Easy meat-free recipes

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Here are Delia's recipes for the times you want to eat vegetables or fish on your meat-free days. This is not a vegetarian section, you can see those recipes here. Vegetarian Recipes

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A picture of Delia's Mexican Enchiladas with Cheese recipe

Mexican Enchiladas

What are enchiladas? Well, they're Mexican wheat-flour pancakes that can be spread with some spicy salsa...

What are enchiladas? Well, they're Mexican wheat-flour pancakes that can be spread with some spicy salsa and stuffed with almost anything you have handy – in this c...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

A picture of Delia's Angel-hair Pasta with Thai Spiced Prawns recipe

Angel-hair Pasta with Thai Spiced Prawns

Angel-hair pasta (capellini) is, as the name suggests, the very finest shreds of pasta, now available in la...

Angel-hair pasta (capellini) is, as the name suggests, the very finest shreds of pasta, now available in larger supermarkets. Large prawns also come in packs, peele...

A picture of Delia's Asparagus and Cheese Tart recipe

Asparagus and Cheese Tart

Just to make the very most of the English asparagus during its very short season, I cook it every which way...

Just to make the very most of the English asparagus during its very short season, I cook it every which way, hence this very simple but sublime tart. Vegetarians ma...

30 minutes - 40 minutes

A picture of Delia's Asparagus and Gruyere Feuilletés recipe

Asparagus and Gruyere Feuilletés

In this recipe, asparagus is encased in very thin, crisp parcels of puff pastry with melted cheese. A lo...

In this recipe, asparagus is encased in very thin, crisp parcels of puff pastry with melted cheese. A lovely main course for a summer's lunch or supper party or you...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

A picture of Delia's Baked Eggs in Wild Mushroom Tartlets recipe

Baked Eggs in Mushroom Tartlets

It's quite a long time since I made a quiche or tart for entertaining. I feel that serving them individu...

It's quite a long time since I made a quiche or tart for entertaining. I feel that serving them individually is prettier and more practical, and people seem to real...

27 minutes - 35 minutes

A picture of Delia's Baked Fish Fillets with Mushroom Stuffing recipe

Baked Fish Fillets with Mushroom Stuffing

For this you need two Dover soles, boned, skinned and cut into fillets, or plaice fillets if you want a les...

For this you need two Dover soles, boned, skinned and cut into fillets, or plaice fillets if you want a less expensive dish.

A picture of Delia's Baked Fish Souffle recipe

Baked Fish Souffle

Whiting fillets, or fillets of any white fish, instantly become more special when made into a fluffy souffl...

Whiting fillets, or fillets of any white fish, instantly become more special when made into a fluffy soufflé.

35 minutes - 40 minutes

A picture of Delia's Baked Fish with Potatoes and Anchovies recipe

Baked Fish with Potatoes

Any white fish can be used for this, because there’s lots of flavour added.

Any white fish can be used for this, because there’s lots of flavour added.

55 minutes - 1 hour

A picture of Delia's Cauliflower Soup recipe

Cauliflower Soup

As cauliflowers are available all the year round and prices tend to fluctuate enormously, this soup is only...

As cauliflowers are available all the year round and prices tend to fluctuate enormously, this soup is only really economical when the price is right

A picture of Delia's Cauliflower and Broccoli Gratin with Blue Cheese recipe

Cauliflower and Broccoli Gratin

The cheese we used for the sauce in this recipe was Gorgonzola, but Roquefort is also extremely good. Ve...

The cheese we used for the sauce in this recipe was Gorgonzola, but Roquefort is also extremely good. Vegetarians might like to know that a vegetarian parmesan-styl...

A picture of Delia's Cauliflower with Two Cheeses and Creme Fraiche recipe

Cauliflower with Two Cheeses

No need to make a white sauce for this one – the beauty of half-fat crème fraîche is that you can simmer it...

No need to make a white sauce for this one – the beauty of half-fat crème fraîche is that you can simmer it into a creamy sauce in moments. This could be an accompa...

A picture of Delia's Cheddar-crusted Smoked Haddock with Jersey Royals and Creme Fraiche Sauce recipe

Cheddar-crusted Smoked Haddock

The first of the season’s Jersey Royals need absolutely no adornment, but this very quick and easy smoked h...

The first of the season’s Jersey Royals need absolutely no adornment, but this very quick and easy smoked haddock recipe gives you pools of creamy sauce flavoured with...

11 minutes - 14 minutes

A picture of Delia's Cheese and Herb Fritters with Sweet Pepper Marmalade recipe

Cheese and Herb Fritters with Sweet Pepper Marmalade

If you want to serve a meal without meat or fish, this is just the thing. It's also a great recipe for u...

If you want to serve a meal without meat or fish, this is just the thing. It's also a great recipe for using up odd bits of cheese, which can be varied as long as t...

A picture of Delia's Chickpea Salad recipe

Chickpea Salad

The chick peas make this salad filling and substantial, as well as providing essential fibre to your diet.

The chick peas make this salad filling and substantial, as well as providing essential fibre to your diet.

A picture of Delia's Chilled Marinated Trout with Fennel recipe

Chilled Marinated Trout with Fennel

This makes a very appropriate main course for a warm day. It's a doddle to prepare and it has the advant...

This makes a very appropriate main course for a warm day. It's a doddle to prepare and it has the advantage of being cooked and left to marinate, so that when the t...

A picture of Delia's Chilli Eggs with Grilled Peppers recipe

Chilli Eggs with Grilled Peppers

Here is a snack meal that comes almost entirely from the supermarket shelves. Some supermarkets do jars of ...

Here is a snack meal that comes almost entirely from the supermarket shelves. Some supermarkets do jars of excellent char-grilled peppers.

A picture of Delia's Chinese Stir-fried Green Vegetables recipe

Stir-fried Green Vegetables

The principle of stir-frying involves speed of cooking with a high heat. As the vegetables come into con...

The principle of stir-frying involves speed of cooking with a high heat. As the vegetables come into contact with the hot surface of the pan or wok, the heat seals ...

7 minutes - 8 minutes

A picture of Delia's Chinese Stir-fried Prawns with Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Cashews recipe

Chinese Stir-fried Prawns

Purple sprouting broccoli, like runner beans, is such a joy to eat just as it is, so it's good to make the ...

Purple sprouting broccoli, like runner beans, is such a joy to eat just as it is, so it's good to make the most of its short season in the garden by serving it often. ...

A picture of Delia's Deep-fried Sprats with Mustard Sauce recipe

Deep-fried Sprats with Mustard Sauce

In the good old days, when herrings were cheap and humble, their smaller cousins sprats were even humbler a...

In the good old days, when herrings were cheap and humble, their smaller cousins sprats were even humbler and it’s only now that they’re coming into their own again – ...

A picture of Delia's Easy Omelette Arnold Bennett recipe

Easy Omelette Arnold Bennett

This is an adaptation of a famous omelette created by a chef at The Savoy Hotel for the novelist Arnold Ben...

This is an adaptation of a famous omelette created by a chef at The Savoy Hotel for the novelist Arnold Bennett, who wrote an entire novel, Imperial Palace, while stay...

A picture of Delia's Flaky Fish Pie recipe

Flaky Fish Pie

This is a wonderful recipe that transforms the humble haddock, cod or whiting into something really special.

This is a wonderful recipe that transforms the humble haddock, cod or whiting into something really special.

A picture of Delia's Fried Plaice Fillets with a Herb and Polenta Crust recipe

Fried Plaice Fillets with a Herb Crust

A good way to avoid making breadcrumbs, and therefore save time, is to keep a packet of polenta (cornmeal) ...

A good way to avoid making breadcrumbs, and therefore save time, is to keep a packet of polenta (cornmeal) in the cupboard. It makes an excellent coating for all ty...

4 minutes - 6 minutes

A picture of Delia's Fried Skate Wings with Very Quick Home-made Tartare Sauce recipe

Fried Skate Wings with Tartare Sauce

People are scared of skate, one of the finest and most delicious fish of all. But don't be: the flesh sl...

People are scared of skate, one of the finest and most delicious fish of all. But don't be: the flesh slides away from those ribby, gelatinous bones with simplicity...

8 minutes - 10 minutes

A picture of Delia's Fried Skate Wings with Warm Green Salsa recipe

Skate Wings with Warm Salsa

Skate wings have everything going for them. They have a fine-flavoured, creamy flesh that comes away fro...

Skate wings have everything going for them. They have a fine-flavoured, creamy flesh that comes away from the bone with no fuss or bother, and they're dead easy to ...

8 minutes - 10 minutes

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