need new veggies!

mlang1955

*bump*

cabannie

Another one - edamame

Not sure if it's really a veg, but makes a good finger-food snack hot or cold

EPICUREASIAN

Just a tip---roasting ( or grilling) tends to turn any ordinary veggie in to a extraordinary veggie.

This!
I love charcoal grilling brussel sprouts, bok choy, asparagus, bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms! Throw in some roasted garlic for fab flavor!

rllewell

There is a whole variety of vegetables that you could try. As a vegetarian, I am a queen of vegetables.

Collard greens - southern style/cooked forever with onions and garlic, or crisp stir fry with just garlic, olive oil, and salt (my favorite)
Green beans/French beans - blanched
Brussel sprouts - tastes terrific roasted - halve or quarter, throw some olive oil or peanut oil, salt, and pepper, and roast it in low temperature. Yummy! Crispy on the outside and soft and moist on the inside.
Squash - great for soups. I am not a fan of gooey/creamy soups. So I put butternut squash chunks in my soups with pinto beans
Swiss chard - tastes terrific in lentil soups with garlic. Sprinkle some feta cheese on top and enjoy!
Kale - again tastes great as stir fry or in soups
Beet greens - in salad
Beets - sliced, boiled/steamed
Spinach - sautee with sesame oil, and soy sauce (avoid if you don't want more sodium)
Spinach/Strawberry/Cranberry/Walnut/Toasted Almonds salad
Carrots - raw is not the only way to go. Carmelize with just a bit of oil or butter and throw them in salads
Okra - saute with onions, tomoatoes, salt, and cayenne pepper, they can also be roasted
Mushrooms - raw, toasted, stuffed, stir fry etc.
Zucchini and other types of squash - great with pasta/tomato sauce, roast or stirfy before adding to tomato sauce
Broccoli stalks - julienne with carrots and make cole slaw with spicy dressing
Avocado - make into guacamole, or use as sandwich filling, salad dressing etc.
Eggplant - saute with tomatoes, onions, garlic etc. to make a great dish with rice; saute with tomatoes and basil - great side dish or sauce for pasta
Cucumber - for salads, sandwiches, chop up and put it in plain yogurt and season with roasted cumin seeds for a great snack or side.

If you are truly adventurous, go to a nearby international food store and you can get a lot more like okra, chinese okra, bok choy, baby corn, water chestnuts etc. Experiment. Vegetables offer so much variety...

Great list. Please understand the nutritional value of vegetables decreases by 60-80% once you cook them. Kill the enzymes you kill the benefit of eating those veggies. This goes for almost everything you eat. So eat as many raw fruits and veggies that you can.

For me this is difficult so I bridge the gap with Juice Plus+, basically 17 fruits and veggies in capsule form.

Territrek

Lots of veggies already have been mentioned - some I did not see already are sweet potatoes, swiss chard, and leeks.

I'm a vegan, so I love my veggies - all sorts.

DawnEH612

There is a whole variety of vegetables that you could try. As a vegetarian, I am a queen of vegetables.

Collard greens - southern style/cooked forever with onions and garlic, or crisp stir fry with just garlic, olive oil, and salt (my favorite)
Green beans/French beans - blanched
Brussel sprouts - tastes terrific roasted - halve or quarter, throw some olive oil or peanut oil, salt, and pepper, and roast it in low temperature. Yummy! Crispy on the outside and soft and moist on the inside.
Squash - great for soups. I am not a fan of gooey/creamy soups. So I put butternut squash chunks in my soups with pinto beans
Swiss chard - tastes terrific in lentil soups with garlic. Sprinkle some feta cheese on top and enjoy!
Kale - again tastes great as stir fry or in soups
Beet greens - in salad
Beets - sliced, boiled/steamed
Spinach - sautee with sesame oil, and soy sauce (avoid if you don't want more sodium)
Spinach/Strawberry/Cranberry/Walnut/Toasted Almonds salad
Carrots - raw is not the only way to go. Carmelize with just a bit of oil or butter and throw them in salads
Okra - saute with onions, tomoatoes, salt, and cayenne pepper, they can also be roasted
Mushrooms - raw, toasted, stuffed, stir fry etc.
Zucchini and other types of squash - great with pasta/tomato sauce, roast or stirfy before adding to tomato sauce
Broccoli stalks - julienne with carrots and make cole slaw with spicy dressing
Avocado - make into guacamole, or use as sandwich filling, salad dressing etc.
Eggplant - saute with tomatoes, onions, garlic etc. to make a great dish with rice; saute with tomatoes and basil - great side dish or sauce for pasta
Cucumber - for salads, sandwiches, chop up and put it in plain yogurt and season with roasted cumin seeds for a great snack or side.

If you are truly adventurous, go to a nearby international food store and you can get a lot more like okra, chinese okra, bok choy, baby corn, water chestnuts etc. Experiment. Vegetables offer so much variety...

Great suggestions.. Not a big fan of slimy okra, but kale, swiss chard, spinach, squash (delicata, acorn, summer, spaghetti, butternut.. All so yummy!)Tomatoes, avocado, cabbage, carrots. I keep it simple and steam my veggies or eat them raw. I like veggies, fortunately enough for me.

chadraeder3

There are lots of veggies out there, maybe go to a farmers market many places have them on Saturday walk around and shop for something that is in season that you never had before. If you ask the person selling the produce they can usually give you a way of cooking it since they probably eat it too.