Favorite overland vegetarian meals

[p nut]

No, I'm not "one of those"... not that there's anything wrong with that. Awkward....

Anyway, I do like meat. I hunt, fish, like my steaks bloody, favorite meal is bacon with a side of bacon with baco bits sprinkled on top.

Lately, I've been trying to watch what I eat, as age is catching up to me and I can't do sit ups for a week and magically grow a six-pack anymore. I've been exploring some good vegetarian meals, both at home and away. One of my favorites is a grilled zuchinni sandwich.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/california-grilled-veggie-sandwich/

Even with no meat, I absolutely LOVE this sandwich. Tastes great, especially if cooking over campfire, as you'll get that nice smokey flavor.

I've also enjoyed this portabella mushroom "burger" the wife made the other day. It was interesting. Not as great as the above-mentioned sandwich, but good, nonetheless.

I'm looking for more vegetarian favorites that some of you might have experienced with. Please post up.

Oh, just FYI, I lost 3 lbs just switching to a few veggie meals a week.

 

[Black Dog]

Falafel (I skip the pan fry browning step in this recipe and just bake it a little longer) with home made tzatziki on a home made pita bread with what ever veggies you want, I usually go for some shredded cabbage and jalapeno and sweet onions. Its a bit labor intensive to make all the pita breads so its kind of a "p.i.t.a." but totally worth it.

You could even do a southwest twist on this exact meal by adding a little bit of mesquite flour (read a blog called Holy Scrap Hot Springs for their mesquite harvesting/drying/grinding process and recipes) to the pita bread recipe, then putting chili powder in the falafel, and using salsa instead of tzatziki.

 

[keezer37]

Vegan Burritos

I'm really quite proud of my vegan burritos.

The salsa ingredients are listed in post #132 in the 2012 Losers Club Thread.

The rice and bean mix:

1 cup Long grain brown rice cooked
1 can Black soy beans rinsed
1/3 spoon cayenne
1/2 spoon cumin
2 rounded spoons chili powder
>1/4 cup ketchup

I use all organic ingredients. I like Nash Bros or Annie's ketchup and Sonoma wraps.

The finished product; post #162.

 

[p nut]

Cool. I'll try those out.

 

[Arclight]

We do a lot of camping without taking a cooler or fridge. One of the most versatile ingredients ever is the freeze-dried TVP from Honeyville Grain:

http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/

You can add a packet of taco seasoning mix from the grocery store, grill up some tortillas and you have tacos. Bonus if you have an onion or a pepper to cook with it.

Other possibilities include chili, stews, and adding to spaghetti-sauce mixes for more bulk and protein.

The company I linked to above also has some nice dutch oven-compatible bread and cake mixes, bulk dry and free-dried food for making up your own meals, and lots of other cool stuff.

If you have a dehydrator, dry some onions and mushrooms and add those to your ramen and other soups. They also grill just fine with some water.

Eggs, soy milk and harder cheeses also keep well for several days without refrigeration.

Pasta with chili poured over is also easy and can be done vegetarian.


Arclight

 

[94monster]

We always manage to make space for our favorite vege dogs... Field roast frankfurters..... I usually have mine on the bun with brown mustard, bubbies sauerkraut, and trader joes habanero hot sauce. The kids always get involved with the roasting which is more fun than waiting around for someone to make dinner.

 

[Healeyjet]

My wife and I make this all of the time now. Saw it on his TV show a couple months back and are somewhat addicted.

It is called Aloo Gobi (as in the roof racks)

http://chefmichaelsmith.com/recipe/sweet-potato-aloo-gobi/

While I have not made it while camping yet, it sounds like a great dish to start stove-top in a cast iron dutch oven then put a lid on it to finish. Main ingredients are Cauliflower, sweet potatoes, onions, and frozen peas (optional depending on refrigeration). All three of the main vegetables keep very well raw. Powdered ingredients could be premixed prior to travel. Leftovers also are very nice the next day (refrigeration required after cooking). Regular potatoes can be substituted for sweet potatoes.


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