Vegetarian Recipes
Vegetarian recipes — no meat or fish, as written.
105 recipes
Ethiopian Gomen Collard Greens
Collard greens stewed down with onion, garlic, ginger and green chile until silky and barely wet, warmed with a little cardamom. Cooked in oil rather than spiced butter, so it stays vegan.
Ethiopian Firfir
Torn injera folded into a berbere, onion, and tomato sauce until the bread swells and softens. A fasting-style version made with oil rather than spiced butter, sharp with chili and warm with ginger.
Esquites Mexican Corn Salad
Corn grilled until blistered, cut off the cob and tossed warm with lime, chile, cilantro and crumbled cotija bound in a little mayonnaise. The char is the whole point, so let the kernels blacken in patches.
Eggplant Parmigiana
Salted and fried eggplant layered with a simple basil tomato sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan, then baked until the top browns and the edges bubble. Salting first keeps the slices from turning greasy.
Doenjang Jjigae
A fast Korean stew of fermented soybean paste with potato, zucchini, tofu, and green chile in a kelp and shiitake broth. Deeply savory and salty, built to be eaten with rice.
Dabo Kolo Spiced Crunchy Bites
Ethiopian snack of stiff berbere-spiced dough rolled into thin ropes, cut into pellets and baked dry until hard and crunchy. Keeps for weeks in a sealed jar.
Crumbled Tofu Larb
Crumbled firm tofu browned hard in a skillet, then tossed off the heat with lime, chile, toasted rice powder, and a fistful of mint. Sour and hot rather than rich.
Crema Catalana
A Catalan stovetop custard thickened with cornstarch and egg yolks, infused with lemon, orange and cinnamon, then finished with a sheet of burnt sugar cracked over the top.
Creamed Spinach
Chopped spinach folded into a nutmeg-scented bechamel and cooked down until it holds its shape on a spoon. Squeezing the spinach dry is what keeps it thick instead of soupy.
Congee with Ginger and Scallion
Rice simmered far past done in ten times its volume of water until the grains collapse into a thick, savory porridge, scented with ginger and finished at the table.
Chocolate Mousse
Bittersweet chocolate lightened with whipped egg white and cream so it sets airy and rich without gelatin. Pasteurized eggs keep the uncooked mixture safe to eat.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Creamed butter with both white and brown sugar, chopped chocolate instead of chips, and a rest in the refrigerator before baking. Crisp at the edge, soft through the middle.
Chile Lime Pepitas
Hulled pumpkin seeds toasted in a skillet until they puff and pop, then tossed off the heat with lime juice, ancho chile and salt so the seasoning dries onto them.
Chilaquiles Verdes
Tortilla chips folded into fried tomatillo salsa for barely a minute, so the edges soften while the centers keep their crunch. Finished with crema, queso fresco, and raw onion.
Chickpea and Apricot Tagine
Dried chickpeas simmered slowly with ras el hanout and saffron, then finished with dried apricots, preserved lemon, and green olives. Sweet, sour, and salty in a single pot.
Che Chuoi Banana Coconut Pudding
Ripe bananas simmered in sweetened coconut milk with tapioca pearls until the pearls turn clear and the liquid thickens. Served warm with toasted peanuts and sesame for crunch.
Chana Masala
Chickpeas simmered in a deeply cooked tomato-onion masala with ginger, garam masala, and amchur for a sour finish. Canned chickpeas keep it on a weeknight timeline.
Causa Limena Potato Terrine
Riced yellow potato worked with aji amarillo paste, lime and oil into a smooth putty, layered cold around sliced avocado and pressed in a loaf pan so it cuts into clean slices.
Caribbean Sweet Potato Pudding
Hand-grated sweet potato baked slowly with coconut milk, dark brown sugar and warm spice into a dense, moist pudding. Fine cornmeal stands in for wheat flour and gives it a sliceable body.
Caribbean Rice and Peas
Long-grain rice steamed in coconut milk with kidney beans, thyme, scallion and allspice. A whole Scotch bonnet rides on top for perfume, left unpierced so its heat stays out of the pot.
Caprese Panini
Fresh mozzarella, ripe tomato and basil pressed between oiled slices of ciabatta until the crust is ridged and the cheese just slumps. Salting the tomato first keeps the bread from going soggy.
Buttermilk Pancakes
Thick, tender pancakes from a barely-mixed buttermilk batter cooked on a moderate griddle. The lumps are intentional; overmixing is what makes pancakes rubbery.
Brigadeiros
Brazilian party candies of condensed milk and cocoa cooked down in one pan until the mixture pulls from the bottom, then cooled, rolled into balls, and coated in chocolate sprinkles.
Black-Eyed Pea Salad
Black-eyed peas tossed with diced bell pepper and celery in a sharp sweet-sour vinegar dressing. It improves in the refrigerator, so it is worth making the day before.