Following on from the great advice I received on my 'what to do with leftover fennel' thread ...
I wander up and down the veg aisle every week and am all out of inspiration and am BORED with the same old veg. I won't list them as I buy most of the regular veg, a different selection each week. But we cook from scratch most days and always have a few veg (either as an ingredient or sides) so am struggling for different ideas.
Last week I bought fennel for the first time in ages . This week I bought Pak Choi to stir fry along with tins of bean sprouts; water chestnuts, bamboo shoots .
We use the various types of tinned beans in casseroles etc, have also used butter beans in tomato sauce as a side dish.
I bought frozen okra as couldn't find fresh but found it a bit slimy, will buy it again when I see it.
Given I buy a lot of different veg already and scan the aisles for something different, maybe it's more about ideas on how to make veg seem different.
Some ideas of things I do already:
Courgettes and aubergines I usually make ratatouille, but have served them individually, halved lengthways and stuffed
Roast butternut squash as a side dish or eg risotto ingredient.
Added broccoli and leeks to cauliflower cheese.
Stir fried carrots and mangetout with a little soy sauce.
Stuffed peppers
I've also woken up to using some veg I would normally use as an ingredient as a side dish in their own right eg
Baked tomatoes ( whole cherry toms or bigger toms halved and scattered with basil. )
Peppers sliced and roasted or stir fried with soy sauce
Garlic mushrooms
Sliced leeks, cooked then with a little cream flavoured with curry powder, or just cooked in a little butter.
Any ideas along those lines much appreciated.