Vegan BBQ

[ash]

One I will do which is super easy and really smoky tasting is BBQ'd lettuce. Quarter up little gems, toss in olive oil, add salt and pepper and bbq for a few minutes. Probably the smokiest tasting food you'll have off of a bbq

Sounds good

 

[Poot]

Homemade hummous is delicious if you can be bothered, and works well on all sorts of grilled veggies.

 

[Epona]

theres vegan mayo in all supermarkets now
also can do german potato salad which is oil based

This, I do a potato salad with olive oil, lemon juice or white wine vinegar, a bit of mustard, a bit of garlic, it's lush. You can also do it with potatoes that haven't quite cooled and they soak it all up (unlike if you did that with mayo which would go a bit claggy if it came into contact with warm potatoes!)

I also do a spicy coleslaw with an oil based dressing - red cabbage, carrot, apple, spring onions, olive oil, lemon/lime/vinegar (pick one as the acid element for the dressing) and a good splurge of tabasco or sriracha

 

[ash]

Homemade hummous is delicious if you can be bothered, and works well on all sorts of grilled veggies.

I would prefer Tahini sauce on veg rather than hummus. Easy to make tahini, lemon juice and iced water.

 

[ash]

This, I do a potato salad with olive oil, lemon juice or white wine vinegar, a bit of mustard, a bit of garlic, it's lush. You can also do it with potatoes that haven't quite cooled and they soak it all up (unlike if you did that with mayo which would go a bit claggy if it came into contact with warm potatoes!)

I also do a spicy coleslaw with an oil based dressing - red cabbage, carrot, apple, spring onions, olive oil, lemon/lime/vinegar (pick one as the acid element for the dressing) and a good splurge of tabasco or sriracha

Sounds good apart from the Apple
Personal opinion of course .

 

[Epona]

I would prefer Tahini sauce on veg rather than hummus. Easy to make tahini, lemon juice and iced water.

Tahini is lovely with anything grilled and should please a lot of the meat eaters too as an accompaniment (fond memories of my time in Egypt )

 

[what]

Homemade hummous is delicious if you can be bothered, and works well on all sorts of grilled veggies.

Any suggestions for best veg to grille on a bbq?

 

[Chilli.s]

I find that asparagus is a popular vegan/vegie option off the bbq. A bit pricy though

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Tahini is lovely with anything grilled and should please a lot of the meat eaters too as an accompaniment (fond memories of my time in Egypt )

Awesome stuff. I've still got some of a huge jar I bought back from Turkey last year. I mostly use it to make Hummous, but should use it more.

I've never got my home made Hummous as good as I'd like.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I find that asparagus is a popular vegan/vegie option off the bbq. A bit pricy though

Yeah, fuck the the vegans, I'd be all over that as a side to my burger.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Give them a jar of piccalilli and tell them to eat it next to the compost bin.

You really are a tedious prick aren't you?

 

[Poot]

Any suggestions for best veg to grille on a bbq?

Epona suggested cauliflower. I think that's my favourite. But anything you can stick on a skewer, too.

 

[ash]

Any suggestions for best veg to grille on a bbq?

I like the classic mushroom, pepper, onion, tomato kebabs. I would also add Chillis and marinate.

 

[lazythursday]

yes breads are an option, but potato salad or other salad grains .... no different to meat bbq really in that regard no?

i think most vegans would rather roasted veg than fake meat

Not me. Nothing more dispiriting than finding your vegan option is a pile of vegetables. We still need protein.

But I'm massively not a fan of barbeques anyway. Just cook some nice food in the oven, will be nicer, on time and properly cooked

 

[what]

I did seitan burgers recently for someone at a BBQ.

What do you do with seitan? Do you just bbq as it comes or marinade in advance or or?

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Aubergine and courgette are both great grilled or on a BBQ.

Marinaded in oil, garlic and lemon juice maybe done chilli flakes.

Lovely on their own but would work well with tahini dressing or hummus

 

[what]

Not me. Nothing more dispiriting than finding your vegan option is a pile of vegetables. We still need protein.

But I'm massively not a fan of barbeques anyway. Just cook some nice food in the oven, will be nicer, on time and properly cooked

Any thoughts on sides which would put protein in the mix?

 

[Chilli.s]

We still need protein.

Tempeh is good of the bbq too

 

[ash]

Not me. Nothing more dispiriting than finding your vegan option is a pile of vegetables. We still need protein.

But I'm massively not a fan of barbeques anyway. Just cook some nice food in the oven, will be nicer, on time and properly cooked

I get that but would prefer a lentil or bean based product not processed fake meat.
Agree with the BBQ views though. I’ve got a perfectly functioning oven in the house .

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Not me. Nothing more dispiriting than finding your vegan option is a pile of vegetables. We still need protein.

But I'm massively not a fan of barbeques anyway. Just cook some nice food in the oven, will be nicer, on time and properly cooked

I can see why you'd think that. I'm far from a vegan, but think I can do a fairly good job if I'm catering for them.

When I have to include a vegan in a BBQ it feels sub optimal. I do my best by having nice grain based salads and other stuff they'd really want to eat, but the BBQ bit doesn't seem as good as I like. But then I love feeding people and don't like serving unintresting food.

 

[SpookyFrank]

For homemade bean burgers just blitz a tin of kidney beans and a tin of borlotti beans with some onion and seasoning, then a dollop of oil and tomato puree to bind it together.

 

[what]

Tempeh is good of the bbq too

What is tempeh and how do you prepare/cook it?

 

[ash]

I keep trying jackfruit products and they are rank! Don’t let me start about tofu

 

[what]

For homemade bean burgers just blitz a tin of kidney beans and a tin of borlotti beans with some onion and seasoning, then a dollop of oil and tomato puree to bind it together.

Presumably bean burgers gets the protien in the meal?

 

[what]

I keep trying jackfruit products and they are rank! Don’t let me start about tofu

Can you bbq tofu?

 

[SpookyFrank]

What is tempeh and how do you prepare/cook it?

Fermented bean curd stuff. Best fried or baked with a bit of seasoning. Some sort of peanut and chili sauce would be lush with tempeh. Likely to fall apart on a BBQ/grill though.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

What do you do with seitan? Do you just bbq as it comes or marinade in advance or or?

So because I'm an idiot and wanted to make things harder for myself I made it from scratch, so it had loads of flavour anyway and it was precooked in a veg stock. I tried some of the "raw" stuff after this and was quite impressed. I think I might have overcooked the burgers I made from it on the day though as they were a bit tough, which is a shame as I put loads of effort it the day before, but on the day my attention was to focused on the pulled pork and ribs.

There is a thread here.

Seitan

I've had this meat substitute when I've been on holiday in Italy and Lanzarote, but I've never seen it over here in the UK. Where can I get some? Feel free to discuss all things seitan related, whether you hate it or are a seitan worshipper.

www.urban75.net

 

[what]

Fermented bean curd stuff. Best fried with a bit of seasoning, some sort of peanut and chili sauce is lush. Likely to fall apart on a BBQ/grill though.

If prepared in advance and served cold is it still good?

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I keep trying jackfruit products and they are rank! Don’t let me start about tofu

The trick to tofu is pressing most of the liquid out of it (use the firm stuff), then dreg it in corn flour or even better potatoe stach with some spices. And then deep fry it.

 

[Saffy]

I've done stuffed peppers with BBQ flavoured lentils which was really nice.