10 original recipes for vegetarians
Food / / December 19, 2019
1. hummus
Eastern dish that is perfect for sandwiches. Preparing it of chickpeas, which are sold in most major retail stores. Hummus - nutritious meal, helps to normalize blood cholesterol levels and help the functioning of the nervous system. Hummus also lowers blood sugar and rich in protein.
Ingredients
- 300 g of dried chick;
- 30-100 g of sesame seeds;
- 3 garlic cloves;
- 4-7 tablespoons of lemon juice;
- 3 tablespoons olive oil;
- salt.
preparation
It is better to cook chickpeas in advance. Rinse it and soak for 10-15 hours. Clean the chickpeas from the husk or not - you decide. Without husk is a more gentle and uniform composition, and with the husk - an interesting texture. Chickpea simmer 2 hours without salt and spices. Check the readiness of chickpea can, crushed pea between your fingers. chickpea decoction leave, he will need more.
Lightly fry the sesame seeds until golden brown and grind in a coffee grinder. Mix sesame garlic and olive oil and grind in a blender to uniformity. Add the chickpeas and 300 ml of broth, continuing to grind. In the finished dish, add the lemon juice and salt to taste.
2. pancakes
pancakes - it is not always milk, yogurt and eggs. They can be eaten in the post, if prepared correctly.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups flour;
- 2 cups of water;
- 50 ml of vegetable oil;
- 1 tablespoon sugar;
- ½ teaspoon of baking soda;
- 1 teaspoon of vinegar or citric acid;
- salt - to taste.
preparation
Dissolve the sugar in water and citric acid. Small portions add flour, stirring constantly, until there are no lumps.
Add soda and oil, let sit for at least 10 minutes. The dough is ready. If you want more sweet pancakes, you can pour more sugar. You can also add a little cocoa powder and chocolate to get pancakes. Bake the pancakes over medium heat until tender.
3. Pumpkin cream soup
If you want something original that can be prepared in just a half an hour, pumpkin cream soup with celery - the perfect solution.
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of celery;
- 400 g of gourd;
- 1 onion;
- spices - to taste;
- crackers - feed.
preparation
Vegetables cut and put on fire. Bring to boil and simmer for about 10 minutes. Drain of the broth to vegetables were slightly covered by water. About a cup of soup can be left in case the soup will be too thick.
Remove the pan from the heat and chop vegetables blender until smooth creamy. If the soup is too liquid, add a little flour, but no more than a tablespoon. Stir in the spices. The finished soup, you can add a few spoonfuls of sesame. garlic and paprika are also great, but if you want to become more yellow soup, add curry.
Better pumpkin soup combined with croutons. They need to add just before serving.
4. guacamole
Bright green and very tasty dish that can be spread on a sandwich, apply the paste, used as a sauce or add to rolls instead of avocado.
Ingredients
- 2 avocado;
- 1 lime;
- 3 tablespoons olive oil;
- salt - to taste;
- spices - to taste.
preparation
Remove the avocado flesh. The easiest way to slice the fruit in half and clean out the pulp with a spoon. Lime you squeeze the juice, add olive oil, salt and spices and mix everything in a blender.
lime juice not only adds flavor, but also allows the guacamole not darken longer. The guacamole is ready, you can add finely chopped vegetables. Perfect tomatoes and carrots.
5. Chocolate cake
Cheap and simple recipe vegetable cake. The main plus of this dessert - a minimum of dirty dishes.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of flour;
- ½ cup cocoa powder;
- 1 cup of sugar;
- 1 sachet vanillin;
- 1 sachet baking powder;
- ½ cup vegetable oil;
- 2 cups of water.
preparation
All the ingredients can be mixed up in baking dish. Just be careful not to scratch it. To do this, use a wooden spoon or silicone. Mix all the dry ingredients, add them to the sunflower oil and, stirring constantly, pour the water.
Bake cake in a preheated oven to 180 degrees about 40 minutes depending on the thickness of the cake. After the pull out a it from the oven, let cool the cake for 10-15 minutes.
6. pancakes
A delicious recipe for pancakes without animal ingredients.
Ingredients
- 7-8 potatoes;
- 2-3 tablespoons of flour;
- spices - to taste
- ¼ teaspoon of baking soda.
preparation
Peel the potatoes and grate it on a grater. To pancakes is not falling apart, half tuber rub on a coarse grater, and the other half - on a fine. Mix all the ingredients and fry in vegetable oil at a well preheated pan 10 minutes.
The dish will be more delicious if you add in the potatoes finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes and paprika.
7. pea sauce
Pea sauce similar to mayonnaise, but much tastier and without eggs.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of dried minced pea;
- 6 tablespoons of water;
- 150-220 g of vegetable oil;
- 1 teaspoon of sugar;
- 2 teaspoons mustard;
- 1 teaspoon salt;
- 1-2 tablespoons vinegar;
- spices - to taste.
preparation
Mix the water with peas and boil for 10-20 minutes. Whisk resulting mixture was blender until uniform. Slowly pour in the oil in a pea. Again beat all blender.
Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly until the mixture is similar to real mayonnaise. Depending on the amount of oil added will vary fat content of the finished food.
8. marshmallow
Marshmallow - a marshmallow, but more chewy and tender. Sale marshmallow not everywhere, and costs a lot, so it is best to cook it yourself.
Ingredients
- 575 g of sugar;
- 265 g water;
- 50 g of powdered sugar;
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch;
- 1 g of citric acid;
- 1 g of soda;
- 25 g of agar-agar.
preparation
You will need a saucepan with a thick bottom. In it vsypte 175 g of sugar and citric acid and pour 75 g of water. Bring to the boil and cook up until per spoon, lowered to the mixture starts to stretch the thread. On average, the process takes about 40 minutes. Add soda and stir until the bubbles disappear from the reaction of soda and citric acid.
Agar-agar pour 100 g of warm water to swell and leave. The syrup is cooled slightly, add 400 g of sugar and 90 g of water, boil until sugar is dissolved. Agar whisk in a container with a high-walled, gradually pouring the hot syrup. It is better to have someone help with this, because it is necessary to pour and beat at the same time. When the mixture turns white and the increase in volume, pour it into a mold lined with cling film, to cool. You can add to the mix the food coloring.
Remove the form in the refrigerator for 6 hours. When marshmallow hardens, remove it from the mold, sprinkle a mixture of powdered sugar and starch and cut. Knife, sprinkle with a mixture of the same, so that it is less stuck.
9. caramelized onions
A simple side dish for those who are tired of the usual salads. You can add virtually any boiled barley and improve its taste.
Ingredients
- 4 onions;
- ¼ cup vegetable oil;
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar;
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar.
preparation
Onions clean and cut into rings. Pour the oil in a frying pan, cook it at a bow of about 10-15 minutes. Add the sugar and vinegar and cook for 10 more minutes.
It turns out tender and tasty onion with an unusual taste. It can even be frozen and added to the ready-made porridge.
10. Couscous with vegetables
Find the couscous - it's not a problem. A major plus couscous - it does not need cooking.
Ingredients
- 250 g couscous;
- 250 ml of hot water;
- 2 tablespoons olive oil;
- vegetables - to taste;
- salt - to taste;
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
preparation
Boil water. Add to it the olive oil and season with salt to taste. In almost boiling water pour couscous and leave for approximately 30 minutes. Or you can measure out a glass of water, boil it in a pot and pour boiling water over the couscous.
Fry the vegetables that you like best. For example, onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Add the couscous in a pan ready to roast vegetables, stir and serve.