Today is officially the last day of National Vegetarian Week 2014. In case you’ve taken the challenge and are in search of some simple and tasty recipes to round off the weekend, I thought I’d highlight three recent quick cheese snacks, created for the Good Food Channel. Really though, who needs an excuse to indulge in a little melted cheese?! Of course, you can also use any of your favourite vegetarian alternative cheeses in these recipes…
Firstly, a super-quick Mexican inspired snack – my Cheese Quesadillas with tinned black beans, tomatoes, spring onions and grated cheese. Use a chilli cheese if you fancy, and any beans – black, pinto or fava beans – drained and washed.
Cheese Quesadillas {Recipe Here} for the Good Food Channel
Next, one of our favourites for a quick cheese snack, are my Three Cheese Toasties, with leek, garlic and thyme on sourdough. They take around ten minutes to make, and I simply used a griddle pan to make mine, weighed down a little with a heavy lid. If you have a panini machine or a toastie maker, you can use that instead. I usually like to use a combination of cheddar, mozzarella and Gruyère or Comte – but really, use any cheese that you like or have in the fridge to use up – or a vegetarian alternative.
Three Cheese Toasties {Recipe Here} for the Good Food Channel
Finally, if you have hungry kids, you can’t go wrong with these Cheese and Marmite Swirls. Simply keep a packet of ready rolled/ready to use puff pastry in the fridge or freezer, then unroll, spread with Marmite, sprinkle over the granted cheese and roll up. Once sliced, place them on a baking tray lined with paper, brush with a little beaten egg and bake for fifteen minutes. Serve when warm, but not too hot for little fingers!
Cheese and Marmite Swirls {Recipe Here} for the Good Food Channel
I hope that’s given you a little inspiration for the Bank Holiday weekend, or perhaps, for an after school snack or quick lunch.
How did you get on with the challenge to “go green” for National Vegetarian Week?
Recipes commissioned by the Good Food Channel – recipes, styling and photography by Ren Behan.
luck says
Yummy and so beautifully photographed 😉
yummy INDIAN RESTURENT IN GLASGOW
sam says
nice rolls i love it
Chines and Thai RESTURENT IN GLASGOW yummy noodles
sam says
nice rolls i love it
INDIAN RESTURENT IN GLASGOW yummy checken and rolles
Choclette says
Oh this is just too tempting Ren. I love cheese and need no further encouragement. Have eaten quesadillas many a time, but never tried making them myself – hmm!
Ren Behan says
Really easy Choclette, hope you give them a go at home x
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry says
I love those rolls (without the marmite) and I am gong to have to make those with the kiddoes.
Ren Behan says
As Katie suggested below – you could also try tomato puree/paste x
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
Yum! The 3 cheese toasty looks amazing.
Ren Behan says
Thanks Danii x
Urvashi says
Oh my god I am in cheese heaven. This is my vice. When I get my kitchen back I am making allllll of these!
Ren Behan says
Thanks Urvashi – hopefully not long now
Jacqueline Meldrum says
They all look great, but I particularly like the quesadillas.
Ren Behan says
Thanks Jac x
Katie Bryson says
We do quesadillas a lot in our house, but sadly the boys suddenly went off them – kids! Going to try those swirls… marmite and cheese for Arlo, tomato paste and cheese for Sam and pickle and cheese for the grown ups!
Ren Behan says
Ooh good idea about the tomato paste and the pickle!
Nazima says
Cheese is a definite afterschool favourite for our kids and have not tried quesadillas on them yet – will give it a try!
Ren Behan says
Thanks Nazima, hope they enjoy
Karen says
Geia sou eufuestate protvae! Eimai filh ths Marias, aka Sunny and Cher. H kuria auth, pou les, moirazetai kamia fora mazi mou to blog sou kai mpainw kai se diabazw. (Euge!) Auta pou les edw gia tous Ellhnes einai APOLUTWS swsta. Ws ellhnida pou zw tosa xronia “ejw” (America), blepw jeka8ara auth th dixasmenh proswpikothta tou ellhna genikotera kai mesa apo th dikh mou sumperifora kai mesa apo allwn ellhnwn (metanastwn kai mh). Otan, px, pianoume thn ampelofilosofia, gia kapoio logo fortwnoume, kokkinizoume, gemizoume pa8os kai energeia kai 8eloume na paradextoun oloi to dikio mas–alla molis ta broume skoura sth grafeiokratia ‘h se o,tidhpote sunepagetai epafh me thn “ejousia”… e, de bariesai, ti 8a pw egw pou 8’allajei ta pragmata, pame gia kana kafedaki, ktl. Me alla logia, apofeugoume th maxh otan auth jeroume pws fernei mazi ths to risko ths pragmatikhs apotuxias (dhl. otan exeis pragmati kati na xaseis, px thn autoektimhsh sou)… Omws otan exoume thn eukairia na bgaloume ta maxairia gia mpourdes (filosofika 8emata, politikh, podosfairo) to kanoume euxaristws giati kai na xasoume th maxh den paei na pei oti xasame thn autoektimhsh mas oute pesame sta matia twn allwn. Polla lew. Anyway, gia ena paromoio munhma sou proteinw to “The Xenophobe’s Guide to the Greeks”. Grammeno eilikrina kai me polu xioumor, kata th gnwmh mou einai h pio akribhs perigrafh tou laou mas. Filia sth mikrh moloxa!
kellie@foodtoglow says
Yummy treats and so beautifully photographed. As always x
Ren Behan says
Thank you Kellie – quick snacks are always handy 🙂
Sally - My Custard Pie says
You had me at the cheese and Marmite 🙂
Ren Behan says
Thanks Sally, I’m not a Marmite fan myself but the kids like it 🙂