Here are healthy vegetarian recipes
Here’s an easy-to-make dish that both vegetarians and non-veggies will love.
Vegetarian Potato Tortilla
Try the easy recipe today.
For this recipe, you will microwave the potatoes and not deep fry them. This will make the Dish healthier by cutting the amount of fat. It serves 4 and will be ready in 40 minutes.
Here’s what you will need:
4 large potatoes, about 700g
2 tbsp olive oil
6 eggs, lightly beaten
OK, here’s what to do…
1. Pierce the potatoes with a fork several times and microwave on high (900W) for 10 mins or (800W) for 11 mins.
Leave to cool and then skin and grate the semi-hard potatoes into a bowl.
2. Next, preheat your grill. Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat, and add the potatoes ensuring an even spread in the pan.
Fry for a few minutes until golden underneath and then grill for just 5 mins to brown the top of the potatoes.
Return pan to medium heat on the hob and pour in the beaten eggs then cook for 5 minutes until golden underneath.
Now place the pan under the grill once again for 1-2 minutes just until the egg has set.
3. Cut the tortilla into wedges. Serve with vegetable sticks, such as carrot and red peppers, and add some rocket lettuce leaves.
How simple is that, yet a tasty and nutritious meal. Enjoy.
Vegetarian Sushi recipe
Vegetarian Sushi ingredients list:
4 shoots of nori sea vegetable.
2 cups of cooked short-grain rice.
1 cup of cucumber strips.
1 cup of cooked sweet potatoes.
½ cup of rice vinegar.
2 tablespoons of sesame oil.
2 tablespoons of toasted sesame seeds.
Instructions for Vegetarian Sushi:
In a suitably sized mixing bowl, combine the rice vinegar with the sesame oil.
Add the cucumber strips, stirring gently, and allow to marinate for about 4 hours.
Remove from the marinade and drain.
With a blender, whip the sweet potatoes until they are smooth and creamy.
Lay a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface.
Place half a cup of rice on the plastic wrap and press to the size of a sheet of non.
Place a sheet of non on top of rice, and then spread ¼ cup of blended sweet potatoes on non and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Place ¼ cup cucumber strips in the middle.
Roll up from the outside and dampen the edge to seal (the rice will be on the outside of the roll).
Allow chilling for at least 3 hours before slicing.
Slice with a damp knife into half-inch-thick slices.
Serve cold.
Hummus sauce
The hummus is a sauce made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and garlic.
It is a popular food throughout the Middle East and elsewhere and is suitable for vegan and vegetarian diets.
- The basic recipes have the following ingredients:
500 gr. cooked chickpeas1 o 2 tablespoons of tahini1 o 1/2 garlic clove1/2 lemon juice
Prepare a puree of some consistency, adding salt and spices like cumin, coriander or caraway if desired.
At the time of serving (cold or warm), is flavored with olive oil and paprika. Sometimes pre-cooked chickpeas are rubbed into your cooking water to loosen the skin is removed.
The hummus becomes thinner. It is usually eaten as a cold dish, accompanied by lots of pita bread that is used as a Dipping, or fresh vegetables. Some newer versions use pita bread instead of Tortillas chips.
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