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Vegetarian food
Nowadays, vegetarians can enjoy food that's as exciting, colourful and full of flavour as the dishes enjoyed by meat-eaters. It wasn't always so! Delia has drawn on some of the best cuisines in the world to bring you a selection of vegetarian recipes that will have you spoilt for choice!
Serves 8Watercress and Buttermilk Vichyssoise
The peppery, delicate leaves of watercress lend themselves well to chilled soup, a refreshing starter or lunch dish on a hot day.
Serves 6Carrot and Coriander Soup
This lovely carrot soup is best in winter or spring when carrots are full of flavour but not quite as sweet as summer crops.
Serves 4 as a light lunchWarm Pear and Walnut Salad with Roquefort Dressing and Croutons
This salad is a revelation - soft succulent pears, the sharp creaminess of Roquefort cheese and the dry nutty crunch of walnuts combine beautifully to make a salad that's second to none.
Serves 6Slow-cooked Root Vegetable Soup
One of the bane's of any dieter's life is that feeling of hunger which can all so easily lead you straight to the biscuit tin. This gorgeous, fat-free soup could be the answer: it's filling and satisfying without piling on the pounds.
Serves 4Oven-roasted Ratatouille
A classic ratatouille is wonderful, but if you roast the vegetables it takes it to another dimension and retains all the vegetables' flavour and texture.
Lucy's Tarte Tatin
Tarte Tatin is one of the truly great French desserts and is a gift for those who don't like making pastry cases, as you simply place the pastry over the apples to cook. Use whatever apples you like for this.
Serves 4Orecchiette with Sprouting Broccoli, Pine Nuts and Sultanas
A great way of serving pasta to vegetarians: the pine nuts and sultanas give it an almost Sicilian feel, while the purple sprouting broccoli is a brilliant way to enjoy the all-too-short season of this green vegetable.
Serves 4Sautéed Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts
Forget fiddly peeling of fresh chestnuts - a pack of cooked and peeled chestnuts makes the job much quicker and easier. A classic Christmas combination of ingredients.
Serves 6Slow-cooked Celery and Celeriac Soup
This is perfect for winter, when celery and celeriac are at their height of seasonality, having had a good frost to intensify their flavour. Serve with crusty bread.
Serves 6Pumpkin Soup with Toasted Sweetcorn
Pumpkin and other squashes make excellent soup in the autumn...you could even try serving this in the hollowed-out pumpkin shell for visual appeal, perfect for Halloween!
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