I found this book in our library and even though I don’t know Delia Smith I had to get it right away. It looked so enticing and the first recipe I saw when opening it was a Maccaroni-cheese-soufflé. A very ordinary dish and exactly what I like.
Often in vegatarian cookbooks the recipes feature unusual ingredients, fancy combinations and dishes that are not do-able unless you have hours to spend in the kitchen and in specialty shops. So a maccaroni-cheese soufflè drew me right in.
Delia Smith is a very popular TV chef and cookbook author in the UK and this book contains 250 recipes that she has collected over the years. The recipes all sound rather down to earth, not too complicated and very delicious.
I want to share one that immediately caught my eye while browsing (I love toasties).
Sandwich with grilled cheese and relish
This is the veggie version of the “Croque Monsieur”. You can either use bought relish, or make your won with Delia’s recipe (also provided in the book).
Ingredients:
- 2 large slices white bread, buttered
- 2 heaped tsp of onion-tomato-chili relish
- 50g Gruyere or Emmentaler cheese, grated
- 1/2 small onion, peeled and cut into fine rings
- salt and freshly ground pepper
- 10g butter, melted
- 25g Parmesan cheese, grated
- Pre-heat grill at highest temperature.
- Spread one teaspoon relish on each slice of bread. Sprinkle cheese on one slice of bread. Spread onion rings evenly on top of cheese, salt and pepper and cover with second slice.
- Spread half of melted butter and half of Parmesan on top of the sandwich and squeeze together slightly. Put sandwich under the grill and grill for 2 minutes, about 5cm away from the heat source until golden brown. Turn the sandwich, spread rest of butter and Parmesanon it and grill again for 2 minutes.
- Enjoy!
The veggie factor
| Recipe ratio (non.veg./veg.) | 0/250; 100% vegetarian |
| Worth it? | Yes, definitely |
Product info and buy link :
| Title | Delia’s Vegetarian Collection |
| Author | Delia Smith |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
| ISBN | 9780563493648 |
| I got this book from | the library |
| Buy link | Buy Delia’s Vegetarian Collection |
| More info | Delia online |
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Have you read this book? What did you think of it? I would love to hear other opinions.
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I love the addition of the relish on the grilled cheese!
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I have not heard of Delia Smith….hmmm…going over to Youtube to see whether they have any clips
Thanks for an interesting post!
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The grilled cheese relish sounds so good, would love to try this. The book sounds like it would be a great addition to my cookbook addiction!
grilled cheese, personal favorite…
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Nom nom nom … why don’t you send over some of that sandwich! It sounds really good. And I have to agree, with a lot of veggie recipes you feel like it’s just too much effort. Many foods are just too fancy in preparation and while I like the idea of tasting this or that (I am a vegetarian btw) I never get around to try myself on most recipes in cookbooks.
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Not a vegetarian but would love that sandwich!
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Looks like a sandwich we would enjoy here!
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When I lived in the UK I used to watch Delia’s TV shows all the time and hers as one of the few cookbooks that I actually bought home with me!
This sandwich sounds totally delicious!
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I don’t Delia either but this books sounds perfect for the everyday vegetarian. I’m going to recommend it to my niece who is a vegetarian and just learning to cook.
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Delia Smith is big here in the UK… or at least she used to be. She was constantly on TV with her cooking shows at one point, but they tend to be on repeat on the satellite channels these days.
i think we’ve got a couple of her books here, but not this one.
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