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Recipes using vegetables as the main ingredient

Large white bowl of green creamy soup garnished with fresh peas and mint leaves. Small bowl of peas and 3 bowls in background.

Fresh Pea, Leek and Mint Soup

Top view of a raw artichoke sitting in a steaming basket of a large stainless steel pot. Top view.

Steamed Artichoke with Lemon Butter Dipping Sauce

Small white bowl of creamy asparagus soup with asparagus tip garnish sticking out the top. Silver spoon in bowl. side view.

Asparagus And Leek Soup

Cauliflower florets roasted brown on a wood cutting board with a white platter that says "let's eat" sitting behind it.

Simple Oven Roasted Cauliflower Florets

Close up of wood bowl filled with cooked cabbage slices and topped with sesame seeds with a fork in the bowl. Salt and pepper shakers in background.

Pan Fried Napa Cabbage with Sesame Seeds

Top down view of chunky cooked onions, zucchini, peppers on a brown plate with white napkin in background. Close up.

Chunky Pan Seared Onions, Peppers, Zucchini

Top down view of white bowl with chopped greens and sauce in it. Small bowl of chili flakes on the side.

Simple Vegetarian Collard Greens

Browned whole head of cauliflower on an elevated rack above parchment paper. Side view.

Simple Whole Roasted Cauliflower

Top down view of white plate with rice and red curry garnished with sliced green onions and green herbs. Silverware on the side. Close up.

Roasted Mashed Eggplant Tomato Curry with Rice

Baked Crispy Kale "Chips" On A white plate. Side View

Crispy Oven Baked Kale Chips

Top down view of pasta on a white plate. Pasta is filled with ingredients and has lemon zest and parsley on the top.

Mushroom Zucchini Pistachio Pasta with Parmesan

Top view of white plate/bowl of white rice covered in a yellow curry sauce with cubed tofu, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, and peas. Fork and spoon on napkin on side.

Tofu Vegetable Coconut Curry with Rice

Red purple sliced cooked cabbage in a stainless steel pan on a wood table. Close up.

Simple Sautéed Red Cabbage

Wood bowl of Kale greens sauteed with a fork sticking out. white table. colorful flower napkin. top view.

Easy and Simple Cooked Kale Greens

Crispy roasted chunks of celery root on a brown platter with a wood spoon and a green garnish. Top down view.

Easy Oven Roasted Celeriac (Celery Root)

Brown Roasted Brussels Sprouts, cut in half, and on a white plate with pink roses on the edge and a silver spoon.

Easy Roasted Brussels Sprouts Halves

White plate with yellow flowers filled with a slaw like recipe with nuts. Wood spoon and white plates in the background. Close up.

Sliced Brussels Sprouts with Almonds and Balsamic

Roasted butternut squash on top of arugula on a white plate. Garnished with chopped walnuts and red pomegranate kernels. side view.

Roasted Butternut Squash Arugula Salad

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

Creamed Fresh Spinach Gratin

Yellow Spaghetti Squash "pasta" with green kale and parmesan pesto with toasted squash seeds on top. Ona white plate with black rim.

Baked Spaghetti Squash with Kale Pesto

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

Simple Eggplant Dip (No Tahini)

Half a delicata squash hollowed out and roasted and stuffed with parsley and pistachio pesto and garnished with pomegranate kernels on a white plate with orange sauce.

Festive Vegetarian Stuffed Delicata Squash

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

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

Easy Oven Roasted Fennel

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

Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Bisque

2 white plates of scrambled eggs topped with halved cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, parsley, and feta. Vertical view.

Healthy Scrambled Eggs and Vegetables

Green Wax Beans cooked on a rectangle platter with wood serving spoons. Chopped Egg white and yellow yolk garnish on top.

Purple Wax Beans with Chopped Eggs

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

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 Rice and Pecans

Stainless steel skillet with Cauliflower Rice with a fish spatula in it. Parmesan cheese on wood cutting board in background.

Sautéed Cauliflower Rice

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

Easy Vegetarian Borscht (Beet Soup)

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

Quick Baby Bok Choy with Soy Sauce

Raw Okra on a Silver skewer over a bowl of cherry tomatoes and halved peaches.

Easy Whole Grilled "unslimy" Okra

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

Easy Lemon Dill Green Beans

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

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

Curry Cauliflower Rice with Cashews

Green Shishito Peppers blistered with dark sear marks in a cast iron pan.

Cast Iron Blistered Shishito Peppers

top view of oval shallow bowl and wooden small bowl filled with colorful sliced watermelon radishes, cucumber, fennel, carrots, and celery. Jar of red tomato dressing on the side.

Radish, Fennel, and Cucumber Salad

Sliced avocado, sliced tomato, basil leaves all layered on a wood cutting board with a balsamic sauce drizzled on top.

Sliced Avocado, Basil, And Tomato Salad

Broccoli w/ Tamari (Soy Sauce) & Cashews on a rectangle white plate on a copper table. Cashews in jar in background.

Broccoli with Cashews and Tamari (Soy Sauce)

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