Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We need to eat more vegetables. I can't really think of dishes that are ALLLL vegetable besides of course salad, and maybe spaghetti sauce with a tomato sauce. I always want to throw in a grain or put on bread or in a wrap or something

Any ideas of dishes that are all vegetable?
Just ideas would be great. I can figure out recipes from there.
Thanks! I don't know why this is so hard for me.

Love that you say vegetables like an adult, and not "veggies" like a 10 year old girl.

Thank you! I had to pause while typing to seriously put the full name in there because it bothers me too and I don't want to slip into saying it because it's shorter.

The sweet potato gratin was great. Going to try the mashed potato with peppers and onions too. Not adverse at all to some legumes (or even small amounts of meat or cheese) but really trying to pack in the vegetables rather than having them be the scraps. A bonus is that I found a great vegetable recipe website. Will post it later when I have it on hand.

Anonymous wrote:We need to eat more vegetables. I can't really think of dishes that are ALLLL vegetable besides of course salad, and maybe spaghetti sauce with a tomato sauce. I always want to throw in a grain or put on bread or in a wrap or something

Any ideas of dishes that are all vegetable?
Just ideas would be great. I can figure out recipes from there.
Thanks! I don't know why this is so hard for me.

Love that you say vegetables like an adult, and not "veggies" like a 10 year old girl.

Anonymous wrote:I make a sweet potato, kale, onion dish that’s really nice, you do add a bit of milk and cheese, but otherwise it’s all veg. Google sweet potato kale gratin for recipes. I use less cheese and stuff that they suggest to make it a little healthier.

Ratatouille.

Making this today but with spinach instead of kale.

I don't think vegetables only is a healthy meal for a family. maybe ok for a crash diet for you though.

For me vegetables are more soups, stews, incorporated into rice, rice and bean, and has type dishes. If there is a meat entree, which is rare, then roasted vegetables or sometimes the lazy solution of frozen peas or broccoli or cauliflower.

Veggie curry

Moong bean sprouts khichadi with vegetables. One pot meal.

Mu shu without meat
Veggie fried rice
Mushroom bourguignon
Green enchilladas (shredded zucchini, chopped spinach, jalapeno)

-zoodles with tomato sauce
-dal (Indian lentils)
-vegetable stir fry (asian style)
-roasted cauliflower with pine nuts and pomegranates

Make your own kale chips.

I also do caramelized Vidalia onions. Many simple veggies taste delicious with a spoonful of caramelized onions or marinara sauce or both.
Roasted sweet potatoes are delicious— sprinkled with cinnamon and maybe a pat of butter.

Anonymous wrote:Ratatouille is really good if you make it well.

Also, you can do spaghetti sauce, loaded with vegetables like mushrooms and peppers and then serve it over spaghetti squash.

Also, just a sheet pan full of roasted vegetables is really good.

Zucchini and/or yellow squash, cooked with onions and marinara sauce. Mix in some cheese and sausage if you want a main dish.

I find I eat vegetables as a meal best if there are several dishes and not just one. Tofu stirfry with broccoli and peppers and snow peas and a marinated carrot salad, maybe add cauliflower rice. Warm roasted cauliflower salad with cherry tomatoes, shallots and seeded with some other crispier vegetable. Sweet potato, beet, parsnip gratin (can use dairy alternatives instead of the Parmesan and cream) with an arugula/cucumber/balsamic salad on the side.

Roasted sweet potato stuffed with roasted chickpeas and wilted spinach, with a tahini maple dressing drizzled on top

The Ottolenghi books are great for this.

There is a good Hungarian pepper stew on NYT cooking site that is peppers, onions, tomatoes, with spices and garlic. It is really good served with some crusty bread.