Vegetables are the edible part of various plants, which can be either a fruit, a tuber, a stem, or leaves.
In cooking, it is customary to call vegetables even the fruits of those plants that in the terminology of botany are called nothing else than berries or fruits. Example: a cucumber is a vegetable in cooking, and a berry in botany. Another example: a tomato is a vegetable in cooking, and a fruit in botany.
Vegetables are divided into categories that have the following form:
Vegetables are root vegetables, such as: carrots, turnips, horseradish, radishes, celery.
Vegetables, tubers, such as: sweet potato, Jerusalem artichoke.
Cabbage vegetables, such as: all kinds of cabbage.
Pumpkin vegetables, such as cucumbers, zucchini, pumpkin, squash.
Spicy vegetables, such as basil, dill, marjoram, tarragon.
Grain vegetables, such as: sugar corn.
Legume vegetables, such as: beans, peas.
Dessert vegetables, such as: rhubarb, artichoke, asparagus.
Vegetables are part of almost all dishes of any national cuisine. The exceptions are, perhaps, desserts and pastries. Vegetable dishes always contain a large amount of vitamins and trace elements. Dishes with vegetables are good for health and are recommended for people on diets. Also, dishes with vegetables are indispensable during religious fasts. In addition, it is much easier to prepare a vegetable dish than a meat one, because cooking vegetables does not take much time.
Many vegetables are usually subjected to heat treatment before use. However, some vegetables are also eaten raw. For example, carrots, radishes, tomatoes, cucumbers. Frozen vegetables retain most of the nutrients, including vitamins. Frozen vegetables are good because they can appear on our tables, even when it is “not the season” for them in nature. All vegetable dishes, recipes of which can be found in this section, have been verified by users.
Vegetable salads seasoned with vegetable oil are very tasty and healthy. If you are interested in how to cook vegetable stew, then it is stewed vegetables that form the basis of these stews, as well as goulash, roast, casseroles. In Chinese cuisine, rice with vegetables is widely used as a side dish for meat dishes. On our website you can find vegetable dishes with photos that make it easy to evaluate the whole cooking process.
I offer You a recipe for mushrooms stuffed with vegetables. It turns out a very beautiful and delicious hot appetizer, which is perfect for a festive table.
On the Internet I found a recipe for these cutlets. Adjusted the recipe to your taste. This recipe I share with you, dear cooks. I never thought that such an easy-to-prepare dish would be so delicious. Cutlets, when serving, can be poured with melted butter or prepare any sauce to your taste. But in my opinion, the mushroom sauce is suitable here.
We in the family love potatoes. This crumpled version will go with A Bang! on a Sunday lunch, you can’t even call it a side dish))) There are no such fillings, just take oil, garlic and dill and it will be delicious! By the way, I always freeze butter and herbs-this is the time.
I want to share with you a recipe and show you how to make a potato roll in the oven. It turns out juicy due to the meat filling and tender due to the potato dough. Try to cook! If you do not eat meat, then you can add an equally delicious filling to this roll, which may consist of hard-boiled eggs, grated cheese and chopped herbs. But it will be a different story…
Incredibly delicious, juicy and flavorful eggplant boats stuffed with sauce. This dish can be prepared in nature in a cauldron on an open fire or at home in the oven.