4 Weken Vega

I have been eating less meat for a long time but didn't know how to vary with vegetarian food.  I've never really liked large cuts of meat. When I saw the call to try the book '4 Weken Vega' (sorry Dutch book, 4 Weeks Vega) I was ready to try it. When it comes to vegetarian food, I often do not get further than dishes with cheese, eggs, or ready-made meat replacements. I was curious if this recipe book would serve me varied vegetarian food.

Varied Vegetarian Food

The book consists of a diversity of vegetarian recipes for 4 weeks with even a shopping list per week. I did not stick to the weekly schedule but chose a number of recipes to try. The choice was not easy, because there was a lot that seemed tasty. The recipes vary from soup to making my own veggie burgers. No lack of variety.

The Recipes I Tried

I have tried the following recipes:

• I liked the naan bread so much that I also combined it with other dishes. It is easy to make. I still make this after my experiment

• Lentil soup --> How tasty and easy to make. I'm going to make it more often. I paired it with the naan bread mentioned earlier

• The Vega burgers were also a great success. I even really liked this one. Better than meat burgers. These too go into my repertoire to eat more often. I combined them with naan bread. Yes, again that naan bread

• I also made the tacos with beans and were very popular with me. I did not miss the meat at all

• I also tried the noodles with omelet. Very tasty. Lots of vegetables.

• I wanted to eat the naan bread again, so I made the pea spread. I will make my own spread more often. Easy and much more delicious than those from a jar or from the fresh section of the store. Later on I made a lot of other kinds of spread, sometimes with meat I must admit

• I also tried the wraps with cauliflower and chickpeas. Another variant to eat more often

• I also tried the spaghetti with poached egg. The poached egg failed unfortunately but was otherwise tasty. I think I'm just going to make it again

• I made my own falafel, it was better than the once I get in the supermarket and at the train stations

• The nacho dish seems tasty too. It was on the menu, but I liked it with bacon better

• Pasta with arugula pesto also seems like something to make once. I made the pesto and definietely will make it again

• I will also make the lentil curry, this is better with meat in my opinion

• Gnocchi with creamy sauce is also on offer. This one made me eat a lot of gnocchi during the rest of the year. I still do eat gnocchi, because of this introduction to gnocchi

• The potato salad is also different from what I know, so I'm going to try that too. I will stick with the family recipe I know

• The snacks also seem very tasty. I made tortilla chips from wraps, cheese sticks, bell pepper dip and chive dip. 

The Recipe Book

I really enjoyed the Week of Vega that I did. And was surprised by the diversity of vegetarian options. I will definitely make recipes from this book more often. The book '4 Weken Vega' is definitely recommended with the diversity of recipes and handy shopping lists. The recipes are easy to make and don't take much time. 

This was a barterdeal. I got the recipe book for free in exchange for a blog about my experience with the recipes and I can offer a discount for the ones interested in this recipe book.