My veggie-phob boyfriend has asked me to pick him out dinner

I have a delicious recipe for zucchini. The smaller ones taste better to me for this. Clean them, then slice them lengthwise about this thick...(______) Brush them with olive oil and sprinkle with seasoning (I like Emeril's Essence....or something with a little spicy taste) Put them on a baking sheet and sprinkle with cheddar or parmesan cheese and bake for about 10 minutes at 450....untill cheese looks melted and browning a little. It is so good!

You could start him off easy by adding a few extra veggies to a curry recipe that he would already eat...? Some peppers, zucchini, cauliflower maybe. Just cut them up small and he'll barely even notice them! If you can get him to eat pasta sauce, you can do the same thing with that...
Try looking up websites with suggestions for parents on adding veggies to kids' meals...it's the same idea but with a bigger kid! ;o)
Good luck!

I'm a big believer in roasting vegetables so they get a nice nutty flavor. Steaming and boiling are the reasons so many people think they don't like vegetables, in my humble opinion.

Here's a recipe for roasted broccoli that is excellent: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/parmesan-roasted-broccoli-recipe/index.html

I do it with about a quarter of the oil, and without the pine nuts and basil. And if you don't have a lemon handy, use balsamic or wine vinegar instead.

Agreed on roasting vegetables, I always find stuff like peppers and carrots are gorgeous drizzled with some olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper, then roasted.
I also love veggies stir fried in a little bit of honey. YUM.

How about incorporating some chopped veggies into a tomato pasta sauce? You could use zucchini, eggplant, finely chopped carrots etc. A stew might work as well? Also, I always find (baby) sweet corn and butternut squash less "veggie-tasting". Oh and maybe a vegetarian chilli? Stuffed bell pepper?

If he likes curry, maybe the trick would be to buy (or make) a nice curry blend. I mean a real one from an Indian grocer/website, not something from Albertson's (I make curry powder fresh from whole spices, but I live in an area with lots of Indian grocery, so I know that's not possible for everyone.) Curry can be very quick and healthy, try a cookbook like "660 curries" or something by Madhur Jaffrey from your library. For example one of my favorites involves cauliflower, potatoes, a can of tomatoes, and spices, in the pan, covered, for 30 minutes or so. I'll track down the recipe if you're interested.

I reread the question. He wants to...himself cook veggies?

Does he have a real kitchen or just a dorm room microwave?

For easy, even for a microwave, get a salad shooter, use the shredding cone not the slicing. Shred carrots, potatoes, any root vegetables like beets, turnips, rutabage. You can shred also broccoli, cauliflower, celery, cabbage. Shredding makes sure all the pieces are the same size.

Then either microwave in a bowl with a plate over the top to keep in steam (USE POTHOLDERS TO REMOVE BOWL, ITS HOT) or stirfry in a skillet or
coat the shreds in olive oil and put in oven-proof dish with sides or edges so oil doesnt run off into the oven floor and burn and smoke there. in oven, about 20 to 30 minutes. 400 for crispy burnt edges, 350 for softer creamier texture. Use different veggie mixtures for variety, with practice he will find out what combinations he prefers. USE A TIMER so you don't forget its in there. Any of these methods he can then coat the veggies with curry if he prefers.

I found a good "first veggie" for my hubby was peppers, especially the red, orange, and yellow sweet ones. He already liked carrots and apples, so the crunch of the peppers was fine for him, and the sweet taste makes it seem less like veggies.

I also found that he liked my stir fry, even though I added broccoli and other various veggies. I think the spices helped, because stir fry is one of those "whatever I found in the cupboards" type of things.

Cauliflower faux mashed potatoes ( http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbsidedishes/r/cauliflowermash.htm ) are pretty good, too, if you add other stuff to flavor it and maybe play with the texture.

For pizza, I found that adding green peppers doesn't alter the flavor much, and provides a little crisp to a soft pizza (or blends pretty well in a crispy pizza). Black olives on pizza changes the flavor a little, but it's a subtle flavor that might blend in if you have a lot of other toppings.

I love avocado but I can imagine not liking the almost slimy texture. Thanks for reporting back!

I don't know if the man likes onions, but you usually find those in curries and pizzas. I eat onions and garlic with any cooked vegetable, because that makes it all the more savory and delicious.

Caramelize or seriously cook some onions and garlic.

Remove them and place in a bowl.

In the same pan, cook broccoli, asparagus, zucchini, spinach, chard, kale, cauliflower, potatoes, bell peppers, mushrooms, or any 1-2 veggies that you want him to try.

When the veggie is almost cooked, place the onions back in with them to warm them up. That is my recipe for deliciosity.

Skinnytastes.com. Healthy and super tasty recipes

i snuck a little spinach in the spagetti sauce this week and the kid and hubby didn't notice

spinach pizzas are also very good

my hubby is a veggi phob also
i have been sticking broccoli into some of his fav chicken dishes

he is learning....

may try the roasted brocolli ...sounds yummy

One last idea, but its very long term stuff: get him into gardening. When a person chooses a seed from the pretty
glossy seed catalogs, having carefully read each of the descriptions and chosen the best one for him/her, and
carefully plants those seeds, and waters them, cares for them for a couple of months.....how could someone
not eat the end result of their work and hopes? Its how many parents get their kids to eat vegetables.

They have them grow their own little garden patches in the back yard.

My favorite seller of seeds is Johnny's Seeds. Go to their site and order a seed catalog, have BF look it over
with you, see if any of the pretty glossy pictures looks like something he would like to grow. Do Not say 'would he like to eat'
say 'would he like to try growing'. http://www.johnnyseeds.com/ good luck.

I just saw a recipe (maybe in a clean eating mag) for lasagna where you use sliced zuccini instead of the lasagna noodles. I have not tried it yet but it's on my list. Hope this helps. Good luck.