VEGGIE RECIPES

List of recipes

DISHES :

Veggie Briouates by Lilas P

Vegetables and Tofu Wok by Gaspard S-M

PASTA :

Pasta salad by Honorine W

Pasta al Pesto by Lila B

RICE :

Rice and Beans by Jeanne S.

SALADS

SOUPS

Carrot and coconut milk soup by Mrs C

 

Veggie Briouates by Lilas P.

For 30 briwates

Ingredients :

3 carrots                150 grams of fresh cheese

1 zucchini              Olive oil

10 brick sheets        Salt and pepper

Thyme                  3 tablespoons of flour

5 tablespoons of water

 

Method :

-Grate the carrots and zucchini

-Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large frying-pan and add the grated carrots and zucchini. Stir until the vegetables are cooked. Season with salt and pepper.

-Leave them at room temperature for a few minutes, then put them in the fridge for 15 minutes.

-In the meantime, cut the brick sheets in 3 to obtain 30 strips.

-Once the vegetables have cooled down, mix them with the  fresh cheese and add thyme.

-Mix flour and water (it’s like glue for briwates).

-For rolling, place your ingredients on the  brick sheet, fold it into a triangle and glue it with the flour/water mixture.

-Do this until you run out of ingredients.

-Put the briwates on a baking sheet and put them in the oven until they’re golden brown.

-Eat them as a starter or with a salad.

Enjoy your meal !

 

Vegetables and Tofu Wok by Gaspard S

 

Serves 3

Ingredients :

 – one piece of tofu

– 2 or 3 carrots

– 1 onion

– 1 red *pepper

– 2 *potatoes

– some *peas

– salt and pepper

– *olive oil

– *soy sauce

 Method –  how to…

*Pour a little olive oil in a wok. *Chop all the vegetables in little pieces. Add all the vegetables in the wok, add the tofu too at the end, when all vegetables are cooked. Add a *pinch of *salt and *pepper. You can add some *soy sauce if you want. And that’s it ! *Yummy !

*the words with an asterisk are all in the vocabulary cooking index.

PASTA SALAD by Honorine W.

Serves 4

Cooking time : 10 minutes

Ingredients :

– 400g pasta

– 250g mozzarella

– 6 tomatoes

– 2 handfuls green  olives

– 4 tablespoons olive oil

– 4 tablespoons oregano

– 4 tablespoons of pesto

– salt

– 2 handfuls arugula                                   

Preparation:

1) cut the tomatoes

2) put tomatoes in a bowl

3) add the olive oil

4)add oregano

5) cut the olives and add  in a bowl

6)cut the mozzarella and add in the bowl

7) add pesto

8) cook the pasta and pour into the bowl

9)Mix in the arugula

look in the vocabulary section if you don’t understand !

Pasta al pesto, the real Genovese sauce by Lila B !

Serves 4

1 *clove of garlic

1,5 Tsp (tablespoon) of *pine nuts

3 large *handfuls of basil leaves

7 grains of sea salt

2 Tsp grated parmesan

1 Tsp grated pecorino

4 Tsp olive oil

500 g *pasta

1 The pesto : *pound the clove of garlic with a *mortar and pestle until  completely *crushed. Add the pine nuts and  pound. Add the salt, and then the basil leaves. *Pour the grated parmesan and pecorino. Pound everything into a *paste.

2 Cook the pasta in *boiling water and serve with the pesto on top.

Tip : never heat the sauce or the *flavour will *disappear…

 

RICE AND RED BEANS by Jeanne S.

 

Serves 4

Preparation time : 12 hours in advance + 30 mn

Cooking time : 2-3 hours

INGREDIENTS :

400 g red beans

1 clove of garlic

1 onion

200 grammes rice

oil

salt and pepper

vegetable broth

parsley and tomatoes are optional

UTENSILS :

a skillet

a pan

a blender

INSTRUCTIONS ( how to cook…)

1 The day before, leave the beans to soak into cold water for 12 hours

2 Peel the garlic and the onion and mix. Fry in a pan for 5 minutes.
3 Drain the beans and put them into the pan with the garlic and the onion. Add hot vegetable broth.
Simmer until the beans are soft. Season with salt and pepper.

4 Serve with rice.

YOU CAN ADD Tomatoes OR red pepper OR fresh  parsley OR Cajun spice.

carrot and coconut milk soup

Serves 4

Ingredients :

2 or 3 large carrots (chopped small)

1 onion (chopped small)

1 teaspoon of fresh ginger (grated)

1 can of coconut milk

400 ml water or vegetable broth

salt (to taste)

Method : how to …

Add the carrots, onions, ginger,  to a soup pot and cover with the water or vegetable broth and the coconut milk. Simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, until carrots are soft.

Let it cool a little. Then puree with a blender. Season with salt to taste.
Serve it hot or cold. You can add fresh coriander if you want.

Vocabulary :

Verbs :  to add = ajouter/ to chop = couper/ to cool = refroidir/to cover = couvrir, recouvrir/to grate = raper/to puree = réduire en purée/  to season = assaisonner/ to serve = servir/to simmer = laisser mijoter

Adjectives and nouns …and the rest :

carrot= carotte/coconut milk= lait de  coco/cold=froid/coriander=coriandre/easy = facile/fresh= frais, fraîche/ginger=gingembre/hot= chaud/onion=oignon/salt=sel/soft= tendre/soup pot= grande casserole/ to taste= selon votre goût/until= jusqu’à ce que/vegetable broth=bouillon de légumes/water=eau