If you are stuck at home and want to cook something super healthy, these homemade vegetarian recipes are perfect. They all feature simple ingredients and techniques, and are part of our series of 100 recipes for cooks of all levels.
They beauty with these recipes is that even the biggest meat lover won’t feel as if they are missing out. Most of these can either be served as side dishes, or you bulk them out into a main course. You’ll enjoy every single bite…
Simple Homemade Vegetarian Recipes
1. The Ultimate Vegetarian Breakfast Tacos
Vegetarian breakfast tacos are the perfect morning treat for both non-meat eaters and meat eaters alike. They’re the sort of dish where you don’t feel like you are missing out by skipping bacon or sausages in the taco – the soft scrambled eggs is more than enough!
2. Fresh Roasted Baby Carrot Salad
This roasted baby carrot salad is one of those lovely little spring/summer dishes that are so wonderfully versatile. It could form an entire meal itself, or be the perfect side with grilled meat, fish or at a BBQ.
3. Spaghetti With Fresh Tomato & Basil Sauce
Not all recipes are created equal, but this one is a clear winner. This classic spaghetti with fresh tomato and basil sauce is, quite simply, an all-time great. Pasta dishes shouldn’t be overcomplicated, and this one shows how good ingredients and some simple techniques is all you need.
4. Simple 7 Ingredient Cheat Shakshuka Recipe
This cheat shakshuka recipe is the ideal way to create one of the world’s tastiest brunch dishes from the comfort of your home. Brunch can be pricey, so why not invite some friends over and create this simple feast instead?
5. The Freshest 5-Minute Salad Recipe You Will Ever Taste
Some ingredients go so well together that when you first try then you are stunned. That’s certainly the case with this 5-minute salad recipe.
It has only three ingredients (watermelon, feta, and mint) but they come together beautifully to create one of the freshest and flavour intense salads you could ever imagine.
6. Whole Roasted Cauliflower With Turmeric & Yoghurt
If you think cauliflower is a boring, tasteless vegetable, this recipe will change your mind for good. Our whole roasted cauliflower with turmeric is full of spicy flavour and tangy Greek yoghurt – the perfect topping for crunchy cauliflower. You can serve this up as a main course, or as a side to share. But trust us: you’ll probably want to keep this beauty all for yourself….
7. Mexican-Style Roasted Corn With Chilli & Lime
This Mexican-style roasted corn tastes just as good as authentic elotes you’ll find from street vendors on every corner of Mexico. With little-to-no prep and a cooking time of less than 20 minutes, you’ll be making this again and again.
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