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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Sesame Scallops with Rice Noodles

From the freezer and storecupboard to the table in roughly 20 minutes. Not bad. NOTE: This recipe is fro...

From the freezer and storecupboard to the table in roughly 20 minutes. Not bad. NOTE: This recipe is from the book Delia's How to Cheat at Cooking, which was publis...

20 minutes

to cook

Shallow Fried Fish

I have evocative memories of my grandmother shallow-frying skate wings, her favourite fish, which she first...

I have evocative memories of my grandmother shallow-frying skate wings, her favourite fish, which she first dipped in seasoned flour - they were golden and crisp at th...

6 minutes - 10 minutes

to cook

Sautéed Scallops with Lentil Sauce

Everyone I know in the world of cooking and catering agrees unanimously that this is the best lentil recipe...

Everyone I know in the world of cooking and catering agrees unanimously that this is the best lentil recipe ever invented. Shaun Hill, one of Britain’s most outstan...

Arbroath Smokie Creams

This is a very old favourite that never fails to delight. It’s easy, can be prepared in advance and fulf...

This is a very old favourite that never fails to delight. It’s easy, can be prepared in advance and fulfils all the criteria of a really top notch first course. Rem...

30 minutes

to cook

Spaghetti with Tuna and Olives

Easy and nutritious, this is the sort of recipe that every student should have up his or her sleeve as it c...

Easy and nutritious, this is the sort of recipe that every student should have up his or her sleeve as it costs very little but tastes sensational and uses storecupboa...

12 minutes - 18 minutes

to cook

Spiced Chickpea Cutlets

Chickpeas, sometimes called garbanzos, need a long soaking, so try to think ahead. The Delia Online Cook...

Chickpeas, sometimes called garbanzos, need a long soaking, so try to think ahead. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to prepare garlic in our video. Just c...

Vegetarian

Spinach Gnocchi with Four Cheeses

Once again it's the Italians who are so clever at inventing such simple things out of what seem to be fairl...

Once again it's the Italians who are so clever at inventing such simple things out of what seem to be fairly ordinary ingredients but then become something quite outst...

Vegetarian

Spinach and Ricotta Souffles

Everything in this recipe can be made well in advance and then all that needs to happen is the egg whi...

Everything in this recipe can be made well in advance and then all that needs to happen is the egg whites get whisked and incorporated just before cooking. The...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Tagliatelle Toscana

In this recipe the pasta, along with the other ingredients – aubergines, tomatoes, Mozzarella amongst other...

In this recipe the pasta, along with the other ingredients – aubergines, tomatoes, Mozzarella amongst other things – are finished off for a few minutes in the oven. ...

10 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

A picture of Delia's Tagliatelle with Gorgonzola and Toasted Walnuts recipe

Tagliatelle with Gorgonzola and Walnuts

This recipe comes from Annie South, who was part of the 'How to Cook' television production team. It is ...

This recipe comes from Annie South, who was part of the 'How to Cook' television production team. It is equally delicious made with fresh walnuts if you are lucky e...

Vegetarian

Teriyaki Grilled Marinated Salmon

This has a slightly higher fat content than my other Waist Watcher recipes because I'm using salmon, which ...

This has a slightly higher fat content than my other Waist Watcher recipes because I'm using salmon, which works best, but it can be made with other fish, such as cod ...

Thai Fish Curry

You won't believe how utterly simple and easy this is, and yet it tastes exotic and wonderful and, what's m...

You won't believe how utterly simple and easy this is, and yet it tastes exotic and wonderful and, what's more, it can all be prepared well in advance and the fish add...

10 minutes

to cook

Thai Salmon Filo Parcels

For waist-watchers and the health conscious, the growing popularity of filo pastry is, I'm sure, warmly wel...

For waist-watchers and the health conscious, the growing popularity of filo pastry is, I'm sure, warmly welcomed. But I also suspect we could be in danger of overki...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

to cook

Trofie Pasta Liguria

I have given this dish this particular name because I have often eaten it in one of my favourtie Italian re...

I have given this dish this particular name because I have often eaten it in one of my favourtie Italian restaurants in Portofino. To save time you could use...

Vegetarian

Tuna and Pasta Salad

If you want a light meal in a hurry, then this will take you barely fifteen minutes from start to finish. ...

If you want a light meal in a hurry, then this will take you barely fifteen minutes from start to finish. If you're extra hungry, I suggest you use 2 oz (50 g) of p...

15 minutes

to cook

Tuscan Bean and Pasta Soup

This is a big, hefty soup, perfect for the winter months with a light main course to follow. Alternative...

This is a big, hefty soup, perfect for the winter months with a light main course to follow. Alternatively, it is a complete lunch, with just some cheese and a sala...

Vegetarian

Vegetarian Moussaka (for 1)

There is 1 oz (25 g) lentils in this recipe, which is a very small amount to cook in one go. So you coul...

There is 1 oz (25 g) lentils in this recipe, which is a very small amount to cook in one go. So you could cook more and use them the next day for something else. Ve...

30 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Vegetarian Moussaka with Ricotta Topping

Yes, it is possible to make an extremely good Greek-style moussaka without meat, and even non-vegetarians w...

Yes, it is possible to make an extremely good Greek-style moussaka without meat, and even non-vegetarians will admit it tastes every bit as good. Serve it with a la...

1 hour

to cook

Vegetarian

Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie

Although I am not a vegetarian, I really love this alternative version to meat, with its diverse combinatio...

Although I am not a vegetarian, I really love this alternative version to meat, with its diverse combination of dried pulses and fresh vegetables. It’s also extreme...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Warm Pear and Walnut Salad

You might think that being continuously enthusiastic about new recipes would get harder with time. Not a...

You might think that being continuously enthusiastic about new recipes would get harder with time. Not a bit of it – there are always more and more delectable combi...

Welsh Rabbit (Rarebit) with Sage and Onions

Rarebit or rabbit? I like the latter, which (so the story goes) is what the hunter had for his supper when ...

Rarebit or rabbit? I like the latter, which (so the story goes) is what the hunter had for his supper when the rabbits had escaped his gun.

A picture of Delia's Wild Mushrooms in Madeira en Croûte with Foaming Hollandaise Sauce recipe

Wild Mushrooms en Croûte

This recipe is ideal for entertaining; you can make the filling and pastry cases the day before. Serve w...

This recipe is ideal for entertaining; you can make the filling and pastry cases the day before. Serve with Foaming Hollandaise Sauce, which can also be made ahead....

Vegetarian

Winter Vegetable Pie

I like to serve this homely pot pie with creamy mashed potato. You can vary the vegetables and use other...

I like to serve this homely pot pie with creamy mashed potato. You can vary the vegetables and use other roots, such as swede or parsnips. Vegetarians might like to...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Easy meat-free recipes

Sesame Scallops with Rice Noodles

Shallow Fried Fish

Sautéed Scallops with Lentil Sauce

Arbroath Smokie Creams

Spaghetti with Tuna and Olives

Spiced Chickpea Cutlets

Spinach Gnocchi with Four Cheeses

Spinach and Ricotta Souffles

Tagliatelle Toscana

Tagliatelle with Gorgonzola and Walnuts

Teriyaki Grilled Marinated Salmon

Thai Fish Curry

Thai Salmon Filo Parcels

Trofie Pasta Liguria

Tuna and Pasta Salad

Tuscan Bean and Pasta Soup

Vegetarian Moussaka (for 1)

Vegetarian Moussaka with Ricotta Topping

Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie

Warm Pear and Walnut Salad

Welsh Rabbit (Rarebit) with Sage and Onions

Wild Mushrooms en Croûte

Winter Vegetable Pie

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