Recipes Section - Vegetable Recipes

Recipes where the prime ingredient is a vegetable

Spinach Gratin Recipe

This easy to make Spinach Gratin Recipe makes 4 good helpings of this delicious and healthy spinach cheese dish in just a few minutes

Deep Fried Parsnip Sticks Recipe

Recipe for Deep Fried Parsnip Sticks. Lovely as a side dish (if rather fattening!) or as an accompaniment to grilled chops or sausages.

Irish Potato Cakes Recipe

Recipe for Irish Potato Cakes Split each potato cake in two and fill with a slice of butter Great with sausages, bacon and tomatoes for a hearty breakfast.

Potato Pancakes Recipe

Recipe for Potato Pancakes. Makes 4 pancakes. Nice with sour cream and apple sauce. Can also be made with left-over mashed potato.

Creamy Spinach & Ham Bake Recipe

Serve with salad and crusty bread. This easy to make Creamy Spinach & Ham Bake Recipe makes enough for 4 people.

Cream of Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Recipe for Cream of Pumpkin Soup. You don't have to serve it in its shell but it goes down well with kids this way.

Pumpkin Pie Recipe

An easy recipe for Pumpkin Pie using fleur pastry which is fully explained in the linked pastry article. Lovely warm or cold with some whipping cream.

Hot & Spicy Red Pepper Relish Recipe

Recipe for Hot and Spicy Red Pepper Relish. You can adjust the hotness of this by varying the amount and type of chillies in the recipe.

Stuffed Marrow Recipe – Vegetarian Version

Easy to follow recipe for Stuffed Marrow - Vegetarian Version. Serves 4 to 6. A good recipe if you have a glut of marrows.

Pickled Cucumber Recipe

Recipe for Pickled Cucumber. Best if left for 4 weeks before using.

Pickled Beetroot Recipe

Recipe for Pickled Beetroot. You can use boiling spiced vinegar instead - this makes the storage life longer and it retains the colour.

Pickled Onions Recipe

Recipe for Pickled Onions. Leave for a couple of months before using. If you want a sweeter pickled onion, add a teaspoon of sugar to each jar of onions.

Pickled Red Cabbage Recipe

Recipe for Pickled Red Cabbage can be used for white cabbage. Ready after 1 week but if you keep it longer than 10 - 12 weeks it will loose its crispness.

Battered Stuffed Peppers Recipe – Vegetarian Recipe

Recipe for Battered Stuffed Peppers. This vegetarian recipes works well complemented by a nice mixed salad. The recipe serves 4 but can be upscaled for more

Gazpacho Soup Recipe

Recipe for Gazpacho Soup, the famous soup of Southern Spain. Serves 4 - No cooking at all. Perfect served al fresco on a hot summer's day.

Chicken Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Recipe for Chicken Stuffed Peppers. Serves 4 Serve piping hot with a mixed salad and possibly potato salad or new potatoes or baked potato. Or a rice salad.

Sweetcorn and Potato Soup Recipe

Easy to make recipe for Sweetcorn and Potato Soup that serves 4 - 6. A very filling soup but surprisingly delicate flavour with the sweetcorn

Red Pepper and Kidney Bean Soup Recipe

Recipe for Red Pepper and Kidney Bean Soup. Serves 4. Nice when garnished with some chopped hard-boiled egg and accompanied with some crusty bread.

Italian Red Onion Bread Ring Recipe

Recipe for Italian Red Onion Bread Ring. Interestingly flavoured bread to accompany a salad, soup or just a glass or two of chilled wine on a summer's day.

Potato Croquettes Recipe

Easy recipe for Potato Croquettes which can be frozen, best fresh though You can add some grated cheese to the potato mixture as an alternative flavour.

Duchesse Potatoes Recipe

Recipe for Duchesse Potatoes. A lovely way to present mashed potatoes. Piped into pyramids, brushed with beaten egg and browned in the oven.

Potato Puffs Recipe

Recipe for Potato Puffs. Delicious - Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside. An excellent way to use up any spare mashed potatoes creating a tapas dish

Tomato Soup Recipe

Recipe for Tomato Soup. Serves 4 - If the colour is a bit on the pale side, add some tomato puree. Serve with a dash of Worcestershire sauce

Cream of Spinach Soup

Recipe for Cream of Spinach Soup. Serve 4. Rich and satisfying. You can use frozen spinach when it is not in season.

Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipe

Recipe for Cream of Mushroom Soup. Serves 4 - Nice if served with croutons of fried bread. This is a very rich and satisfying version of mushroom soup.

Celery Soup Recipe

Recipe for Celery Soup. It is very easy to make this rich and creamy celery soup and it tastes delicious. Serves 4.

Courgette Soup Recipe

Recipe for Courgette Soup. A simple recipe with a delicious result. Another way to use up the courgette glut!

Cream of Asparagus Soup Recipe

This quite straightforward to make Cream of Asparagus Soup Recipe serves 4 portions of absolutely delicious soup.

Green Pea Soup Recipe

Recipe for Green Pea Soup. Best with fresh English peas when they are in season as the pods make a huge difference but can be made with frozen.

French Onion Soup Recipe

Recipe for French Onion Soup. Serve the soup in 4 individual soup bowls. Cut the toast into halves and float a piece in each bowl. Sprinkle with cheese.

Pizza Broccoli

Recipe for Pizza Broccoli. Makes one large pizza. If smaller pizzas are required, divide the dough into small lumps, roll into balls and leave to rise apart

Pizzaiola Sauce Recipe

Recipe for Pizzaiola Sauce. A tomato sauce to spread on the base of your home-made pizzas.

Pizza Sicilian Recipe

Recipe for Pizza Sicilian. Some recipes include cheese and some cheese and mushrooms as well as the anchovy fillets and olives.

Pizza Margherita Recipe

Pizza Margherita traditionally has the colours of the Italian flag, red with the tomatoes, white with the mozzarella and green with the basil.

Pizza Neapolitan Recipe

Recipe for Pizza Neapolitan. The traditional difference between a Pizza Neapolitan and a Pizza Margherita is that oregano is used on the top not basil.

Wholemeal Herb and Onion Bread Recipe

Recipe for Wholemeal Herb and Onion Bread. Takes a healthy wholemeal loaf and adds herb flavours. Great bread for accompanying soups or with salad dishes

Aubergine and Tomato Pie Recipe

Recipe for Aubergine and Tomato Pie. Serves 4. A satisfying dish as the centre of a vegetarian meal or with lamb

Baked Stuffed Lettuce Recipe

This Baked Stuffed Lettuce Recipe serves 4 as a starter. Best served warm as a light supper dish or as a follow on to soup for a more substantial meal

Peas with Brown Rice and Tomatoes Recipe

This Peas with Brown Rice and Tomatoes Recipe serves 4 and makes a filling, healthy meal on its own. Can be adapted easily to make a vegetarian dish

Parsnip, Tomato and Cheese Casserole Recipe

This Parsnip, Tomato and Cheese Casserole Recipe serves 4. It goes well with some plain boiled rice. Very satisfying and vegetarian too

Mediterranean Broccoli Recipe

Recipe for Mediterranean Broccoli. Another way to get your greens! This can be suitable for vegetarians if vegetable stock is used instead of chicken stock.

Brussels Sprout Salad Recipe

Recipe for Brussels Sprout Salad. Yes really - a salad based on sprouts! Properly prepared and cooked, they can taste really well as this dish proves.

Asparagus Flan Recipe

Recipe for Asparagus Flan. Garnish the centre with a slice of tomato or a couple of twisted slices of lemon. Goes well with a crisp, green salad. Serves 4.

Cock-a-Leeky Soup Recipe

Recipe for Cock-a-Leeky Soup. For or a richer soup, add 4 oz (112 g) of stoned prunes at the beginning. Enough for at least 4 good helpings.

Jerusalem Chicken Recipe

Recipe for Jerusalem Chicken. 4 good helpings. Serve with other vegetables of your choice but goes really well with green beans and baby new potatoes.

Mushroom Flan Recipe

This delicious mushroom flan can be eaten hot or cold. The most important thing is to use good quality, flavourful mushrooms.

Sweetcorn Flan Recipe

This sweetcorn flan is just full of flavour and tastes delicious both hot and cold When catering for a party buffet, flans and quiches are ideal and easy

Cajun Broad Beans Recipe

Recipe for Cajun Broad Beans. Spicy broad beans that are lovely with crumbled bacon scattered over the top of the dish. A taste of French Louisiana!

Baked Stuffed Aubergines Recipe

Recipe for Baked Stuffed Aubergines. An alternative to stuffed peppers for your vegetarian guests. Nice sprinkled with some parmesan cheese.

Leek and Tomato Casserole Recipe

This Leek and Tomato Casserole Recipe produces an easy-to-make vegetable dish that can be served on its own or with roast beef or pork.

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