Easy Vegetable Recipes

Side Dish and Appetizers, All in One Place

Looking for vegetable recipes, we have variety of main course, side dish and vegetable appetizers.

Vegetables are a vital part of a healthy diet. They are very nutritious and easy to cook and great in taste.

Increase your daily consumption of fruits & vegetables no matter in which form you eat them (raw, cooked, prepared, fresh or frozen) to reach a minimum consumption of 5 fruits and vegetables per day.

Among all the essential nutritional elements we find today, the fruits and vegetables are figured on the top of the ladder. They provide us with the essential elements for a healthy lifestyle. They are full of vitamins, minerals and fibres.

It is important to make this a daily habit. Vegetables can be taken in many forms salads, side dishes and even as a main course.

In French recipes, you will find occasionally fruits and vegetables added as ingredients.

Whenever we try to link good health and nutrition, we immediately think about improving our diet. Do you agree?

 

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Where do you buy your vegetables?

The best part about it is that they are readily available in the market. Some are seasonal and some are all year round such as potatoes, carrots and tomatoes. Today you can also get vegetables from all corners of the world.

Yes, I buy fresh vegetables here which come from Bangladesh on a weekly basis. It only takes a day on the plane. Have you tried our Bengali vegetables, they are authentic and you will only see them in Bengali grocery stores. If you can find one Indian or Bengali store around you, then do pop your head inside the shop, you will be surprised by the variety of vegetables you can get there.

Also be on the lookout for our Bengali vegetable recipes. I will be sharing with you traditional recipes that you will only find eaten at home by Bengalis.

 

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Plenty of ways to eat your vegetables

Everyone has an opportunity to make their own choice. There is a taste for all ages and gender. You can have it as salads, fresh juice drinks, as steamed vegetables or as a cooked dish with either meat, poultry or fish. The choice is yours to make!

• Have it raw with your meal.The best way to serve them would be as starters and salads. Examples can be carrots, tomatoes, radish and cucumber slices
• Roasted or stir fry
• Baked in oven
• Steam cooking
• Cooked as an ingredient with your meat, poultry and fish dishes
• As sweets and desserts such as the “Carrot cake” and the Bengali recipe “Gazar Halwa”

There is no end to being creative. Let your imagination flow and enjoy a happy meal. You will be doing yourself a favor as you will be adding some healthy food in your daily diet.

So get into the habit of eating daily. If you can’t eat raw, then boil it or cook it with meat or fish.

Try out these nutritious and delicious easy vegetable recipes and let’s make our life healthier with a balanced diet.

 

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