Five Simple Vegetarian Recipes

Vegetarian meals are very good for the body and simple vegetarian recipes are very easy to find. For a person that has just decided to join this group of healthy eaters, you do not have to look too hard to find plenty of fun and nutritious vegetarian recipes.

Actually, when you think about it, you do not need to have a recipe to cook a vegan meal; the general rule is that you eliminate meat and especially red meat from your diet. That in mind, it should not be that difficult to come up with meals that you and your family will enjoy. It is so easy to come up with simple vegetarian recipes. All one needs is to incorporate their own tastes and preferences to make it more acceptable for your loved ones.

There are many simple vegetarian recipes that one can cook in their homes for the entire family to enjoy. This article is dedicated toward giving you five simple vegetarian recipes that will have you preparing your meals quickly and enjoying them with your loved ones and in no time at all.

1.      Avocado Salad

The ingredients for this vegetarian meal are:

4 ripe avocados

Cherry tomatoes

A bunch of spring onions

Cloves garlic

2 table spoons of lemon juice

2 tbs white vinegar

Mustard

Fresh parsley

A tbs olive oil

Salad leaves

Preparation

·         Chop the cherry tomatoes into halves. Crush the garlic into a bowl after peeling. Wash and chop the spring onions. Cut up the avocados into halves as well. After removing the inside seed, peel off the skin, chop up the flesh and then pour lemon juice over them to ensure that the avocados do not discolor.

Cooking

·         Add a little oil onto a pan and let it heat up a little. Add the spring onions and the garlic and let it cook for about three minutes until they are softened. After this is done, add the vinegar, mustard and tomatoes. Stir fry in high heat until the tomatoes are well done. Remove from the heat, and then stir in the avocados and the parsley. This simple vegetarian recipe is best when it is served hot.

2.      Artichoke soup

The ingredients for this simple vegetarian recipe are:

6 artichokes

Vegetable stock

3 cloves garlic

1 peeled potato

Butter

Salt and pepper to taste

This simple vegetarian recipe is very easy to make and does not a lot of time or energy to prepare. Heat the butter in a sauce pan and lightly sauté the artichokes and the garlic. Ensure that you are always stirring gently so that it does not stick to the pan. Sauté until the artichoke turns golden. At this point, add the potato and the vegetable stock and bring the mixture to boil. Use low heat while you are cooking and simmer the mixture for about 10 minutes or until all the vegetables are tender.

When the vegetables are tender, the potatoes and the artichoke are then blended with a little bit of cooking liquid. Transfer the puree back into pan, add salt and pepper and add any remaining liquid that you may have. Reheat the soup while stirring gently. This simple vegetarian recipe is served hot and immediately when it leaves the sauce pan.

3.      Tofu, zucchini and tomato

This simple vegetarian recipe serves 4 comfortably. The ingredients for this vegetarian recipe are:

2 tomatoes (diced)

500g of tofu – slice very thinly

2 zucchinis – diced into quarter lengths

2 table spoons of olive oil

3 table spoons of soy sauce

Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Heat the pan slightly and then add the oil followed by the tofu. Let the tofu cook for a minute or two and add salt and pepper to taste. Turn the tofu to the other side and let it cook as well. When it is cooked, add the zucchini and the tomatoes and cook for a few minutes. Add the sauce and then serve hot after a few minutes of additional cooking. This simple vegetarian recipe is very filling and can be served as a main dish.

4.      Italian tomato pasta salad

This simple vegetarian recipe gives a much needed Italian touch to your vegetarian meal.

Ingredients:

1 (8 ounce) pasta

½ a cup of Italian dressing

2 finely chopped tomatoes

¼ cup of grated Parmesan cheese

Put slightly salted water in a pan and bring to boil, add the pasta and let it cook for about 5 minutes or until its tender. Drain the pasta and then place it in a suitable bowl. Add in the Italian dressing and tomatoes and toss about. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese at the top. This simple vegetarian recipe only takes 5 minutes to prepare and is best served hot.

5.      All spice string beans

Ingredients:

1 tbs of vegetable oil

2 gloves of garlic

1 pound of fresh green beans – snapped and trimmed

½ cup of water

2 teaspoons of ground all spice

Salt and pepper

Method

To cook this simple vegetarian recipe, heat oil in a pan and cook the garlic till they brown. Add the green beans and the water and bring to boil. Add the salt, pepper and allspice then cover and simmer for about 20 minutes. This simple vegetarian recipe takes less than half an hour to prepare if you boil the beans before hand.