Vegan tamales, baked tofu, roasted vegetables on polenta, and the very best veggie burger ever. These were just a few of the vegetarian and vegan recipes we published in 2009. Here's a full roundup of our favorites from this past year; bookmark this for some fresh and healthy January cooking!
Photos above have captions with links to the pictured recipe.
Vegan Recipes
• Curried Udon Noodle Stir-Fry
• Couscous with Raisins, Pine Nuts, and Capers
• Hijiki with Carrots
• Baked Tofu
• Vegetarian Guinness Stew
• Tofu Steak with Miso and Ginger
• Very Simple Dal Palak
• Watercress and Cabbage Stir-Fry
• Vegan Corn Tamales
• Fresh Vegetable Sandwich
• Breanne's Polenta with Black Beans and Coconut Tomato
• Quebecois Feves au Lard, or Maple Baked Beans (the vegan version)
• Black Rice with Edamame
• Lauren's New Orleans-Style Vegan Muffuletta
• Jean's Roasted Vegetables on Creamy Polenta
• Potato Tacos (Tacos de Papa)
• Megan's Tempeh Reubens
• Hearty and Healthy Apple Muffins
• Sweet Potatoes with Star Anise, Ginger, and Lime
Vegetarian Recipes
• Nutloaf
• Butternut Squash, Sage, and Parmesan Pasties
• Best-Ever Veggie Burgers from Northstar Cafe
• Bánh Mì with Lemongrass Tofu
• Grilled Eggplant Topped with Goat Cheese and Tomato
• Melinda's Spaghetti Squash With Avocado and Parmesan
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hmm...the only one of those I'd consider making is the tacos de papa and they were actually already on my "to make" list.
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I'm bookmarking this post for later reference, but I must point out that bullet #5 is NOT vegetarian or vegan. Guinness beer is made using isinglass (fish bladder), so us diehards might want to avoid that one.
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If you click on the Guinness recipe there are suggested vegan beers to use in place of Guinness. And I'm wondering how I missed that recipe since I've been obsessed with stews lately.
I looked at the recipe more closely after leaving my comment and then I saw the disclaimer. D'oh! I'll definitely give it a try with another beer.
Comments snipped for off-topic trolling. When (if!) we start a thread debating whether or not vegetarianism is OK in a broad moral sense, we'll let you know.
Thank you Faith.
Wow. I hope that same comment-snipping happens over on AT the next time a post includes an animal skin.
YAYYYY! More of these in 2010 please! Vegan, vegetarian, omni, or otherwise, everyone can stand to eat more healthy plant-based foods. :) Thanks from one of your daily vegan readers!
ladymantle--
Not sure what was erased here, but I read your comments on another related thread, and I would hardly consider them "polite."
ladymantle--
I was referring to the comment on another thread where you likened being a vegetarian to having an eating disorder.
Ladymantle, for all the websites you may have encountered, you are either blinkered by your compulsion to label others, or have not thoroughly understood the content of these sites. Yes, one of the symptoms of orthorexia nervosa ( a term coined by a former sufferer and yet to be recognised as an actual disorder by the medical profession) can be omitting meat from the diet, but it is not also a cause. Whatever causes this illness, it is highly unlikely to be motivated by food itself and, just like recognised eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia, the sufferer is using food as a means of having some sense of control in an attempt to overcome, or compensate for, the real causes of their illness.
Many people choose to eat and live healthfully and are supported and encouraged by the medical profession to do so. If vegetarianism, veganism or even healthy eating were an illness, do you think that this website would be publishing recipes to cater for these choices?
Your repeated abuse of this term and its symptoms serves only to blatantly highlight your own prejudices, which is bad enough, but more distressing still is your apparent and mocking disdain for actual sufferers of this illness. Heaven help anyone with an eating disorder, should they turn to you for support and understanding.
As for these recipes, I look forward to trying out a few when I get home. (Are there any low-carb' ones in there, I wonder?)
I actually have a food-related question.....at last!!!
I spotted the watercress and cabbage stir-fry recipe but I've not yet tried cooking watercress. However, I grow we call "American Land Cress". It's quite strong stuff actually(!) so, I would like to know, if I use it instead of watercress, should I use the same quantity, or less? I'm rather hoping that, as its name suggests, somebody somewhere stateside grows it too and can answer my question....
Wow. I'm afraid to post a comment. (I mean, other than the fact that I'm afraid to post a comment...)
yay thanks for this great post!!! keep em coming! ^_^
Nice round up! Bookmarking this.
I have been on Fit for Life diet so to speak, lost 30 pounds since Oct.
I bring this up because there are so many great recipes in that little paperback. Full or hearty soups and stew, shepherd's pie most everything is vegetable based since I am a vegetarian this program works for me. Even if one is not dieting this is a great source for recipes and thought I would mention it and since mollyjade mentioned on a stew kick.
There is a curried chicken salad recipe that I follow just use tofu instead that amazing.
Thanks for posting a great roundup of Vegan/Vegetarian meals - it makes me really happy that this is increasingly in the American consciousness. And the icon of the udon has made me crave it several times in the last couple days when I look on AT and see it in the bottom of the screen... yum! I am especially looking forward to making the tamales from this list!
ladymantle - First of all, I find your negativity really off-base. If you don't want to make vegan/vegetarian recipes, don't. But please don't insult others who do. People choose vegan and vegetarian diets for many reasons: the three big ones are environmental, ethical, and health-related. They are all very valid reasons. Plenty of people also choose to cut down on meat and dairy, or just eat yummy meals that happen not to include meat/dairy. But whether or not you want to become a vegetarian, you don't need to insult those who are.
And, by the way, it is really NOT hard to be a vegetarian or vegan. In LA, where I live (and throughout California), there is a lot of acceptance of vegan/vegetarian diets, including many vegan and vegetarian restaurants. There are 4 within walking distance of my apartment. And I go to "regular" restaurants frequently, too. Yes, I ask what is in my food. But honestly, more people should do that - it is good to be aware what goes into your body.
Thanks Faith for the great post!
Which one do you think is highest in protein???
I need to find a go-to recipe that's a power punch for when I get the protein blues.
AT, please write a list/article of recipes with the highest amount of protein without the aid of meat/seafood? I know it means I'm asking you to do my homework for me, but please, pretty please..
Considering how much cow poop is in ground beef and other kinds of messy mix-in-match "meats", I'm really surprised some people, examples in previous comments, apparently hate the lifestyle of someone who rejects slaughterhouse meats.
Thanks for this post! I am vegetarian and am in a cooking slump. I am excited to try out some of the recipes.
I cannot wait to make the veggie burger w/ beets. We joined a CSA this year and while we love the challenge of cooking with "new" veggies, I'm having a hard time coming up with new and interesting ways to use beets.
We've eaten so. many. beets.
Anyway, these recipes are great. Thanks!
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