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[pmillen]

That looks really good, mudflap.  Tho' I probably don't have the patience to make it.

[elenis]

It doesn't necessarily have to do with smoking, but do you like Indian food? If so you could make paneer and do different Indian dishes with it. I have made it a number of times and it turns out pretty tasty.

You could also smoke extra firm tofu to give it a little flavor and use it in place of things. Sometimes when I make stir fry or some other dishes and I am being cheap I skip meat and use tofu.

I am diabetic so I really watch my carb intake and an item I have found that might help you also is Shiritaki noodles. I imagine on such a low calorie diet you are very hungry. Shirataki noodles depending on the brand have almost no calories, but take a while to eat and they have a good bit of fiber.

Well it seems like I am starting to ramble. Just my two cents.
 

[cookingjnj]

All kinds of roasted veggies can be made as well:  broccoli, cauliflower, beets, carrots, Brussels sprouts, spaghetti squash, acorn squash, etc.  Toss any of them with a little EVOO, salt, pepper maybe a little garlic and onion powder and roast at 425.  I usually prepare in the oven, but if your pit gets hot enough will work great in the pit as well.  I don't have a recipe, usually just cut up the veggie, toss with the oil and seasonings then throw them in the oven. 

Not sure what your diet will allow, but, with the broccoli and cauliflower I usually sprinkle with some shredded parm cheese the last 10 minutes, and with the spaghetti squash I cut them in half brush with a little EVOO, put some butter and brown sugar and roast them cut side up.

[pmillen]

Jnj, I think my pit can handle that temp.  Thanks, that’s what I was hoping to see.  I think I’ll search the Internet for roasted vegetables and smoke-roast them.

[Ross77]

I cooked some asparagus this weekend. My local Costco had some large ones and they turned out nice. Garlic, salt, pepper and dill.

Green beans also work well on the smoker/grill. Whole ones, not cut.

[W6YJ]

If your doctor said to reduce your meat intake, you might want to try a Boca Burger. One of my grown children doesn't like the flavor of beef (huh???) and can't handle Boca Burgers as they taste too close to beef for her.

I've never tried smoking a Boca Burger, but maybe I will as my doctor is also pushing me to dramatically reduce my meat intake.

Another thing to try is smoked jackfruit, or jackfruit pulled pork. Lots of recipes that will likely fool you into thinking it is the real thing.

Ed

[Bentley]

Anarchy I say!

One of my grown children doesn't like the flavor of beef...

[MP09]

Tolerance to beans? Less gas? Now what's the fun in that...

[pz]

Although this is not smoked, it is delicious and quite healthy, and certainly could be done on a smoker if desired - roasting vegetables on a cookie sheet. I like to use broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, and any other stout vegetable that cuts into bite sized pieces. Spread out on the cookie sheet and drizzled with olive oil, the vegetables are seasoned with Johnny salt (or whatever you would like) and roasted at 325F for about 12-15 minutes. This intensifies the flavor, and does not make them mushy - they stay crisp.

As a dipping sauce, we use home made blue cheese dressing, or use a thinned drizzling sauce made from Szechuan stir fry sauce (spicy) blended with soy sauce and rice wine vinegar.

I make that 2-3 times a week, and even munch on the veggies with the blue cheese dip while watching television in the evening full of flavor, it is very satisfying. When left over (which is rare), the reminder is good in soups and other subsequent dishes.

[Ralphie]

PZ,
Any chance you can post your blue cheese dressing recipe in the recipe section?  Thanks!

[pz]

My pleasure 

Homemade blue cheese dressing/dip

[pmillen]

Although this is not smoked, it is delicious and quite healthy, and certainly could be done on a smoker if desired - roasting vegetables on a cookie sheet.

Excellent "look" to it, pz, thanks.  I'm headed to the grocery store this evening to pick up a few items for this and some others I've found.

[Mudflap]

Another thing to try is smoked jackfruit, or jackfruit pulled pork. Lots of recipes that will likely fool you into thinking it is the real thing.

Ed

I decided to give Jackfruit pulled pork a try...

Started new thread. https://pelletfan.com/index.php?topic=2286.0

Mudflap

[TreeTop]

I hope you have been having some successful and satisfying non-meat grilled experiments. Grilled vegetables are the best.

We’ve been grilling zucchini sliced lengthwise, giant brussel sprouts cut in half, large portabello mushrooms, and baby potatoes halfed. We toss them in a homemade dressing made with oil, a little bit of vinegar, a dash of honey or maple syrup, dry mustard, basil, thyme, oregano, fresh crushed garlic, salt and pepper. We grill them on high (425) and they taste like candy. (Well, almost...).