I think a lot of Asian dishes can be easily made vegan/ vegetarian. I love:
-stir fry with black bean sauce (love eggplant, baby corn, waterchestnuts, bean sprouts, grilled smoked tofu)
-I used to eat the Tofurky hot dogs; those are really tasty
-rice pasta with vegetarian cheese sauce (add some cooked cauliflower to make it healthier!) I love hot sauce too, like Sriracha and also Louisiana hot sauce
-vegetarian tacos
-vegetarian ''7 layer'' bean dip (I use Daiya meltable dairy-free cheese :))
-pizza salads! I get daiya cheese, tomato sauce (ragu), green and black olives, mushrooms, pineapple etc - anything you'd find on a pizza (you can even get mock pepporoni) and you basically make a salad that tastes like a pizza! Some people even heat up the mock-meat and the cheese
-peanut butter and jam wraps (not sammies) with the peanut butter, jam, and bananas added to a wrap
-salad rolls are easy to make! Stuff them with bean sprouts, rice noodles, strips of tofu or tempeh and get a peanut satay sauce. If you live near a China Town, you can get a whole bunch of rice wraps for probably $2 to $3 and the peanut satay sauces are less there, usually, too!
-get east indian spices/ currays and you can make your own chole bhature, rajma, dal makhani, kheer, aloo matar etc.
Or visit a different ethnic restaurant, such as Mongolian, Ethiopian etc. and learn how they make their vegetarian dishes. I love Injera so am going to try making a vegan, gluten free Injera this upcoming week! http://chefinyou.com/2010/02/ethiopian-injera-re
Another thing is to make a list of different ethnic cuisine, paste it to the fridge and try making a different recipe or two (or three) every week. It can be easier stuff to make, too. Like, in England, try basing a breakfast off of what they sometimes eat...grilled mushrooms, kidney beans and toast, sliced tomatos, hard boiled eggs (if you eat eggs) and you can get vegetarian hot dogs.
Or go to a specialty shop and get sauces/ spices/ condiments from different areas around the globe. I personally love Vegemite, and add it to gluten free toast all the time (warning: most people who did not grow up in Australia do not seem to love it like I do). 🙂
Sometimes it's just as easy as changing a routine/ topping/ adding a new jam or new flavour.
Other ideas:
-get mint sauce. Eat it with roasted potatoes, spinach, asparagus etc.
-grey poupon mustard is my favourite mustard and adds a kick to a lot of dressings (I add a dollop to balsamic vinegar, shake well, add to my salads)
-try eating more nori/ seavegetables. I keep several tubs of miso soup around and make onion and tofu miso soup ALL the time for snacks. It is also higher in probiotics
🙂 Good luck!
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