Enter your email & we’ll send it to your inbox. Plus, get great new recipes from us every week! By submitting this form, you consent to receive emails from Hurry the Food Up. To anybody that’s eaten a great vegetarian toad in the hole (or even a regular toad in the hole), that’s an absolutely travesty. I will agree that it does have an unusual name, though happily no toads are involved anywhere along the production line, at least that I can see. No, vegetarian toad in the hole is a light, fluffy dish interspersed with delicious veggie sausages. As a quick history lesson, the name was first used in 1762, and “which calls toad in a hole a “vulgar” name for a “small piece of beef baked in a large pudding.” (i). At the beginning just about any meat was accepted, and was slowly changed and refined to using exclusively sausages, to make toad in the hole as we know it today. These days vegetarian sausages taste great, and I can see no satisfying reason that pork should be used instead. If you want to read my justifications for that, please see this article. Tofurkey, Quorn, Beyond Meat and Linda McCartney are all your friends. Well, maybe Linda McCartney isn’t, but her sausages can be.
Vegetarian toad in the hole
So, vegetarian toad in the hole it is. If you’ve come to this page then there’s a good chance you know that toad in the hole is often served with gravy and a variety of vegetables. Carrots, peas, broccoli, and cauliflower all go well. Some like to roast potatoes and parsnips to go with their toads too, and I can’t say I blame them. If you need more inspiration for your veggie toad in the hole, then here are a few great sides:
Honey glazed carrots in mint and tarragon Parsnips in syrup and mustard Low-carb garlic mashed cauliflower Proper roast potatoes
All are awesome, and won’t let you down.
What else don’t I know about veggie toad in the hole? Go on, surprise me!
Well, even though vegetarian toad in the hole probably started as a cheap dish for the masses, being described as “a homely but savoury dish” and “noting that it could serve 4-5 people for a measly 1 shilling and 9 pence” way back in 1861, there’s good reason it stuck around (ii). Weighing in with over 30g of protein per portion (that’s massive), toad in the hole was and is a real belly filler. Combine it with all the goodness of carrot, peas and broccoli and you’ve got a beast of a meal. No wonder it became so popular. What are you waiting for? Time to tuck in! Need help going vegetarian? Check out the 30 Day Veggie Challenge here. Not sure how much protein you really need? Get your free meal plan here. (i) – credit goes to India Mandelkern and her excellent blogspot, Homo Gastronomicus.(ii) – kudos also goes to India and her article for this gem of a quote. All information in this post and on our site is for informative purposes only. Although we strive to be as precise as possible, we can make no guarantee as to the accuracy of the information. Please consult a doctor or nutritionist before making any decisions about treatment of any conditions you may have, or think you may have. Please go here for our privacy policy.
