7 Easy and Tasty Vegetarian Menu Ideas, Note & Try!

Vegetarian meals have become part of a lifestyle that people can incorporate into their daily menus for well-being. 

A vegetarian is a person who avoids meat and other animal products. Therefore, they typically eat tempeh, tahu, and mushrooms to replace meat. 

However, some people still believe a vegetarian menu is difficult to prepare. Well, in fact, making a vegetarian menu is not as hard as it sounds. Find some examples of tasty vegetarian dishes you can easily make at home!

What Is a Vegetarian?

Vegetarianism is a dietary pattern that focuses on plant-based foods. 

A vegetarian, or a person who actively practices a vegetarian lifestyle, typically avoids any foods derived from meat, whether they are chicken, fish, or many others.

Vegetarian foods are foods that are mostly made of plants (plant-based foods) for good benefits for the body.

Consuming vegetarian dishes also supports weight maintenance. If you want to achieve an ideal body weight, try to incorporate these foods into your daily meals.

Simple and Tasty Vegetarian Menu

Make these vegetarian dishes, accompanied by the instruction how to make them at home:

1. Vegetable Tofu Steak

Steaks don’t have to be made with beef or chicken. As a vegetarian, you can still enjoy them by using alternative ingredients, such as tofu. As a meat replacement, tofu has a relatively soft texture.

This menu is suitable for vegetarians (those who avoid meat products except eggs) and lacto-ovo (those who avoid meat but consume dairy and eggs), as the main ingredient in tofu steak is egg.

Tofu steak is easy to cook. Here are the ingredients and instructions:

Tofu steak ingredients:

• Tofu.
• 3 tbsp white flour.
• Chopped boiled broccoli.
• 1/2 tbsp sago flour.
• ½ tsp sugar.
• ½ tsp garam.
• Minced garlic.
• 3 eggs.
• ¼ tsp pepper.
• Frying oil.

Sauce ingredients:

• 2 tbsp tomato sauce.
• ¼ tsp sugar.
• ½ tbsp sweet soy sauce.
• ¼ tsp salt.
• Onion, chop in length.
• Corn flour liquid mixture.
• ¼ tsp pepper.
• 250 ml AQUA water.

How to cook:

1. Stir all ingredients in a bowl until a batter forms.
2. Pour the batter (in any shape you like) into a bowl of hot frying oil and fry until golden brown.
3. To make the sauce, combine all ingredients in a pan and bring to a boil.
4. Sauté the onion in the pan used to cook the sauce, then add the water and bring to a boil.
5. Pour in the corn flour mixture and stir until it thickens.
6. Tofu steak is ready to serve.

2. Mushroom Nuggets 

Generally, nuggets are made of chicken. However, since a vegetarian doesn’t consume meat, mushrooms can be an alternative. 

Isn’t this unique? Indeed, you can cook nuggets made of mushrooms, which are just as tasty as chicken nuggets.

Since the main ingredient is eggs, this dish is suitable for lacto-ovo vegetarians. 

These are the instructions for cooking mushroom nuggets.

Mushroom nugget ingredients:

• Oyster mushroom.
• 12 tbsp white flour.
• 2 eggs.
• 5 cloves of garlic.
• Mushroom powder.
• ½ tsp salt.
• 1 tsp pepper.
• 200 grams of breadcrumbs.
• 200 ml of white flour, corn flour, and salt mixture.
• 100 ml of AQUA water.
• Frying oil.

How to cook:

1. Soak shredded mushrooms in warm water for 5 minutes and squeeze them.
2. Add white flour, spices (pepper, salt, and garlic), and eggs, and stir them evenly.
3. Add chicken powder and stir.
4. Pour the batter into a tray and spread it out evenly.
5. Steam the batter for 35 minutes.
6. Before taking them out, test the nuggets by sticking a fork in it.
7. If it is ready to serve, chop in small pieces.
8. Soak the pieces in the breadcrumbs.
9. Heat the oil and fry until golden brown.
10. Nuggets are ready to serve.

3. Creamy Corn Soup

Creamy corn soup is one of the most popular vegetarian dishes due to its savory taste. 

This dish is suitable in any season. In addition, creamy corn soup is rich in nutrients.

Lacto-ovo vegetarians will appreciate this dish, as it contains eggs and milk. 

You don’t have to buy it at the restaurant, as it can be easily made at home. Here are the instructions:

Creamy corn soup ingredients:

• 250 grams of shredded sweet corn. Steam for 5 minutes and ground them.
• 50 grams of button mushrooms.
• 2 tbsp margarine.
• 250 ml of mushroom broth.
• 2 tbsp minced onions.
• 2 tbsp minced garlic.
• ½ tsp pepper.
• 1 tsp salt.
• Shredded celeries.
• 600 ml AQUA water.
• 500 ml milk.
• 1 whipped egg.

How to cook:

1. Heat the margarine, then sauté the onion and garlic until fragrant.
2. Pour in the water and ground corn, then boil.
3. Add milk to the soup.
4. Pour the whipped egg mixture, then add salt and pepper.
5. Wait until they boil, then pour the minced celery.
6. Creamy corn soup is ready to serve.

4. Sapo Tahu 

Sapo tahu, or tofu sapo, is a vegetarian soup dish. Typically, this vegetarian menu is served in oriental restaurants. 

The soft tofu, mixed with vegetables and a savory soup, will create a delicious taste, especially when served with rice. It is relatively easy to make:

Sapo tahu ingredients:

• Oil.
• Tofu.
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil.
• 1 tsp sesame oil.
• 2 cloves of minced garlic.
• 1 tbsp minced onion.
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce.
• 1 tbsp salty soy sauce.
• ½ tsp pepper.
• 1 tsp salt.
• Chopped carrots.
• Bok choy.
• Cauliflower.
• Corn flour mixture.
• 200 ml AQUA water.

How to cook:

1. Slice the tofu diagonally and coat it with corn flour.
2. Fry the tofu in the hot oil until golden and a bit crispy, take it out, and drain it.
3. Add water and spices, let them boil.
4. Add the vegetables and stir until cooked.
5. Lastly, pour in the corn flour mixture and wait until it thickens.
6. Sapo tahu is ready to serve.

5. Vegetable Salad

The next menu item is a healthy snack you won't want to miss. Even non-vegetarians like salads. 

This food is easy to make at home. Take a look at the following instructions:

Vegetable salad ingredients:

• Broccoli, carrots, and other vegetables.
• Diced tofu.
• 4 tbsp olive oil.
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar.
• ½ tsp black pepper.
• A pinch of salt.

How to cook:

1. Mix olive oil, apple cider vinegar, and salt in a bowl.
2. Boil vegetables until soft.
3. Heat olive oil in a pan and cook the tofu for 3-4 minutes.
4. Mix the vegetables and tofu with the spices.
5. Vegetable salads are ready to serve.

6. Tofu with Teriyaki Sauce 

There are many foods made of tofu. This time, you can use teriyaki sauce for your tofu dish. Aside from a strong, sweet, and savory taste. Teriyaki sauce can add more flavor.

Try the recipe below:

Tofu with teriyaki sauce ingredients:

• 7 yellow tofu cut into 4.
• 1 pack of seasoned flour.
• 1/2 diced onion.
• Frying oil.
• 1 minced garlic clove.
• 1 diagonally-chopped chili.
• 2 cm smashed ginger.
• 1 green chili.
• 1 tbsp sweet soy sauce.
• 1/4 sdt pepper.
• 150 ml water.
• 2 packs of oyster sauce.
• 2 tbsp corn flour.

How to cook:

1. Pour the seasoned flour into the tofu.
2. Fry the tofu, take it out, and drain it.
3. Heat a little bit of oil.
4. Sauté the onion and garlic until fragrant.
5. Add the ginger, red, and green chili.
6. Add the pepper, sweet soy sauce, and water. Add the oyster sauce as well and stir well.
7. Mix the corn flour with water, then stir it into the pan until it thickens. 
8. Cook well.
9. Pour the cooked teriyaki sauce onto the fried tofu.
10. Teriyaki tofu is ready!

7. Crispy Fried Eggplants

There are many eggplant dishes you can try at home. One of which is crispy fried eggplants. 

This menu is simple, savoury, and crispy. This menu is suitable as a snack and a full meal. Here is the instruction:

Fried eggplant ingredients:

• 2 roundly-chopped eggplants.
• Frying oil.
• 1 pack of seasoned flour.
• 140 ml water.

How to cook:

1. Mix one pack of seasoned flour with water and stir well.
2. Pour the eggplants into this batter.
3. Heat some oil, and fry the eggplants until golden brown.
4. Take out and drain.
5. Crispy fried eggplants are ready to serve!

That concludes the vegetarian menu ideas you can easily try at home. Even though these dishes do not use meat, they are still tasty.

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AQUA is a suitable companion to your vegetarian dishes. Ensure you always have 19 liters of AQUA gallons at home to meet your daily liquid intake.

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