Vegetable Platter Recipe

vegetable platter

Ingredients for Vegetable Platter:

  • 8 oz  (225 g) green beans
  • 8 oz (225 g) shelled peas
  • 12 oz (350 g) cauliflower florets
  • 12/16 small carrots
  • 3 oz (85 g) butter
  • 4 oz  (112 g)mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons plain flour
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs
  • 8 tablespoons single cream
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Chopped parsley to garnish

Method for Vegetable Platter:

  1. Cut the beans into 2″ (5 cm) slices. Shell the peas. Divide the cauliflower into florets. Leave the carrots whole if not too big. Cook individually in boiling salted water for 3 to 5 minutes until al-dente. Do not overcook.
  2. Drain the vegetables and reserve about 1 pint of the cooking liquid. Arrange the vegetables on a large, deep platter.
  3. To make the sauce, melt the butter in a large, non-stick pan. Sauté the mushrooms for about 3 minutes. Stir in the flour and then gradually add the reserved vegetable liquid. Bring to the boil, stirring all the time and add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the herbs, cream and lemon juice and re-heat gently.
  4. Spoon the sauce over the vegetables and sprinkle with parsley.

Serve immediately with crusty bread to mob up the sauce.

Serves 4.

Posted in Vegetable Recipes, Recipes using Herbs, Vegetarian Recipes, Carrot, Parsley, Cauliflowers, Green Beans, All Recipes, Mushrooms, Peas

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