Topic: HELP please! -Vegetarian alternative to turkey -

[Peripatetic Phil]

I'm also thinking about a vegetarian wellington with some nice mushrooms

Brilliant idea, Domi : I remember a vegetarian girlfriend preparing mushroom pierogi for me on one occasion, using a mixture of fresh mshrooms and ceps, and they were absolutely out of this world.  No idea from where she got the recipe, unfortunately, but Google may (as always) be your friend ...

P.S. I do remember that the pierogi dough was made using cream cheese, so this recipe
 may be a good starting point, and it also contains a link to a pierogi mushroom filling.

** Phil.

[peterandjen]

I can't remember which tv chef made it but there is a sort of Beef wellington where you substitute the beef for salmon, might be Rick stein, he's probably one of the best Sea food Chef's about.
Otherwise there's the Italian route, shellfish carbonara and the likes but thats not really a xmassy feel.
I'll have a mooch about a bit for you.
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/3750/salmon+wellington
Might be worth a try, seems easy and has good ratings.
If your using shrooms id go and buy, on top of your fresh ones, a pack of dried shitakis or mixed dried shrooms. Once soaked you've got probably the best tasting mushroom stock there is, in the water that you soaked them in. Add a bit of garlic and splash of white wine, a little cream and pepper and thats a damn good sauce.
Makes a nice chicken and mushroom pie.

[Secret Santa]

Can anyone recommend (or preferably provide ;D ) a good recipe alternative to Turkey/Goose please.

Just point them at the nearest gorse thicket and tell 'em it's an all-you-can-eat buffet.   

[commis]

Hi

Domi, the reason why I said haggis first is it's a nut roast in a bag. So only replacing the meat part of the meal, the wellington would be good but it's pastry and cheese so I think may detract from the other veg, that a Christmas meal comes with. I'd never put sprouts in a veg pie! Will have a look though.

Regards

[Domi]

Hi P&J my first thoughts were to a salmon wellington as I've made them many times before, but he's not a keen salmon-man plus we're having king prawn and/or smoked salmon starters so two courses similar may be a bit too much lol.

I'll have a look-out for a vegetarian haggis (my auld Faither'll be spinnin' in his grave! He couldn't get his head round sugar in porridge lol).

Just point them at the nearest gorse thicket and tell 'em it's an all-you-can-eat buffet.   

That reminds me, I must trim my bush up a bit

Hi

Domi, the reason why I said haggis first is it's a nut roast in a bag.
Regards

Crikey I'm surprised no-one's said that if I make a nut roast and eat it it's the same thing (eventually!) ....SS must be having a slow day ;D

[Secret Santa]

That reminds me, I must trim my bush up a bit

Well you've picked the right time of year for it, hover mowers are on sale just now.    ;D

[TasteTester]

A lot of vegetarians here make "Tofurkeys." I''ve never had one, so I can't personally comment on the taste, but I've heard they are pretty good.

[Vindaloo-crazy]

Vegetarian alternative to turkey...


Albania perhaps?

[Domi]

Vegetarian alternative to turkey...


Albania perhaps?

Go and sit on the naughty step, VC! ;D

[commis]

Domi
Thank goodness he has not got to pick at the bush!