Please recommend your tastiest vegetable dishes

[HugoDarracott]

I'd like to have more proper vegetable dishes rather than doing plain veg on the side. I'm not vegan or vegetarian so happy to include cheese, butter or eggs. Please can you recommend some tasty veg based dishes.

Cauliflower cheese, with a crispy cheese and breadcrumb topping.
Courgette and mushroom lasagne. Ditto the au gratin topping.

Get the green roasting tin book. We often make these and I have a bit of fish or chicken on the side for extra protein.

Pak choy sautéed in sesame oil with garlic and oyster sauce.

I make pesto chicken with a selection of roast vegetables. Much tastier than one or two boiled veg. I usually do potatoes, courgettes, mushrooms, peppers, carrots, tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and throw some fresh basil leaves on top. You need far less meat and everybody eats a lot more veg.
The other way to use more veg and less meat is in a stir fry or curry.

Green beens with flaked almonds and butter.

• Cauliflower baked till just browning and serve with a tahini/lemon juice dressing
• Runner beans in a tomato sauce. Can add potatoes too Fasolakia – Greek Green Beans Recipe - Great British Chefs
• I do a potato bake, but might add sweet potato, celeriac, carrot etc for a change
• Easy shakshuka recipe | BBC Good Food I often add a tin of chickpeas to this also
• Frittata. Handy for using up any left over veg/ham/chicken etc
• Best Summer Rolls Recipe - How To Make Summer Rolls (delish.com) I actually prefer them without the prawns

Braised lettuce and peas

@fiftyandfat ,

But the OP asked for vegetarian recipes 🤔

She asked for interesting veggie suggestions to serve on the side instead of plain veg. Meat can be omitted from everything.

Just don't include the chicken.

Sliced raw red cabbage and red onion (like a coleslaw minus mayo) with vinegar, sweetener and salt. Or sugar instead of sweetener!

Fried green beans until they go a bit charred with garlic and salt.

Roasted cubed butternut squash with rosemary.

What about salads OP for hot weather? Some of my favourites:

• pear and blue cheese with rocket (saint agur creme can be stirred and drizzled over instead of chunks of blue cheese if preferred)
• (can be served warm) Roasted pumpkin, spinach, toasted pine nuts, feta or goats cheese, balsamic glaze
• Watermelon, grilled halloumi, beans and toasted pine nuts
• Som tam (Thai papaya salad)
• Greek salad
• Beetroot, feta, spinach, spring onions, mint, balsamic glaze

Briam. Sounds like it should be a boring pile of roast veg, is actually gorgeous.

https://www.themediterraneandish.com/briam-greek-roasted-vegetables/

We eat this a lot with the sausages, but if you replace them with wedges of squash it’s just as tasty and makes a really nice side dish.

https://www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/recipes/mains/sausages-with-mustardy-lentils-beetroot-and-feta

We all love this swede side at ours

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/honey-roasted-swede-chilli-cumin

Sorry if I misunderstood your post OP.
My ds is veggie and his partner is vegan, so I just substitute beans and/ or tofu for meat in everything I cook for them. It is easy.

Do you mean main course dishes or sides? For sides, we love chargrilling greens and serving with tahini/lemon/oil/yoghurt dressing or creating a lemon/honey/garlic dressing.

Stir fried veg work well with a lot of proteins and you can use a ready made sauce or we usually just add lime juice and soy sauce.

I sometimes make "warm" salsa but grililng/frying peppers, tomatoes and chilli and then chopping them up with some oil and sherry vinegar.

Rice based dishes work well as sides or mains - risotto, pilafs etc - and you can add all kinds of vegetables to those.

Roasted veg is something we do often as a main - roasted tomatoes with burette or goats cheese on spaghetti; roasted meditteranean vegetables with flat breads and humous; roasted cauliflower served with a pilaf of some sort etc.

Vegetable curries and soups are also good options for vegetarian meals. I do a lovely Thai style red curry with butternut, mange tout and tomato. I've also done a similar one with aubergine and cauliflower. I'm keen to try make a version of brinjal bhaji too.

Pasta dishes that are veg based work well too. two of our favourites are tomato, aubergine and chilli topped with feta cheese or spinach, ricotta, lemon and garlic.

Aubergine parmigiana, delicious on its own or with rice or couscous, or as a side with chops, baked gammon, slow cooked lamb, sausages etc.
Ratatouille is another dish that goes with many main dishes, lovely with fish as well as meat. Can be served hot or at room temperature instead of a more traditional salad.

Pasta Primavera and Pasta Norma are tasty vegetable pasta dishes worth trying.
Green beans a la Greque, or mushrooms cooked in the same style, are good for adding interest to ordinary vegetables.

@CarpeVitam , OP didn't ask for vegetarian recipes.

No she didn’t. She even said “ I’m not vegan or vegetarian.” Read the OP properly before commenting on others responses.

Roasted cauliflower and broccoli. Chop into florets of the same size, drizzle with oil then mix with crushed coriander and cumin seeds. Sprinkle paprika after mixing then roast approx 45 mins.

Burnt aubergine chilli is a lovely tasty vegetarian dinner. I only put 1 tablespoon soy sauce though.

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/burnt-aubergine-veggie-chilli/amp

This green bean salad is lovely. I often make it earlier in the day, then add the tomatoes and feta just before serving… https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/balsamic-green-bean-salad/

Panzanella is great to used up stale bread, and again is a make ahead option.

This tomato salad sounds simple, but is really great. I usually use basil and parsley… https://www.thekitchn.com/tomato-salad-22925325

We often roast med veg with olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and oregano (sometimes on their own, sometimes with chicken or sausages as a one pan tray bake). Crumbling in a load of feta cheese and some chopped mint for the last 10 minutes, and then giving it a stir before serving takes it from good to great.

This is a lovely side or main (there are a lot of great veg dishes on this website). https://www.themediterraneandish.com/greek-green-beans-fasolakia/

Celeriac remoulade, or dauphinois made with celeriac rather than potato is really great.

This cabbage recipe is amazing (really let the cabbage catch and brown before adding the cream)… https://food52.com/recipes/7533-suspiciously-delicious-cabbage

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/roasted_curried_cauliflower/

https://www.thekitchn.com/creamy-garlic-parmesan-mushrooms-22943625

The other mushroom sauce we make is fry off the mushrooms, add a bit of garlic and fry for another minute, then add a good glug of cream and crumble in some (or plenty!) or blue cheese. Heat through, stirring a few times, until all the cheese is melted. Great on pasta or on a steak.

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/creamy-pesto-kale-pasta
made this last night. Very easy and much tastier than it sounds

Simmer chunky carrots in veg stock for about 45 mins. Garnish with butter, honey and black pepper.