If you don’t have a smoker, you can skip the bits where you smoke the mushrooms and just jump… Continue reading Mexican Portobello Mushroom Tacos
Pasta Bean Salad
This was the first thing I ate when I decided to try out being a vegetarian; it was something I just kind of made up but I ended up liking it quite a bit! So here it is. I actually at it cold, and I thought it was great that way, but you can heat… Continue reading Pasta Bean Salad
Chickpea Cakes with Yogurt Sauce
I got this recipe from a friend and these things are fucking amazing. I’m transcribing it here with the modifications I made, but yeah, can’t say enough good things. And since they’re mostly beans, they’re hearty enough to be a meal on their own. Ingredients For the sauce: 1 cucumber, peeled and seeded, grated on… Continue reading Chickpea Cakes with Yogurt Sauce
Potato Salad
This is a modified version of the Serious Eats version and it’s great. It’s the first potato salad I’ve ever had that I actually liked. One note: at one point he has you sprinkle vinegar over the cooked potatoes. I don’t know how the hell you sprinkle two tablespoons of vinegar over a sheet pan… Continue reading Potato Salad
Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread
Just like it says in the name. It’s not spicy, or at least it shouldn’t be, you remove the seeds and pith from the jalapenos before cooking so you just get a nice floral element. You can omit the jalapenos and cheese if you just want to make straight cornbread, and it’s still great. The… Continue reading Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread
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