What are some good vegetarian meals/dishes? Anything that's not made with soy because I heard...?

Question

that soy made in america is toxic. Americans don't filter out all the toxins in soy before serving/selling it to the public. So I want to make vegetarian dishes without soy. Thanks ahead for all your ideas!

Answer 1

Do you mean genetically engineered soy beans? Or tofu. Because tofu is tofu and soy means soy beans. It sounds like you had a bad experience in a diner... Store bought soy milk is highly purified. Which does damage to the nutrients.

Your source for this little nugget of info is?

What toxins do you refer to?

I love Wild Wood tofu. I can assure you there are no toxins in it.

Try using Seitan if you're afraid of tofu.

Seitan Potobella Stroganoff
Submitted by Isa

prep time: 20 minutes | cooking time: About an hour | makes 6-8 servings

This is one of my favorite dishes in the entire world. It's so savory and yummy and filling and wow.

I make my own seitan for this recipe and i recommend that you do too, it tastes better and is much much less expensive. If you do make your own, then have it ready to be sauted in the cast iron by the time you start the stroganoff. If you use store-bought seitan you may want to use a little less than the 3 1/2 cups called for because it is so expensive. Supplement it with extra noodles and peas. This recipe makes a lot, so you may have plenty of yummy left overs. Use it in a sandwich the next day!


Equipment:
2 large skillets, preferably one being cast iron, fine grater or zester.

Ingredients
1/2 pound wide noodles (I use this Eden Farms brand parsley lemon strips or fettucini broken in half), prepared according to package directions

3 1/2 cups seitan, sliced in thin wide strips

2 tablespoons +1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup shallots, thinly sliced
1 large onion, quartered and sliced in half moons
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced
2 portobella caps, thinly sliced
1 cup burgundy cooking wine
2 cups cold water
2 tablespoons arrowroot powder (corn or potato starch will work, too)
2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped up
1 tablespoon hungarian paprika
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup nutritional yeast flakes
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1/2 cup original flavored soy milk (I use Vitasoy)
1 cup peas

Directions
Dissolve the arrow root in the 2 cups of water, set aside.

Heat olive oil in skillet over med-high heat. Add the shallots and onions, saute for 5 minutes. Add garlic, mushrooms and thyme. Saute for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat a cast iron skillet with 1 teaspoon olive oil, just to coat it. Add the seitan and saute over medium heat about 25 minutes, until it is dark brown and crispy on the outside. If you are using store-bought seitan you need only cook it for 10 minutes.

Back to the sauce: add salt, wine and paprika. Turn heat up high to reduce the liquid, about 10 minutes.

Lower heat to med-high, add water and arrowroot, stir well and let sauce thicken, about 5 minutes. Add nutritional yeast and mix well until it is dissolved. Add soymilk and mustard and bring heat down to low, be very careful not to let it boil now because it can make the soymilk and mustard bitter. Add seitan and peas, cook for 10 more minutes.

Divide noodles into bowls and mix with the stroganoff. It is best to mix immediately so that the pasta doesn't stick. You can top it off with tofu sour cream, but I like it just the way it is.

Answer 2

There are plenty of soy products made with organic soy, not genetically engeneered, etc. and you can trust those 100%.
That's what I do.

As you maight already know tofu and any soy products, as well as hempseeds, amaranth, buckwheat and quinoa are vegetable sources of complete protein like meat, and are used to subsitute meat for the ones who can't use or don't want meat in their diet.
However, any combination of any type of beans and legumes with any grains, rice, bread, pasta will be very nutritious as the combo provides complete protein.

And you don't have to eat them together necessarily, just the same day, so that your body can use them together.

What's the definition of a complete protein? It's one that has all the different amino acids that are neede to create a protein so that the body can use it for building new cells and tissues and keep your body a bit at the time every day. If the protein is not complete the body cannot use it and will waste it. Make sense?

If you are not a vegan complete protein also come from cheese, yogurt, milk, eggs and whey.

So it will take you a little search for healthy stores and grocery stores that carry those products.

Meanwhile:
make a big mixed salad with all the greens you like and add some garbanzo or any other type of beans, add a nice slice of whole grain bread and you have a lunch.
Sautee any veggies in a little olive oil, add tofu or meatless sausage, salt and pepper and go for a tasty one!
If you are not a Vegan, try to make an omelette with the same sauteed veggies and sprinkle some Parmigiano cheese on it at the end.
If you are a Vegan, try adding small size pasta (cooked al dente, not overcooked) to your favorite beans, sautee onion, carrot and celery in olive oil, salt and pepper, stir all together, dress with little more olive oil at the end if you want, parsley and fresh ground black pepper... buon appetito!

Cinzia

Answer 3

I'm vegetarian and basically eat everything but the turkey. The family recipe for stuffing doesn't involve cooking it inside the turkey and it's made with vegetable broth instead of chicken-based broth, so I can still eat that. The mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, corn pudding, mashed sweet potatoes, and rolls are all vegetarian-friendly, so I can still eat all of that. I'm fine without trying to replace the meat, but my grandma, who is a vegan, sometimes has tofurkey, which I've never eaten.

Answer 4

VEGAN CHILI RECIPE:
Ingredients:
olive oil
2 large yellow onions, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 red pepper, diced fairly large
1 green pepper, diced fairly large
2 (28-oz.) cans crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon cumin
1/2 cup ground carrots
1/2 cup ground celery
5 mushrooms cut into quarters
1 package frozen corn
2 cans black beans (or any other kind of beans you like - chickpeas work well, too)
1 1/2 cup picante sauce
1 t. Kitchen Bouquet, browning sauce
salt to taste
grated cheddar, if desired
cashew nuts, if desired

Directions:

Saute onions in the olive oil. Add garlic. After onion and garlic are golden brown, add cumin, cayenne, and any other spices. Cook for a few minutes longer.

Add the diced peppers and saute for a few minutes. Combine the crushed tomatoes, carrots, celery, mushrooms, corn, beans, browning sauce, and picante sauce into the crock pot; add the onion mixture. Cook on low about 10 hours.

Serve with grated cheddar and cashew nuts, if desired.

This recipe for Vegan Chili serves/makes 4

Answer 5

Base the meal on the veggies, make that 1/2 the plate. Fix whatever veggies you like.

For the protein portion of the meal, use any kind of legumes, such as lentils, beans, peas. To make a complete protein, add rice to the dish.

There are so many dishes to create, it's hard to pick just one. Okay, sautee some spinach in olive oil, minced garlic, salt, pepper, and a pinch of chile flakes. Make some red beans & rice to go with it. Voilà, dinner is served.

Answer 6

I would suggest the following substitutes for Soya.
1.Quarn, a mushroom product which require carefull preparation to retain moisture, but it is edible.
2.Meat loaf. OK! but requires a good sauce if I am going to eatit.
3.Lentils or Dall. Very high in protein. A good Asian restaurant or Deli should be able to help as it is the staple of most Asian families.
4.Soaked and sprouted Peas or Beans are very good for adding to a salad and gives good protein if you want a snack or light lunch.

Answer 7

I'm not crazy about soy, but there are lots of alternatives.
Beans are good, chickpeas as well.
You could make a vegetarian lasagna, chili, curry and soups.
Tons of dips which you can serve with bread.

Here are some great links.

http://allrecipes.com/recipes/vegetarian/main.aspx

http://www.recipedelights.com/indianvegdishes.htm

Answer 8

In the event that it's a fruit they have seeds, otherwise it's a vegetable. And vegetables are usually grown in the ground while fruits are grown in trees.

Answer 9

There are loads of recipes on this website : http://www.recipesforvegans.co.uk I don't think many of them contain soy

Answer 10

Buy Non-GMO or organic soy products...although I dont know if what you heard is even true.