Far from your average limp side salad, these vegetarian recipes are ready to take centre stage. Bulked up by grains like freekeh, quinoa and brown rice, tossed with nuts or baked into a golden galette, the humble vegetable is endlessly versatile.
If you’re entertaining, whip up a plate of roasted carrot salad, pepper sauce, olive oil and curd. Or if you’re looking for the ultimate healthy and wholesome lunch, smashed beetroot, quinoa, egg and avocado salad is the answer. And if you’re simply keen to experiment with your market haul, these vegetarian recipes have got you sorted. They might even win over some of the more ardent carnivores in your life.
Berbere-spiced pumpkin with broccoli fatteh
Burrata, preserved zucchini, green olives and lovage
Cauliflower steaks with grain salad and spiced dressing
Grilled eggplant salad with lentils and sesame yoghurt
Roasted carrot salad, pepper sauce, olive oil and curd
Roasted cauliflower salad with yoghurt dressing and almonds
Roasted beets and onions with yoghurt, quinoa and walnuts
Freekeh and shaved cauliflower salad with herb dressing
Avocado bowl with quinoa, kale and tahini lemon dressing
Pea salad, curd, pine nuts, blossoms, white asparagus and carrot juice dressing
Simple tomato and onion salad with vincotto dressing
Rice salad with zucchini flowers, peas, beans and mint
