Vegetable Recipes

Noodles, cabbage, and onions, the classic haluski: tender egg noodles tossed with buttery, golden-browned cabbage and sweet caramelized onions. Humble Eastern European comfort food in one skillet.

Chickpea and green bean salad with two separate garam masala dressings, garlic, cayenne, and fresh ginger. A spiced bean salad served cold or at room temperature.

Guacamole with serrano heat, white onion, and a surprise hit of pureed zucchini for body. Mexican-style avocado dip finished with tomato, green onion, and cilantro garnish.

Layered vegetable salad with warm spicy peanut dressing made from coconut milk, peanut butter, and sweet soy sauce. Blanched potatoes, cauliflower, green beans, cabbage, and raw jicama.

Southwest pork stew with chorizo, butternut squash, and corn, baked under a sour cream cornbread crust. A hearty one-dish Mexican-inspired dinner.

Classic Boston baked beans with navy beans, salt pork, and molasses, slow-baked for six hours until thick and bronzed. The traditional New England Saturday-night supper.

Chinese salad with Bibb and Boston lettuce, napa cabbage, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, and bean sprouts tossed in soy French dressing. Crisp and light.

Spinach salad with orange and toasted almonds, mushrooms, and scallions, dressed in a simple lemon-olive oil vinaigrette. Light, bright, and ready in 15 minutes flat.

Moroccan wilted spinach salad with preserved lemon, cilantro, parsley, and a reduced garlic-paprika dressing. A warm North African salad unlike any spinach dish you know.

Baked until bubbly, broccoli and cauliflower casserole makes a nearly complete meal or side for your main protein. Instead of using a can of soup which ends up being too salty you make your own using mushrooms and milk.

Crustless broccoli cheese pie, a light vegetarian custard of broccoli, onion, Swiss and Parmesan baked until just set, with a hint of nutmeg. No crust means it is naturally low-carb and gluten-free.

Classic French vegetable garnish with glazed carrots, buttered turnips, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, and peas arranged around a beef platter. Serve with Hollandaise for an elegant presentation.

Hot potato and broccoli salad with a tangy lemon-basil oil dressing, garlic, scallions, and a kick of hot sauce. Mayo-free, picnic-friendly side that holds up at room temperature.

Three bean salad with pinto beans, chickpeas, and steamed green beans in a rice vinegar and lemon dressing with pimentos. Diabetic-friendly, vegan, and served chilled on lettuce.

Beef and tofu stir-fry with Chinese cabbage in a glossy brown sauce over rice. Ground beef and cubed tofu wok-fried with garlic in under 30 minutes.

Portobello, basil, and tomato sandwich (PBT) on garlic-rubbed grilled sourdough with a lemony mayo spread. A vegetarian take on the BLT with meaty grilled mushrooms instead of bacon.