Eat More Vegetables

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Make vegetables the star attraction and prove that you don't need meat to make a meal with Try It! Eat More Vegetables. Introduce more variety into your diet, reduce the amount of meat you eat, find new uses and flavour combinations of your favourite vegetables and cook delicious meals for your family and friends. Informative step-by-step techniques show how to prepare and cook a variety of vegetables, such as artichoke hearts, beetroot and avocados, and feature tips on cooking methods and flavour combinations. There's more to vegetarian food than lentils, and with this fresh, exciting approach, Try It! Eat More Vegetables aims to banish limp lettuce from your refrigerator forever and expand your options like never before. Previous ISBN 9781409339403 Contents......Page 7 Foreword 6......Page 8 Store-cupboard essentials 8......Page 11 Introduction 10......Page 12 Cabbages and leafy greens 12......Page 14 Vegetable flowers 14......Page 16 Shoots and stems 15......Page 17 Salad leaves 16......Page 18 The onion family 18......Page 20 Roots and tubers 20......Page 22 Squashes and cucumbers 22......Page 24 Beans and pods 23......Page 25 Vegetable fruits 24......Page 26 Mushrooms 26......Page 28 Pulses 28......Page 30 Techniques 32......Page 35 The recipes 50......Page 53 Soups and salads 52......Page 55 Four ways with mushrooms 62......Page 64 Pasta, noodles, and rice 70......Page 73 Herbs 30......Page 32 Pan-fries and fritters 88......Page 91 Four ways with potatoes 98......Page 100 Curries, stews, and casseroles 104......Page 107 Four ways with avocados 112......Page 114 Pizzas, wraps, and quesadillas 118......Page 121 Four ways with tomatoes 132......Page 134 Tortillas, frittatas, and omelettes 134......Page 137 Four ways with courgettes 138......Page 140 Tarts, pies, and parcels 144......Page 147 Four ways with peppers 152......Page 154 Grills and bakes 160......Page 162 Four ways with aubergines 168......Page 170 Pestos, pickles, salsas, and dips 178......Page 180 Four ways with onions 182......Page 184 Index 188......Page 190 Acknowledgments 192......Page 194