Side veg?

meritaten

suki, did your mum boil veg for at least an hour, sometimes more? mine did - and it was only from cookery shows and eating in restaurants I really 'discovered' how veg should taste.
tbh roasted veg is something mum never did (excluding potatoes, which she shoved raw into the oven with half a pound of lard on them), and its my favourite way of cooking veg, or on the griddle.

oh and I recently discovered that Brussels sprouts are rather nice! roasted (again!) with lots of seasoning, or boiled until only JUST al dente, rather than boiled to a mush and stinking like something died a week ago!

Tiglath

Celeriac mashed with butter. Roasted carrots instead of boiled or steamed. Roast Mediterranean veg with a drizzle of olive oil - onions, mushrooms, courgettes, peppers, aubergines.

jackomdj

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Broccoli - I stir fry it in a shallow pan in a little oil, then when it's browned a little on the edges, add a little boiling water and put the lid on, this flash steams it... when tender take the lid off, fry off an water and add a little soy sauce if you like. Yummy! This got my hubby to eat broccoli. (top tip, if you wrap the head of broccoli in foil in the fridge it will keep longer)

I love purple sprouting broccoli, just gently steamed, drizzle some oil over if you must or salt, but great on its own.

meritaten

my very favourite veg is runner beans picked from the garden and immediately boiled in salted water, then served with white pepper and a huge pat of butter.............I can eat a plateful of those on their own! but, I usually serve them in the summer with bacon (either fried or the boiled one), and new potatoes and some fried onions.............oh gawd my tummy just gave a huge rumble just at the thought!lol

yeah I know I love roasted veg - but frankly, runner beans don't roast well!

and runner bean plants are only about six inches high at mo! gonna be weeks yet before I can pick some!
it just isn't the same with supermarket or even market runner beans. if you cant grow your own then find out where your local allotment is and go talk to the allotment owners..........they usually have a 'glut' of runner beans (everyone grows too many) and will be happy to 'come to an arrangement' with you.
this often applies to other veg too - my son found that even though he only had half an allotment - he had far too much produce. we froze it, salted it, pickled it, took it in for workmates and he still had to put some on compost heap.

suki1964

meritaten wrote: »

suki, did your mum boil veg for at least an hour, sometimes more? mine did - and it was only from cookery shows and eating in restaurants I really 'discovered' how veg should taste.
tbh roasted veg is something mum never did (excluding potatoes, which she shoved raw into the oven with half a pound of lard on them), and its my favourite way of cooking veg, or on the griddle.

oh and I recently discovered that Brussels sprouts are rather nice! roasted (again!) with lots of seasoning, or boiled until only JUST al dente, rather than boiled to a mush and stinking like something died a week ago!

She still does. Even frozen peas get a good ten minute boil And only she can cremate those pots of prepared veg from M&S so you end up with a carrot sludge topped with cauli slop lol

I'm a lot better with veg now, a lot I still cannot stomach the texture of, such as potatoes mashed but I do try new ways of cooking veg and find that I can manage more and more

And then there's always soup The traditional soup here is vegetable broth, complete with barley and I hate it. So when I make it, I blend mine smooth and really enjoy it

dandy-candy

Thanks for so many great ideas. There are things here I've never tried like squash, turnip and sweet potatoes.
I also will have a go at the methods mentioned here for cabbage as DH is adamant he does like it, but that's cos it was soggy in his past!
I do put veg in things at the moment, like peas in a fish pie and peppers in a lasagne, but sometimes when it's a roast or sausages I get a bit flummoxed what to serve with it!
We do eat salads too

peachyprice

Veg I do regularly, most of it steamed:

Aspargus
Brussels
Spinach
Broccoli
Greens
Cabbage
Savoy cabbage
Roast onions
Roast Parsnips
Green beans
Mange tout
Sugar snap peas
Sauteed mushrooms

All of those (except the parnips, mush & onions obv) can be put in the steamer at the same time. Some things that take a little longer get like carrots get put in the bottom pan then I put the things that take less time in the top pan after about 5 mins. So for example I will quite often have carrots in the bottom, asparagus & greens in the top

PasturesNew

You're already doing cauliflower cheese..... you can also bake cauliflower coated in flavours such as cheese, or even curried/spicy.

trailingspouse

Wow - so many new tastes for you to enjoy. I hope you take some inspiration from all of these posts and try some new tastes.

My own favourites - Savoy cabbage with gravy running into all the wrinkles and grooves, Brussels sprouts, frozen peas (the only frozen veg I use), broccoli, courgettes, spinach (cooked briefly with a little olive oil), mashed swede with a liberal sprinkling of pepper, braised leeks. I could go on.

For fun, buy one new veg a week when you do your shopping. Some you'll like, some you won't be so keen on (although I've never found a veg I didn't like apart from green beans!). Over time you'll extend your range.

115K

This is making me feel hungry!:T