Vegetables
You may be a declared vegetarian, wanting to cut down on your meat consumption or looking for something as a side dish. Whether its as part of a vegetable-only meal, or as a side serve to a meat dish, our vegetable selection is wide, colourful and, of course, healthy.
Crunchy vegetable stir-fry
Quick stir-frying is a healthy way of cooking vegetables to retain a maximum amount of their vitamins and minerals.
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Aubergine parmigiana
Rich and delicious, aubergine parmigiana is one of Italy's most popular dishes and a great choice for vegetarians.
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Baked stuffed tomatoes
Large beef tomatoes are perfect for filling with this excellent blend of breadcrumbs, ricotta and mascarpone cheeses.
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Cabbage rolls
Stuffed cabbage leaves in tomato sauce make a delicious and satisfying supper dish along with sautéed potatoes or brown rice.
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Celeriac timbales
An innovative way to serve celeriac, this is a stylish vegetable main dish along with roasted seasonal vegetables.
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Chilli tofu stir-fry
This quick and easy dish plays on tofu's ability to take on the flavour of other ingredients and is perfect with fluffy boiled rice.
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Chillies en nogada
Heart-shaped green chillies from Mexico's Pueblo region are usually used for this recipe but you can substitute ordinary green peppers.
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Leek and cheese flamiche
This savoury leek tart comes from the Burgundy and Picardy regions of France and needs only a salad to make a complete meal.
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Olive, thyme, and onion tart
A great and tasty tart recipe to have to hand, especially as there no need to blind bake the pastry case
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Parmesan cheese and walnut tart
This nutty pastry works brilliantly with the creamy parmesan cheese and potato filling and makes a delicate starter or main course.
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Potato and fennel pancakes with mushrooms
Goes well with a mix of cultivated and wild mushrooms - whatever is in season, as well as a fresh green salad.
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Roast beetroot and feta salad
This roast beetroot and feta salad is colourful and delicious to serve for lunch or a light summer supper.
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Squash and gorgonzola Tart
This tart works well with either type of Gorgonzola cheese. Dolce is creamy and piccante is firm with a fuller flavour.
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Stuffed aubergines
A popular Turkish mezé, Imam Bayildi are cold and spicy stuffed aubergines that go well with Greek yogurt.
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Stuffed red peppers
A fun way to serve peppers as a main course, stuffed with perfumed rice and fitted with their 'lids'.
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Tofu and mushroom stroganoff
This recipe gives the traditional stroganoff a tasty vegetarian twist by substituting tofu chunks for the meat.
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Vegetable biryani
A delicious rice dish that both vegetarians and meat eaters will enjoy, accompanied by mango chutney, lime pickle or a raita.
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Vegetable curry
In Indian cooking, cardamom, cloves, coriander, and cumin seeds are considered 'warming spices', making this an excellent winter dish.
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Vegetable kebabs
Cook these kebabs under the grill, or on a barbecue and serve them with a leafy salad for a light vegetarian lunch.
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Vegetable moussaka
Lentils replace the lamb, and yogurt is a light alternative to béchamel sauce, in this vegetarian version of the Greek moussaka.
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Vegetable tempura
Making the batter with plain flour and iced water helps to guarantee a delicate, light finish to these vegetable tempura fritters.
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Paneer and peas
This vegetarian Indian restaurant favourite - called matar paneer on menus - is very easy to make at home.
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