Veggie Recipes

You can find our veggie recipes here:

Pasta & Risotti

Beer & Mushroom Risotto Recipe Pasta Alla Norma

Sundried Tomato Risotto Pesto Pasta Recipe

Eggplant & Lemon Risotto Chili Spaghetti Vegetarian Zucchini Risotto Saffron Risotto Recipe alla Milanese

Pasta & Fennel Recipe Spinach Pesto Recipe

Homemade Ravioli Recipe with Peas & Mint The Simplest Tomato Pasta

 Spinach Ravioli Pasta alla Puttanesca Recipe

Cauliflower Risotto Pasta Alfredo

Omelettes

Mushroom Omelet Crunchy Goat Cheese Omelette Recipe

Herb Omelette

Salads

Vegetarian Wheat Salad Fennel Escabeche Recipe

Escalivada (Roasted Vegetable Recipe) Spaghetti Salad Recipe with Peas & Fresh Herbs

Quinoa Salad Recipe Warm Goat Cheese Salad

Mediterranean Salad Recipe Tabbouleh Recipe

Tarts & Quiches

Tomato Tart Leek Tart

Vegetarian Quiche Recipe with Endives Spanish Tortilla Recipe

Appetizers

Chickpea Burgers Falafel Recipe

Mushroom on Toast Easy Deviled Eggs

Apple & Goat Cheese Pizza Asparagus Appetizer Recipe

Zucchini Fritters

Miscellaneous

Roasted Salsify Braised Endives

Crunchy Hash Browns Recipe Best Vegetarian Chili Recipe

Egg Curry Recipe Oven Baked Turnip Recipe with Cheese

Don’t worry, before discussing our veggie recipes I won’t start a roaring sermon about vegetarianism or try to convert you into something like following ‘the good diet for us good people only’. On the contrary, I’m not fond of any of these food lifestyles that claim to be better or best. A good diet is a varied diet, containing an average amount of protein, vitamins, minerals etc.

If you’re fueled with rage already, wait a second. I know what I’m talking about. I was raised in a vegetarian family for 18 years from the day I was born until I left to study in the big city. This was before vegetarianism became well known and before the supermarkets slowly started to fill their shelves with artificial quorn in all colors, kinds and sizes or other substitutes. I can tell you it was pretty boring back then. Vegetables, grains, pulses, seaweeds or eggs. Great dishes to prepare with these ingredients, sure. But after 18 years it sucks you know.

Ever since I was little I have always had a healthy interest in food anyway. The food restrictions at home may also have worked the other way around for me. I was never mean or rebellious about it but I had my own thoughts.

Back then I didn’t quite understand why you wouldn’t have something if it’s available. I came to the only conclusion that any food restricting diet or lifestyle is a luxury product (or problem if you ask me): you are because you can. You are Vegan or Veggie because you can choose what or what not to buy. You can stroll around and choose from a huge variety or vegetables and ignore the fish or meat department. Hey, it’s a main right to do or refuse whatever you like, believe or want! I’m only saying what I believe in. My opinion comes from experience and how I felt back then. In the end I can’t say I grew out to be super healthier than other people from my age. I witnessed a lot of strict vegetarians like my father developing health problems because of the lack of some vital vitamins. Calcium, magnesium and other supplements are rubbish. It’s needless taking them.

Attention, some people have to follow a strict diet for medical reasons. That’s a whole different story.

OK, let’s continue what we’re here for: cooking! Despite my feelings towards a vegetarian lifestyle it sometimes occurs that a purely veggie dish gets booked on our weekly menu by sheer coincidence. A day without meat, chicken or fish surely won’t get you killed. For the record: there’s absolutely no harm in incorporating a vegetarian day in your weekly menu. It encourages you be creative! Best health tip I can give you: keep some alternation in your food pattern!

In this book you will find really delicious and easy veggie recipes even if you are not vegetarian:

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