Cooking for a Vegetarian

I am inviting a girl over to my place and am planning to cook for her tonight.

Only one catch - she is a vegetarian.

Thinking of making her veggie lasagne.

Any better suggestions?

jimmii

Veggie lasagne is nice my wife is a veggie and its one of the things we have on a regular basis. Make it with quorn and have it yourself and make an extra good impression!

shruikan2553

Show her the door.

Sheep Lover

Slap a 14 ounce rare steak in front of her and tell her there is a vegetarian option

She can fcuk off.

Grayson

Quorn make some great meat substitutes. The mince is fantastic. You can use it in the lasagne or in a bolognese (I end up eating the bolognese at least one a week because it's so simple and quick to cook).

Besides that there's chicken bits (Stir fries and curries) and stuff like meatballs. Best thing to do is toddle to tescos (tescos generally have more quorn products than Dunnes or Supervalu) and see what you can make with it.

shruikan2553

shruikan2553 wrote: »

Show her the door.

I'll show her the door alright, the door to my c0ck! :cool:

corner of hells

Deleted User wrote: »

I am inviting a girl over to my place and am planning to cook for her tonight.

Only one catch - she is a vegetarian.

Thinking of making her veggie lasagne.

Any better suggestions?

The smell of her farts later in the evening will ruin any plans you have for.sexy time.

Sheep Lover

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Slap a 14 ounce rare steak in front of her and tell her there is a vegetarian option

She can fcuk off.

This made me LOL

Grayson

Deleted User wrote: »

I'll show her the door alright, the door to my c0ck! :cool:

You're expecting her to eat sausage?


btw, bisto is veggie. So it's always possible to do a roast and just use quorn fillets. In the end it all tastes of gravy anyway.

Hooked

Is it just meat she won't eat? I'm not too familiar if the phrase nowadays covers 'animal products' like cheese, etc?

I'm a fan of making herself a nice risotto myself. Veggie stock, few sticks of celery, white wine, butter, Parmesan and various mushrooms to top it off?

Just a thought.

Mr. Incognito

Aldi do a really nice selection of veg quiches

dan1895

The veggie option? Sorry it's still in the shop.

SEPT 23 1989

Nip this nonsense in the bud now

Dump her

The_Valeyard

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I'll show her the door alright, the door to my c0ck! :cool:

With lines like that OP, I can see your evening turning into a great success.

The_Valeyard

The_Valeyard wrote: »

With lines like that OP, I can see your evening turning into a great success.

I'm being a bit tongue in cheek.

Just like I plan to be with her tonight

iDave

Imagine being a vegetarian. How sh1t would that be!

anncoates

Fish pie joke.

Sauve

Veggie curry is always a good one, and simple enough unless you fancy doing it from scratch and really making an impression

dr strangelove

So she's not interested in sausages then?

Oh dear.

FouxDaFaFa

She might not like meat substitutes, OP. Maybe check with her?

Can't go too wrong with a chickpea curry or bean chilli. Or some pasta dishes, pasta with tomato sauce and roasted black bean balls with garlic and chilli or broccoli and tomato pasta with a white wine sauce.

Go to the Vegetarian forum and pick up a few ideas.

biko

Make a big steak with a side salad for yourself.
Give her the side salad.

Or give her a few slices of bread.

wilhelm roentgen

iDave wrote: »

Imagine being a vegetarian. How sh1t would that be!

I know, a real missed steak.

Raminahobbin

Hooked wrote: »

Is it just meat she won't eat? I'm not too familiar if the phrase nowadays covers 'animal products' like cheese, etc?

I'm a fan of making herself a nice risotto myself. Veggie stock, few sticks of celery, white wine, butter, Parmesan and various mushrooms to top it off?

Just a thought.

Parmesan isn't vegetarian... and you'd want to make sure the wine you use is okay via Barnivore.com.

OP, think up 3 things you could make and ask her which she'd prefer. Lasagne is usually okay, but I'm a veggie and hate lasagne (just cos it's ew, not cos veggie). Keep it simple, and see which she prefers.

This sausage and mushroom pie is ridiculously easy to make and absolutely delicious btw. Linda McCartney sausages, from the frozen section in most supermarkets.

For wine options, Marks & Spencer and Aldi write it on the bottle whether it's veggie or not. Saves you googling the brand.

MJ23

She wont put meat in her mouth lad. Tell her stay at home and eat a bag of lettuce.

Mesrine65

Mexican if you want things spiced up OP
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/everyday-cooking/vegetarian/main-dishes/mexican/

Slunk

Check out Jamie oliver rotolo recipe. Blue cheese and pear bruchetta to start.

Graces7

Grayson wrote: »

Quorn make some great meat substitutes. The mince is fantastic. You can use it in the lasagne or in a bolognese (I end up eating the bolognese at least one a week because it's so simple and quick to cook).

Besides that there's chicken bits (Stir fries and curries) and stuff like meatballs. Best thing to do is toddle to tescos (tescos generally have more quorn products than Dunnes or Supervalu) and see what you can make with it.

I am all but vegetarian but would never use quorn or meat substitutes. Eggs and cheese if she is not a vegan. Costs too much any other way.

Buona Fortuna

Give her a Cup a soup - but not chicken or beef

paulbok

Grayson wrote: »

Quorn make some great meat substitutes. The mince is fantastic. You can use it in the lasagne or in a bolognese (I end up eating the bolognese at least one a week because it's so simple and quick to cook).

Besides that there's chicken bits (Stir fries and curries) and stuff like meatballs. Best thing to do is toddle to tescos (tescos generally have more quorn products than Dunnes or Supervalu) and see what you can make with it.

Because minced beef is so difficult to cook?

lertsnim

Deleted User wrote: »

I'll show her the door alright, the door to my c0ck! :cool:

Fair play for a 14 year old to be making a dinner for someone.

faughs

Veggie burgers Jamie oliver recipe.. My favourite dinner in the world with some corn on cob.. Just mix chickpeas and mixed beans in blender with paprika,,flour, lemon zest and coriander. Mix into balls then flatten in to burgers and fry on low heat.. Delicious

Tofurky, bitches be trippin' for some Tofurky



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stimpson

My missus is a veggie. She laughed for hours at all your veggie jokes as they were all very original.

My two cents is that I would never serve a date anything from a packet or a freezer. The Risotto suggestion is the best so far. Takes a bit of time to do risotto correctly though. Add the stock a ladle at a time and wait for the rice to absorb it before adding more. Butternut squash and sage risotto is nom.

If you think she likes a bit of heat I do a mean veggi chili:

Finely chop half a pack of Aldi mixed chilis (a mix of hot and mild ones) and 3 or 4 cloves of garlic. Dice peppers, onions and mushrooms. Slap it all in a big pot with a good glug of olive oil. Slowly sweat this down over 5 to 10 minutes.

Add a carton of passata and 2 tins of chopped tomatoes. Drain and rinse a can of kidney beans. Slap it in the pot with half a tube of tomato paste. Give it a good stir then add:

1 tsp paprika
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp hot chili powder
Juice of a lime

And a generous splash of:
Veggie wostershire sauce (non veggie I'd ok if she eats fish)
Decent tomato ketchup
Tobasco
Tobacco habenero
Franks hot sauce
Any other hot sauce in the cupboard - I usually have around half a dozen on hand. The variety really adds to depth of flavour.

Season to taste and allow to reduce for half an hour of so. A couple of minutes before serving add a ridiculously large amount of chopped coriander. Make sure to finely chop the stalks and add them too.

Serve with guacamole (2 ripe avocados, juice of a lime, more ridiculous amounts of coriander), sour cream and taco shells/rice/tortillas.

The Moldy Gowl

Make her tea and toast. Pretend you are a hipster chef and it's gourmet tea and toast.

Noodles as well.

Conall Cernach

Raminahobbin wrote: »

Parmesan isn't vegetarian... and you'd want to make sure the wine you use is okay via Barnivore.com.

Parmesan isn't vegetarian? I thought it was just a type of cheese like Cheddar.

The Moldy Gowl

Conall Cernach wrote: »

Parmesan isn't vegetarian? I thought it was just a type of cheese like Cheddar.

Made in the stomach of the cow

Sauve

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

Made in the stomach of the cow

I read that in a deep Mexican accent.No idea why.

Grayson

paulbok wrote: »

Because minced beef is so difficult to cook?

Quorn cooks in a couple of minutes. In fact it's more heating than cooking. If I'm throwing a sauce on top the whole thing can be done in less than 10 minutes.

So it's faster mainly because I don't have to worry about food poisoning from uncooked meat.

Lia_lia

I'm a vegetarian! (No it's not me!)

A risotto is a good idea, but some people find it difficult enough enough to make. Which I don't understand because it's very easy. A mushroom risotto is a safe one..

Some kind of pasta dish is easy to do.

My favourite is curry. I always make it at home and my boyfriend, who eats meat, loves vegetarian curries. Maybe this: Creamy veggie korma. At least it won't be too spicy, some people don't like spicy food.

I wouldn't go with Quorn or anything like that unless you know she eats them. I personally hate all that stuff.

Raminahobbin

Conall Cernach wrote: »

Parmesan isn't vegetarian? I thought it was just a type of cheese like Cheddar.

It's the addition of rennet to the cheese that makes it not vegetarian. Lots of cheese varieties can be gotten without rennet, so they're fine, but Parmesan always has rennet in it. Which is why it's never veggie friendly.

stimpson

Apparently this is veggie and makes a good parmasean substitute:

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=276091819

Conall Cernach

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

Made in the stomach of the cow

You mean it's wrapped in a cow's stomach when maturing or something or do you mean dairy isn't vegetarian?

stimpson

Conall Cernach wrote: »

You mean it's wrapped in a cow's stomach when maturing or something or do you mean dairy isn't vegetarian?

Some rennet is made from cows stomach therefore cheese made with it isn't veggie.

Hooked

Conall Cernach wrote: »

You mean it's wrapped in a cow's stomach when maturing or something or do you mean dairy isn't vegetarian?

Someone please clear this up for me.

I suggested the risotto, along with not knowing exactly what a 'vegetarian' is, in the broad sense.

I thought it was just 'no meat' but then you hear some eat fish. So, fish is ok but a cheese that's got rennet in it, isn't?

I thought that was Veganism?

Or are the lines all blurred nowadays?

From mother google:
Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or poultry. Vegans, in addition to being vegetarian, do not use other animal products and by-products such as eggs, dairy products, honey, leather, fur, silk, wool, cosmetics, and soaps derived from animal products.


I've a headache now. Off to the pub with me for a nice pint of the black stuff.

seventeen sheep

If you eat fish you're not a vegetarian, you're a pescatarian.

(As is my understanding.)

I was a vegetarian for 8 years. Veggie curry was my favourite.

Now steak is my favourite.

FluffTheDog

Veggie curry. Coconut milk with lots of veg and maybe some chickpeas. And maybe some naan bread.

seventeen sheep

Best thing to do is just ask the girl what food she likes.

She might eat meat substitutes such as Quorn, she might be disgusted at the idea. Maybe she calls herself a vegetarian but eats fish. Maybe she's not vegan but doesn't eat rennet. Maybe she's a bog-standard vegetarian but isn't a fan of traditional vegetarian favourites such as pulses and beans and chickpeas.

You could just say to her that you've no experience cooking for vegetarians. Ask her for her five favourite dishes, and look up a really good recipe for one of them. That way it's still a surprise, and you're putting a lot of thought and effort into it, and you can be pretty sure it's something she'll actually like. Instead of just giving her something that "most" vegetarians tend to like.

stimpson

Pescitarians eat fish and vegetables, but no red or white meat. Sometimes it's easier to say you're a vegetarian than try to explain.

Raminahobbin

Vegetarian means someone who doesn't eat meat or by-products resulting from the death of an animal. So rennet, gelatine etc etc is out.

Vegan means someone who doesn't eat anything that comes from an animal, at all, whether it stayed living or died. So dairy, honey etc is out.

Sometimes people are not strict on the by-products thing but still feel they identify as vegetarian. People who eat fish and/or chicken and call themselves vegetarian... Are idiots. Usually saying 'a fish is not an animal, it's a fish ' or something just as idiotic.

Mr_Muffin

Make her a chicken stir fry, tell her if she doesn't eat it you are going to eat her.