What's your favorite vegetable and how do you cook it?

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  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    Asparagus on the grill w/ olive oil, salt, and pepper.
    a new favorite restaurant has kick-*kitten* grilled asparagus. the waiter told us the secret was to flash fry them for a few seconds before grilling.


    oh, and as for brussels sprouts. I like to marinate mine with olive oil, celery salt and dill seed (sometimes a few raisins) and roast them in the oven..
  • MzzFaith
    MzzFaith Posts: 337 Member
    Brussels sprouts
  • thesophierose
    thesophierose Posts: 754 Member
    I am a rabbit, I pretty much love all veggies. I eat them raw, I boil them, I bake them... I use herbs and pepper. I use mustard, salsa, cottage cheese. Lol so much you can do with veggies!!!
  • StacyReneO
    StacyReneO Posts: 317 Member
    I can't really thing of a veggie I don't like. Lately I have been on a sweet potato and squash kick. I usually roast everything, but I do enjoy raw veggies - broccoli, cauliflower, yellow squash, zucchini, sugar plum tomatoes, snap peas.
  • tfisher0915
    tfisher0915 Posts: 32 Member
    Bump
  • inshapeeasy
    inshapeeasy Posts: 50
    I love carrots, you can make them all kinds of different ways. Look at these meals by the way, i eat a lot of this stuff too!
    http://www.isefitness.com/eating-clean-healthy--meals
  • CarKiller2013
    CarKiller2013 Posts: 26 Member
    Artichokes! Steamed with garlic......amazing.
  • apedeb09
    apedeb09 Posts: 805 Member
    I LOVE roasted broccoli with garlic. Preheat oven to 400, chop up about a pound or so of fresh broccoli, toss with 2 tbs Olive oil, salt, smashed garlic cloves and crushed red pepper.. put them in there for 20 minutes flipping halfway through. You can eat them as is or toss them in with some pasta. I haven't tried roasting any other veggie yet but I'm planning on it.
  • beaches222
    beaches222 Posts: 437 Member
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  • tmm_0127
    tmm_0127 Posts: 545 Member
    brussel sprooooooooooouts - drizzle lightly with olive oil and bake em.
  • paleojoe
    paleojoe Posts: 442 Member
    Spaghetti-squash. Roasted in the oven with a little olive oil.
  • musicboxes
    musicboxes Posts: 133 Member
    Love most cooked veggies but our recent fav is cauliflower as mock mashed potatoes.
  • paleojoe
    paleojoe Posts: 442 Member
    Asparagas... olive oil... salt... fire up the grill!
  • xxmarysmxx
    xxmarysmxx Posts: 199 Member
    bump.. want some veggies
  • paleojoe
    paleojoe Posts: 442 Member
    Love most cooked veggies but our recent fav is cauliflower as mock mashed potatoes.

    You know I do the same thing broccoli...
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    Asparagus. The thin ones I love raw. If they are a little thick I like to roast them for a few with a little olive oil, salt and pepper.
  • spoiledpuppies
    spoiledpuppies Posts: 675 Member
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  • punkrockgoth
    punkrockgoth Posts: 534 Member
    I love squash of all kinds. Spaghetti squash I steam in the microwave and then serve like pasta with either a tomato or pesto sauce. Zucchini I love to cut into slices and stir fry in a but of butter or olive oil. Sugar snap peas are amazing raw. I also really, really love potatoes far more than any human being should. I like to bake a few of them and then I can use leftovers to make hash browns. (I really can't get behind the whole "carbs are evil" trend.)
  • Slrajr
    Slrajr Posts: 438 Member
    I like to use up all my leftovers and make creamy vegetable soup with a miso base and tahini.
  • raquelserna7
    raquelserna7 Posts: 17
    Brussels sprouts! Sautéed in olive oil, sprinkled with salt. I have some white truffle salt that I sprinkle on after they're done cooking. I used to make them with bacon, but I don't think I'll be doing that as much as I used to ????
  • kp82883
    kp82883 Posts: 53 Member
    BUMP
  • hikezilla
    hikezilla Posts: 174 Member
    Green beans...cooked any way or even raw in the summer time
    Cucumbers - chilled, sliced, sprinkled with chili powder and some lime juice. You can eat about 100 of them.
    Celery raw
    Carrots raw or steamed
    Broccoli nearly raw...nothing i hate more than overcooked broccoli <blech>
    TATERS!!! Never met a tater I didn't like....it's a shame.
    Beans...I love just about every kind of bean there is except for Fordhook Lima beans.
    Peanuts...in peanut butter
    Hot peppers, all kinds, cooked, or raw
    Lettuce and cabbage - mostly raw...love me some sauerkraut though...but not cooked...i like it cold, right out of the bag/can
  • Cavegirlbelly
    Cavegirlbelly Posts: 46
    Recently, red bell peppers! One of few veggies I can eat raw. But it's great sauteed with some olive oil and your favorite spices, in pasta sauce, dipped in a dip, baked, grilled, or even just microwaved with some oil. Simplicity is key for me.
  • SamanthaD1218
    SamanthaD1218 Posts: 303 Member
    Asparagus - I rinse it, put it on an oiled pan, sprinkle a VERY LITTLE BIT of olive oil, and then add salt and pepper and a teeny bit of Cajun seasoning. Bake it until it's tender and a nice dark green - delicious!!!
  • LittleNicci
    LittleNicci Posts: 284 Member
    Any kind of squash cooked pretty much any way possible

    Zucchini/summer squash sauteed - added to eggs for breakfast or pasta sauce and noodles for lunch/dinner

    Butternut squash - roasted, eaten as is or pureed into a soup

    Spaghetti squash - roasted, scooped out and used as alternate for noodles

    Eggplant - oven fried
  • BarbarainMN
    BarbarainMN Posts: 19
    I love brussel sprouts! I've never pancooked them but I clean, cut in half, toss with olive oil, garlic salt, maybe cumin, and put in oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. The overcooked leaves are my favorite part! Tonight I did the same with chopped broccoli, orange bell pepper and kale, but only 10 minutes. Amazing. Ate it all with cottage cheese... So yummy..
  • MrsFowler1069
    MrsFowler1069 Posts: 657 Member
    bump lol - started to type "busy" instead....pretty much
  • Peppermint_Patty614
    Peppermint_Patty614 Posts: 46
    bump for later
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    Probably spinach. I eat it a lot!

    Mostly I use it in salads, smoothies and scrambled eggs. I also throw a couple of handfuls into soup on the regular.
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    I love all veggies!

    Steamed or grilled broccoli, because it's so dang cheap, and always delicious

    steamed or grilled cauliflower

    steamed or grilled zucchini and summer squash, with a little butter salt and pepper

    boiled or roasted brussels sprouts

    fresh green beans sauteed with onion, tomato and olive oil and just a dash of crushed red pepper to give it a kick

    Grilled asparagus with olive oil and a squeeze of lemon (sometimes I wrap a couple spears in strips of bacon before grilling them, omg!)

    Romaine lettuce salad with diced tomato, grated carrot, slivered almonds, cubed avocado and a little thousand island dressing (add grilled chicken to that and you have an awesome full lunch)

    caramelized onion, I could eat a bowl of it plain! But I also like to top a nice rare steak with a big pile of it.

    Hot peas with just a little butter, sat and pepper, either fresh or frozen are both good

    sauteed bell peppers, great plain as a side, or added to omelettes, fajitas or sandwiches

    steamed or grilled baby carrots, with a little butter and a drizzle of sugar-free maple syrup over top.

    And can't forget my sweet potatoes! I just stab one with a fork and microwave for 4 min and eat with a spoon with salt and pepper

    All delicious!!

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