Vegetable Recipes

Norwich Inn boiled chicken dinner with leeks, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and tarragon in white wine broth. A light, New England one-pot meal served in brothy soup plates.

Kosher cabbage rolls stuffed with ground beef, rice, and ketchup, baked for three hours in a sweet-tart tomato sauce with brown sugar and lemon juice.

Curried eggplant strudel wrapped in crispy phyllo with saffron, cumin, peanuts, and tomatoes. Baked golden and served with cool yogurt. A stunning Indian-meets-Viennese fusion.

Szechuan pasta chicken salad: a cold noodle salad with poached chicken, crunchy snow peas, bamboo shoots, peppers, and a creamy soy-sesame-chili dressing. Make-ahead party platter that improves overnight.

A lighter eggplant casserole layered with herby tomato sauce, nutty Swiss cheese and a Parmesan-bread crumb topping. No frying, just baked until bubbling. Vegetarian and diabetic-friendly.

German-style red beet salad marinated in vinegar, caraway seeds, horseradish, and cloves. Tangy, earthy, and best after soaking for several hours.

Bok choy stir fry with bean sprouts and snow peas in a glossy chicken bouillon glaze. A quick vegetable side dish with crisp-tender texture, done in 20 minutes.

Steamed cabbage with a tangy caraway vinegar sauce, red bell pepper, and a touch of heat from red pepper flakes. A low-calorie, diabetic-friendly vegetarian side dish.

Grilled summer squash halves brushed with lemon, rosemary, and margarine, then charred over medium-hot coals until tender. A low-calorie, diabetic-friendly side for any cookout.

Tuscan-style Italian cabbage soup with cannellini beans, pancetta, sage, and ham or sausage. Thickened with cornmeal for body. Rustic peasant cooking at its best.

Old-fashioned mixed mustard pickles with cauliflower, green tomatoes, cucumbers, pearl onions, and bell peppers in a tangy mustard-turmeric-vinegar sauce. Canned in pints.

Shortcut quiche using condensed soup as the base, loaded with your choice of meat, cheese, and vegetables in a flaky pie crust. Endlessly customizable and on the table in about an hour.

Cabbage and lamb stew with green and red cabbage, lamb sausage, red potatoes, and Creole mustard. Rustic European-style one-pot dinner ready in an hour.

Hebridean Scotch broth is a traditional two-day mutton and pearl barley soup with turnip, cabbage, carrots, and leeks. The barley soaks overnight in the stock for a thick, hearty Scottish stew.

Silky chilled fennel soup, fennel simmered with shallots and garlic, pureed with lemon and dill, then blended with cool yogurt. A light, tangy, anise-kissed soup served cold as a refreshing starter.

Overnight coleslaw uses a hot vinegar dressing instead of mayo, making it ideal for picnics and BBQs. Holds in the fridge for days without going soggy or weeping water.