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Recipes using vegetables as the main ingredient

Spinach Gratin with a Crunchy breaded topping in a copper baking pan on a wood floor.

Creamed Spinach Gratin

Chopped Kale & Red Cabbage w/ slices of raw red peppers, shaved carrot, sliced green onions w/ brown rice & cilantro in a white bowl with a side of brown peanut salad dressing

Kale and Red Cabbage Salad with Pecans

Eight seared leeks in a cast iron skillet on a white table cloth. Leeks are garnished with Parmesan cheese and lemon zest. Top down view. Red and white kitchen towel around handle of cast iron skillet. Close up.

Braised Leeks with Parmesan and Lemon

Side View wood bowl of white cauliflower soup with 5 croutons and a chopped parsley garnish

Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Bisque

Sliced bok choy in a shallow bowl with white chopsticks sitting on the side. Glass of water in the background

Baby Bok Choy with Soy Sauce & Lemon

Wood bowl of brown dip garnished with chopped parsley and lemon zest. Purplee and white napkin in background. Top view. Close up.

Roasted Eggplant Dip (No Tahini)

Small yellow oval bowl of chopped roasted brown fennel. Large fork in bowl. On white table. Side view. Close up.

Easy Oven Roasted Fennel

French green beans in a white oval platter with a tan trim tossed with dill.

Easy Lemon Dill Green Beans

Top down view of chunked kale on a white oval plate with chunks of orange mangos, cranberries, and pistachios on top.

Kale Salad with Cranberries, Pistachios, Goat Cheese

Top down view of a bowl of red soup with sour cream and chopped dill on top.

Easy Vegetarian Borscht (Beet Soup)

White Bowl of Browned Roasted Broccoli Florets with wood tongs. side view

Easy Roasted Broccoli and Broccoli Stems

Patty Pan w Stuffed Wild Rice, Red Peppers, Onions, Celery, Carrots, and Herbs. Side View In A Shallow Baking Dish.

Vegetarian Stuffed Patty Pan Squash

Chunked Romaine Lettuce on a white platter dusted with Parmesan cheese. Tongs on side. 2 glasses of empty wine glasses on side.

Vegetarian Caesar Salad

White bowl of ½ blended and ½ chunky cucumber and tomato gazpacho soup with basil leaf garnish

Fresh Cold Gazpacho Soup Recipe

Brown Fried rice with scrambled eggs, toasted almonds, soy sauce, and fresh microgreen salad on top. White plate.

Leftover Fried Rice with Eggs and Microgreens

Cauliflower rice with whole cashews, raisins, carrots with curry and garnished with mint. White bowl with spoon. Side view.

Cauliflower Rice with Curry and Cashews

Brown Tan plate of cooked green beans in sauce with wooden utensils on the side.

Quick and Easy Teriyaki Green Beans

Mason quart jar filled with whole okra and sliced red peppers.

Quick Pickled Refrigerator Okra

Close up of halved cucumbers with seeds taken out tossed in a soy / sesame oil sauce and topped with sesame seeds and cilantro.

Simple Asian Cucumber Salad

Small wood bowl filled with shredded cole slaw with crispy tortilla chips in it.

Easy Cole Slaw Dip (Mexican Cabbage Dip)

Raw whole okra laid on spaciously on a stainless steel baking sheet.

Easy Oven Roasted Whole Okra

Close up ofcooked jalapeno poppers filled with a brown orange crust and a chopped cilantro garnish. Top view, close up.

Cream Cheese Stuffed Jalapeño Poppers

Side view of 5 collard green wraps with one cut open to expose the quinoa and vegetables inside.

Quinoa, Hummus, and Vegetable Collard Green Wraps

White bowl of sliced thin and pickled red onions (pink hue). with a silver spoon out of the bowl on a dark wood table.

No Cook Quick Pickled Red Onions

Close up of wood bowl of green salad with raisins, crushed almonds, and red pepper flakes. Fork on the side.

Kale and Almond Salad with Lemon Dressing

Top view of artichoke salad with kalamata olives, sliced orange peppers, capers and a bowl of pickled red onions on the side.

Baby Artichoke Salad with Pickled Onions

Green Sweet Pea, Toasted Sliced Almonds & Thin Sliced Radishes in a brown bowl with a spoon hanging out.

Sweet Pea, Almond, and Radish Salad

Two shallow white bowls filled with chopped lettuce, sliced cucumbers, sliced radishes, , cherry tomato quarters and blue cheese and pecan crumbles. Two forks, two knives, and two white napkins on the side. Close up.

Chopped Romaine Lettuce And Chickpea Salad

quartered strawberries, chopped pecans, and crumbled goat cheese on arugula salad on a shallow bowl/plate.

Strawberry Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese

Fresh asparagus, red onions, cherry tomatoes and a dijon mustard & white wine vinaigrette.

Cold Asparagus And Tomato Salad

Romaine lettuce chunked, chunks of tomatoes, red peppers, whole olives and crumbled feta cheese. On a white plate.

Easy Mediterranean Salad with Feta Cheese

Arugula Salad topped with small mozzarella balls and cherry tomatoes on two white plates with knife and fork and salt and pepper shakers. top view.

Arugula Caprese Salad with Ciliegine Mozzarella

Top view of zucchini noodles with carrots, red onions, red peppers, green onions and cashews on a white plate with chopsticks.

Asian Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles)

Top down view of sliced cucumbers and red onions in a tan bowl. Close up.

Cucumber Dill Salad with Vinegar and Onions

White bowl of chunky red onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, yellow and red peppers salad. Wood spoon it it.

Simple Summer Salad - Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers

Round pie pan filled with sliced zucchini tomatoes with walnuts and cheese baked and crisp. 2 fork in the background. Close up.

Baked Zucchini and Tomato Casserole

Close up of wood bowl of cucumber soup with chunky cucumber and red onion garnish. White bowl of cucumber garnish on side.

Cold Cucumber Dill Soup

Top view of a bowl of cole slaw: cabbage and grated carrots in a white bowl. Forks on the side.

Simple and Easy Coleslaw

White plate of brown seared / blistered small green peppers with a small white bowl of light orange peach sauce.

Blistered Shishito Peppers with Peach Sauce

Top down view of a white plate with chopped greens with quartered figs and pine nuts and goat cheese. Fork on the side of plant and pine nuts on the side.

Kale Salad with Fig, Goat Cheese, Pine Nuts

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