Root Vegetables

One of the best things about autumn and winter

Root vegetables add colour to the bleak cold seasons. Not just as a side dish with Sunday lunch, but in stews, casseroles and soups.

Quick Stir-fried Spiced Red Cabbage with Apples

Red cabbage is wonderfully versatile – you can cook it long and slow and it seems to go on improving, or in...

Red cabbage is wonderfully versatile – you can cook it long and slow and it seems to go on improving, or in the recipe below the opposite: fast cooking to retain some ...

19 minutes - 21 minutes

to cook

Quick-Braised Celery

Celery has such a lot going for it as a raw ingredient in salads, and because of that we rather forget how ...

Celery has such a lot going for it as a raw ingredient in salads, and because of that we rather forget how good it is cooked and served as a vegetable. This method ...

30 minutes

to cook

Roasted Roots with Herbs

This is a winner for entertaining, not least because all the vegetables can be cooked together with little ...

This is a winner for entertaining, not least because all the vegetables can be cooked together with little or no attention. This can also be prepared 2-3 days befor...

35 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Roasted Swede with Parmesan

This is another version of a parsnip recipe from my Christmas book. It has been said that even children ...

This is another version of a parsnip recipe from my Christmas book. It has been said that even children will eat swede when it tastes this good. Vegetarians might l...

35 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Roasted Vegetable and Brown Rice Gratin

This is obviously a supper dish for non-meat-eaters, but I have served it to the most dedicated carnivores ...

This is obviously a supper dish for non-meat-eaters, but I have served it to the most dedicated carnivores who, after initial apprehension, have loudly sung its praise...

Vegetarian

Slow-cooked Root Vegetable Soup

Something happens to vegetables when they're cooked very slowly for a long time: their flavour becomes mell...

Something happens to vegetables when they're cooked very slowly for a long time: their flavour becomes mellow but at the same time more intense, and your kitchen is fi...

3 hours

to cook

Roast Parsnip Chunks

‘Never dig parsnips until there’s been a good hard ground frost.’ That emphatic statement was instilled ...

‘Never dig parsnips until there’s been a good hard ground frost.’ That emphatic statement was instilled in me as a child by my grandfather and I now know he was rig...

30 minutes

to cook

Thick Country Soup

I say thick, because you could stand your spoon up in this one! If you prefer it a little thinner, just ...

I say thick, because you could stand your spoon up in this one! If you prefer it a little thinner, just add more liquid, to your taste.

Winter Vegetable Pie

I like to serve this homely pot pie with creamy mashed potato. You can vary the vegetables and use other...

I like to serve this homely pot pie with creamy mashed potato. You can vary the vegetables and use other roots, such as swede or parsnips. Vegetarians might like to...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Root Vegetables