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Category: Vegetables
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I tend to be rather impressionistic when making soups, so this won’t be a very detailed recipe. It’s also a simpliflied, Sunday afternoon recipe, using canned lentils to reduce the cooking time. This is a very solid soup/stew, with a lovely flavour after being simmered for an hour or two, and absolutely filled with vegies.…
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This is one of Clotilde’s recipes, and very delicious it is too. I must say, when I look at the above picture, I don’t find it looks particularly appetising – I prefer my broccoli crisply steamed – but I assure you that it tastes beautiful. The polenta based cake is crisp on the bottom, and…
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This is a recipe from Lana, who often seems to come up with fabulous vegetarian recipes I haven’t tried before. This is a very thick and delicious dip or spread, and is such a gorgeous colour, I don’t know how you can resist making it. Perfect picnic food. 2-3 large fresh beetroots 4 cups dried…
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This is a light, warm, lemony salad. I had a slightly different version at a friend’s house, and have since adapted it for taste, and to suit what I’ve had in the fridge. The roast sweet potato goes well with a green crunch – here I’ve used green capsicum, but baby spinach is lovely as…
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This is more of an idea than a strict recipe. I like it during the week, as it’s the sort of thing you can start, wander off and do something else, and then return to the kitchen, and put the salad together. It’s a delicious light dinner, although it can easily be made more filling.…