Monday, February 13, 2012

By Eleni Collins
Published: July 23, 2009

If you're a vegetarian or in the mood for a healthy meal, there are more options than salads at Island restaurants and cafes.

Krista's Gourmet Café, formerly Vineyard Gourmet, offers a yummy veggie wrap with avocado, shredded carrots, cucumbers, mixed greens, goat cheese, red onion, tabouleh, and sprouts wrapped in your choice of wrap -spinach, wheat, herb and garlic, or tomato basil ($6.50).

The fresh selections at Krista's Gourmet Cafe in Vineyard Haven. Photo by Sam Decker

The Scottish Bakehouse on State Road in Vineyard Haven serves a number of veggie lunch entrees such as a veggie stir-fry, but also worth checking out is the refrigerator full of salads such as beet and spelt (prices vary).

Beetlebung in Vineyard Haven has quite a few vegetarian panino options: the Amherst featrures hummus, fresh baby spinach, tomato, and carrots; the Athena is feta cheese, baby spinach, tomato, with a black olive spread. Both are served on flatbread and cost $5.95.

The Mediterranean Trio at Mediterranean in Oak Bluffs is whipped feta rouille, homemade hummus, and babaganoush, served with sumac crisps or fresh grilled pita bread ($10).

At Le Grenier, find the Vegetarian Wellington, made with broccoli, cauliflower, and carrot paté in a puff pastry.

State Road in West Tisbury offers a Farm to Table Plate: salt crusted fingerling potatoes, radishes and baby carrots served with herb dressing and bagna cauda ($13); and a Vegetable Risotto entrée with fava beans, wild mushrooms, peas, asparagus, and oven tomatoes ($30).

Nicky's in Vineyard Haven has Penne Cacciatore: fresh mushrooms, roasted red peppers and sweet onions sautéed with olive oil and finished with a splash of homemade marinara sauce tossed with penne pasta ($17.95).

Espresso Love offers five veggie sandwiches, including the Powerhouse: havarti cheese, avocado, lettuce, tomato, and sprouts with sundried tomato pesto served on 12-grain bread ($7.49).

Both Waterside Market and Humphreys in Vineyard Haven sell mozzarella, tomato, and basil sandwiches. Waterside's Red, White and Green and is served on fresh-baked ciabatta bread ($10). In Edgartown, Edgartown Pizza serves a wrap version, the Tomato Mozzarella, made with their house pesto and fresh basil, served on multi-grain bread. McPhail's Corner Café's Tomato Mozzarella sandwich is made with imported fresh mozzarella, gourmet vine-ripened tomatoes, and basil pesto ($8.99). Caffe di Lattanzi in Edgartown serves a grilled vegetable and mozzarella panino, the Pinzimonio.

In West Tisbury, Garcia's Deli and Bakery offers a Sesame Tofu Wrap: sundried tomato wrap with tofu, Thai pesto, cilantro, mung sprouts, and lettuce; and the Veggie Wrap: spinach wrap with homemade hummus, avocado, tomato, sprouts, and lettuce. Both are $6.99.

In Oak Bluffs, Tony's Market makes a great garden burger, garden vegetable wrap, and a sautéed veggie wrap.

The Wharf in Edgartown makes a filling Veggie Pasta that comes with spinach, artichokes, onions, garlic, tomato, and fresh mozzarella with white wine over penne pasta.

At The Newes, find the Roasted Vegetable Wrap, with grilled eggplant, squash, red onions, roasted red peppers, and Boursin cheese ($10).

Shipwreck, formerly Sugar Shack and Tsunami, makes a Vegetarian Club, with fried tofu, avocado, lettuce, tomato, and mango chutney served with a picked vegetable salad ($10).

Omitted from last week's Up-Island Take Out article was Dreamcatcher Snack Bar in Aquinnah. Specialties include beer-battered fish and chips, hot fudge sundaes, and dipped cones, the snack bar is open every night until sunset and offers outdoor seating with great views. And from 6:30 to 8 pm every night is a lobster roll special for $13.99.

Prices are subject to change.