Matt Tebbutt served up a tasty mushroom and walnut spaghetti bolognese on Go Veggie and Vegan.
The ingredients are: 100g Walnuts, 250g Chestnut Mushrooms and Olive Oil.
For the pasta: Dried Spaghetti and Salt.
For the sauce: Olive Oil, 1 Stick Celery, finely chopped, 1 Small White Onion, finely chopped, ½ Carrot, finely chopped, 2 Cloves Garlic, crushed but whole , Fresh Thyme, 1tsp Dried Oregano, 1tsp Red Pepper Flakes , 125ml Red Wine, 1 tin chopped tomatoes, 75ml Olive Oil, Balsamic Vinegar, Sea Salt, Cracked Black Pepper and Fresh Basil.
To Garnish: Olive oil, Parmesan and Fresh Basil.
See recipes by Matt in his book titled: Weekend: Eating at Home: From Long Lazy Lunches to Fast Family Fixes available from Amazon now.
You are right, ordinary parmesan is normally made with animal rennet, but you can now buy a vegetarian parmesan although it’s not allowed to be called parmesan… , as it’s made with vegetable rennet… it is usually labelled ‘ hard cheese’ or something similar. Don’t know what it tastes like though!.
Vegetarians I know will eat Parmesan cheese. Vegans I know do not. The word “vegetarian” is interpreted personally by the individual. According to Miriam Webster dictionary – “a person who does not eat meat : someone whose diet consists wholly of vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, and sometimes eggs or dairy products”. Parmesan cheese is a diary product.
I thought parmesan was not vegetarian.
Since when has parmesan cheese been vegetarian?