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Vegetarian fat-free, and low-calorie recipes

If you're after low-calorie recipes then have a look at these. None of these recipes require the addition of any kind of oil; therefore, most are zero-fat. Those which have nuts or yoghurt in them are still extremely low-fat and all the recipes except those listed as high carbohydrate are very low in carbs. The dishes listed as high carbohydrate are particularly suitable for those who need calories but wish to avoid fats.

Fat-free salads and cold dishes
Fat-free low carb Hong Kong tofu and bean salad
asparagus braised in orange juice
courgette and sprouted seeds salad
aubergine and tomato salad
fat-free lentil pate
fat-free kidney bean pate
spinach, beansprout and apple salad
Samarkand salad
Oxana's mung bean salad
chana chat
Georgian style salted cabbage
salted cabbage with white wine
marinated beetroot
salted cabbage
very, very easy beetroot and apple salad
zucchini stuffed tomatoes
spicy tomato and coriander salad
onion salad
Indian salad

Fat-free soups
spring greens chilled soup
Jerusalem artichoke soup
cold borsch
beetroot okroshka
Frank's no fat, low carb, diet soup

Fat-free hot dishes
red beans Georgian-style
green garlic cauliflower
baked beetroot

Very low fat recipes
cucuk (cucumbers with yoghurt and mint)
Lassis
Brown rice with walnuts and celery (high carbohydrate)
Georgian style red beans
seed sprouts, courgette and water-chestnut stir-fry

Yoghurt soups
spicy cucumber and yoghurt soup
okroshka

Fat free, high carbohydrate recipes
rice and green lentils
clapshot
baked potatoes
barbecue sweet corn
vegetable boiled rice
rice salad

Low fat and no fat sauces and dips
chutneys and yoghurt dips
raitas

Also check out these links...

Uncle-Sydney's weight-loss diet meal - a simple strategy for losing weight while keeping up your blood sugar level - good for those training or exercising (Uncle Sydney was a fitness trainer and champion weight-lifter).

Tomato, orange and coriander sauce - low carb, zero fat. Basically a condiment for adding a bit of zing to plain food - high in vitamins and minerals.

Sprouting beans contain loads of vitamins and minerals and are great for making up zero fat, low-calorie, healthy recipes.

Also check out this method of cooking beetroot which keeps all the goodness in the root and makes a tasty no-fat, low-carb ingredient for salads.

Many of my other salad recipes can also be adapted by leaving out oil as an ingredient, so have a look at the rest of my vegetarian salads for some further ideas.