Go directly to recipes Frozen mixed vegetables are always handy to have on hand. They can be steamed, boiled or sautéed, or added to soups, vegetable medleys, stir fries and served with rice or pasta. The following recipes for vegetable medleys will help you get that all important all-vegetable meal …
Go directly to recipes Peas are one of several legumes that were first domesticated in the Middle East around 11,000 years ago. Humans began gathering and eating wild peas from at least 23,000 years ago, and they were probably eaten by our Neanderthal cousins as early as 46,000 years ago. …
Go directly to recipes Closely related members of the cabbage family, broccoli and cauliflower have been cultivated in Italy since the early days of the Roman Empire. Popular in Italian cuisine, broccoli was taken to the rest of the world by Italian emigrants who made it a favourite vegetable in …
Go directly to recipes Widely cultivated for its tender, succulent, edible shoots, asparagus has been eaten in the Mediterranean region as far back as 3000BC when it was pictured as an offering on an Egyptian frieze. The ancient Greeks and Romans prized asparagus for its unique flavour, texture, and alleged …
Go directly to recipes Baked beans must have been the original fast food, and they remain the ultimate comfort food. They can be heated and served as they come on toast, either for breakfast, with a fried egg on the side if you’re extra hungry, or as a quick meal …
Go directly to recipes Spinach originated in ancient Persia or today’s Iran and surrounding countries. From there it crossed into India and then China. It was brought to Europe by the Arabs through Sicily and Spain and had spread to Northern Europe by the 14th century. It was a particular …
Go directly to recipes The potato is a native of South and Central America and was brought to Europe by Spanish Conquistadors and English explorers. Distrusted at first by Europeans, the potato was eventually recognised as being not only a more reliable and hardier crop than wheat, but it could …
Go directly to recipes Frozen mixed vegetables are always handy to have on hand. They can be steamed, boiled or sautéed, or used to make vegetable medleys, stir fries, or served with rice or pasta. They can also be used to make a hearty soup, and there’s nothing nicer on …
Go directly to recipes A common food staple in Mediterranean countries, lentils are edible seeds from the legume family, known for their lens shape and sold with or without their outer husks intact. Lentils are usually categorized by their colour, which can range from yellow and red to green, brown, …
Go directly to recipes Capsicum – also called a bell pepper or sweet pepper – is native to Mexico, Central America and northern South America. Capsicum seeds were imported to Spain in 1493 and then spread through Europe and Asia. The earliest capsicum brought to Europe were the more pungent …
Go directly to recipes While species of vegetables that we also call beans, such as fava beans (also known as broad beans) and garbanzo beans (another name for chickpeas) originated around the Mediterranean, most of the beans we now know originated, like so many popular vegetables, in South and Central …
Go directly to recipes Chickpeas, also known as ‘ceci’ and ‘garbanzo’ beans, are amongst the earliest cultivated legumes dating back at least 9,500 years in the Middle East. Chickpeas can be used in salads, soups and stews and are a key ingredient in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines, where they …
