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Tex Mex for non-red meat eaters


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#1 Bond Girl

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Posted 19 July 2004 - 09:37 AM

As someone who is allergic to most meat and poultry except fish and shellfish, I am wondering if it is possible to have vegetarian tex mex? I've made BBQ swordfish and put spiced rubbed mako shark on the grill from time to time, but that is hardly authentic. To stretch the concept further, suppose that I can't eat any meat at all, is there a place for vegetarians in the tex mex cuisine? What are some of the substitutes you would recommend? Or, is the concept simply an oxymoron.
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#2 Robb Walsh

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Posted 19 July 2004 - 02:57 PM

Vegetarian Tex-Mex is pretty popular. It starts with vegetarian refried beans (no lard).

From there you can procede to nachos, chalupas, enchiladas, and lots of other cheesy treats.

The last recipe in the Tex Mex Cookbook is for vegetarian chorizo. A recipe I became quite fond of!

#3 Richard Kilgore

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Posted 20 July 2004 - 11:16 AM

Robb contributed a couple of iconic Tex-Mex recipes from the book to RecipeGullet. Check out the margarita recipe...it's pretty much vegetarian. :biggrin: