What is your favourite healthy vegetarian meal?

BlueBelle

I m just a simple stir fry woman with whatever flavouring and veg I fancy thrown in I m a simple cook the simpler the better for me 😂

Thats me. I actually like ginger and lemon flavouring a lot. I do a 3 night batch sometimes and keep in the fridge.

I have with some fish and new potatoes. Sometimes walnuts in (so good for you)I actually do these in the microwave.

I'd use pulses but they are high FODMAP so not my tum friendly.

Veggie stir fry tonight (M&S as I’m too lazy to do all the slicing) with sriracha rice.

A chilled glass of Pinot Grigio is just the ticket as well!

I buy sainsburys dahl soup.
It is absolutely delicious, both as a soup, or eaten with rice and naan bread.it also has a long sell by
date, too, so worth keepimg, "just in case".

Now and then I make dal, with plenty of spinach and cauliflower. Very good with fresh naan bread.

In colder weather I make a lot of multi-veg soups -nearly all seasonal, UK grown.

Cauli-mac cheese is a favourite here - cauliflower and macaroni cheese combined - breadcrumbs and grated cheese on top, whack under the grill - lovely.

If you have a glut of French beans, even if past their best, look up fasolakia, a Greek green bean stew. Delicious. I have also made it with frozen green beans. Plenty of nice fresh bread mops up the juices.

The Vivera salmon fillet that Sarnia mentioned is actually vegan, so great for anyone who likes fish!

Asparagus and sun-dried tomato risotto. Simple, delicious.

I was going to jabe that for tonight, but it seems to be getting hotter.
Phew! Too hot for me.

I’m with you Miss A Baked potato and cheese and if really need comfort grated cheese and noodles. I do eat healthily most of the time

My favorite would be a vegetable stir-fry with brown rice—simple, filling, and packed with colorful vegetables and plant-based protein like tofu or chickpeas.

Homemade Vegetable curry, ooooh it’s delicious. I batch cook it

Just thought, I do like a simple pasta dish with cheese and tomatoes now and then.
This is often improved with some tuna.

I haven’t got a favourite one, they always seem a bit lacking to me without some meat 😊

That sounds a nice dish, Gracey
Not so sure about the reset, though.

I love comfort type foods, shepherd's pie, stew, etc.

I'm always looking for a basic veggie "mince", but have only got it right a couple of times.

I'm not vegetarian but I made a lovely bean casserole a few weeks ago with chopped sweet potatoes and veggie stock as the base and added onions, butter beans, chickpeas, garlic, lentils and tomatoes. I also used cumin and a few chilli flakes, so it was a bit like a veggie chilli con carne.

It went down very well with Mr G and my strapping meat-eating sons. I envisaged all of them pulling faces or commenting on the lack of meat. The boys even asked if they could take a portion home. I was pleasantly surprised.

My reason for making it was that I needed more fibre in my diet as my digestive system had been sluggish for a while. This dish certainly reset it!

Halloumi fajitas
Courgette and goats cheese pasta
Veg kebabs
Veg chilli
Ratatouille
Courgette quiche
( we have a glut of courgettes from the allotment 😁)

A South American salad based on a quinoa and sweet corn mixture, with avocado, pepper, tomatoes, chilli, nuts, fresh coriander and dressing of corn oil and lime zest and juice.
That's vegan, but with it you can serve hard boiled eggs or chorizo or mabe cold chicken.

Strawberry risotto - don’t panic, it’s savoury - sliced strawberries added for last three minutes. Serve with asparagus sprinkled with olive oil & balsamic vinegar and grilled lightly.

Teppanyaki Veggie Fried Rice.

About once a week we have roast veggies, usually with rice. At the moment I can use home grown courgettes, small tomatoes and onions. In addition I use peppers and sweet potato and garlic through the garlic press. Everything is cut up small (except the tomatoes which I leave whole), stirred together with olive oil and some dried mixed herbs and seasoning, then put in a roast tin and cooked at 190 until ready. Need to stir a couple of times whilst cooking. We have this with grated parmesan cheese.

At the moment my favourite veggie meal is aubergine chunks, chickpeas, sliced mushrooms and garlic. I fry the aubergine in olive oil, then add the mushrooms, then the crushed garlic and then the chickpeas to heat through. I like this with half a baked potato and some cabbage.

Butternut squash lasagne is delicious!
Lots of mushrooms in it too 😋

One of the very few things I will actually cook. Dried red lentils, sliced or grated carrots and chopped onions, vegetable bouillon. About 80g lentils to 1.5 pints water (might need topping up part way if too thick) Put all in a microwavable casserole dish and cook for 30 mins. Serve with bread.

I also like soup and usually make a big pot and freeze leftovers as I live alone.
Sweet potato and coconut
Leek and tattie
Carrot and coriander
Jamie Oliver's tomato.

For special occasions I make an effort
Lasagne or vegetable wellington, nut burgers, quiche etc.
I avoid processed or ready meals and meat substitutes as much as possible though there are tins of braised tofu and beans in the store cupboard.

ViceVersa

Menemen, which is Turkish scrambled eggs with peppers, onion and tomatoes. A bit like shakshuka, which is also another good option.

I love menemen, unfortuately me and eggs are not friends these days so it is a very rare treat now.

Dhal with red lentils, coconut milk, curry spices chickpeas (chana dhal). I add tomatoes and spinach and sometimes roasted cauli. Top with toasted flaked almonds. Hungry now.