Italian Main Dish?

[Guest guest]

I have not been able to find an italian recipe which is Vegan, and I

want one for a potluck I signed up for. I would really prefer to bring

a vegan dish. I feel strongly that Vegan food is much more healthy and

can be affordable.

 

I signed up because of a recipe that I saw in a cookbook review on

amazon, but I have been unable to find something similar--eggplant

risotto, if anyone has something like that. I feel strongly about

Veganism. I can cook some excellent Indian food, but haven't played

with Italian much--Except speghetti--and would like it if anyone could

provide me with an italian main dish that can be modified to feed a

throng of starving people.

 

Thank you for your help,

Mike

[Guest guest]

Try www.vegcooking.com

 

There are tons of Italian vegan recipes there.

 

Lisa

 

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Mike

Sunday, April 10, 2005 9:49 PM

Italian Main Dish?

I have not been able to find an italian recipe which is Vegan, and Iwant one for a potluck I signed up for. I would really prefer to bringa vegan dish. I feel strongly that Vegan food is much more healthy andcan be affordable. I signed up because of a recipe that I saw in a cookbook review onamazon, but I have been unable to find something similar--eggplantrisotto, if anyone has something like that. I feel strongly aboutVeganism. I can cook some excellent Indian food, but haven't playedwith Italian much--Except speghetti--and would like it if anyone couldprovide me with an italian main dish that can be modified to feed athrong of starving people.Thank you for your help,Mike

[Guest guest]

Hi mike- this isn't to bad http://vegweb.com/recipes/pasta/210.shtml bunch of other good recipes on this site also. www.vegweb.com johnMike <mike wrote:

I have not been able to find an italian recipe which is Vegan, and Iwant one for a potluck I signed up for. I would really prefer to bringa vegan dish. I feel strongly that Vegan food is much more healthy andcan be affordable.

 

[Guest guest]

Mike, try here:

 

http://cgi.fatfree.com/cgi-bin/fatfree/recipes.cgi

 

Recipes are marked vegan.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Since you say " Vegan " , I am guessing you dont want to use anything

with milk/cheese or eggs? I'm only asking because alot of people

arent sure of the differance.

 

 

, " Mike " <mike@j...> wrote:

>

> I have not been able to find an italian recipe which is Vegan, and I

> want one for a potluck I signed up for. I would really prefer to bring

> a vegan dish. I feel strongly that Vegan food is much more healthy and

> can be affordable.

[Guest guest]

At 02:49 AM 4/11/2005 +0000, Mike wrote:

 

> ...eggplant risotto, if anyone has something like that...

 

That sounded so good that I went a-Googling and found the following recipe,

which I imported into my Mastercook database. I'll probably make it tomorrow

night after obtaining some eggplants.

 

> and would like it if anyone could provide me with an italian main dish that

> can be modified to feed a throng of starving people.

 

The number of servings wasn't given in the recipe, but I estimated

(conservatively, since it could probably feed more). If you want it scaled

upward, let me know for how many servings, and I'll send you an 'upscaled'

recipe.

 

 

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Eggplant Risotto

 

Recipe By :

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Grains Side dish

Vegan

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

-------- ------------ --------------------------------

RISOTTO:

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons Earth Balance, or other vegan 'butter'

3/4 cup arborio rice

5 cups water or broth -- simmering

EGGPLANT:

3 medium eggplants

salt and freshly ground pepper

3 tablespoons sultanas -- (3-4)

2 tablespoons brandy

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon finely chopped onion

2 cloves garlic -- finely chopped

2 cups ripe tomatoes -- coarsely chopped

 

EGGPLANT: Cut the eggplant into 1/2-inch cubes. Sprinkle with salt and drain in

a colander for an hour. Rinse well and pat dry.

 

Soak the sultanas in brandy for 15 minutes.

 

In a heavy based saucepan, heat the oil. Add the onion and cook until

translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

 

Add the eggplant and tomatoes, and cook over a medium heat. After about 12

minutes, add the sultanas and cook for a further 3 minutes. Set aside.

 

RISOTTO: Have the water or broth (home-made broth is ideal), simmering on the

stove. In a separate, heavy-based saucepan, heat the oil and butter. Add the

rice and stir to coat with the oil and butter. Stir for 2 minutes until you hear

a cracking sound and the rice becomes translucent. Add a ladleful of the

simmering water or broth, and stir until it is absorbed.

 

Continue adding more liquid in this manner until the rice is cooked. Taste after

18 minutes. The rice should be firm to the bite. If you like it less chalky,

cook for up to another 5 minutes, so that it is tender in the middle, but not

soft.

 

Remove from the heat, add the eggplant. Season and stir. Serve.

 

When the rice is cooked, remove it from the heat, add the eggplant mixture and

the parsley. Season, stir, cover and rest for 2 minutes before serving.

 

Source:

" http://aubergines.org/recipes.php?eggplant=759 "

S(Formatted by):

" N. Braswell, Apr-11-2005 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 455 Calories; 24g Fat (46.7% calories

from fat); 7g Protein; 54g Carbohydrate; 10g Dietary Fiber; 16mg Cholesterol;

84mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 5 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Fat.

 

NOTES : Serving size is an estimate. I substituted 2 tb Earth Balance for the 2

tb butter in the original - N.B.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0