Type: Simple short on time

Cauliflower, pomegranate and pistachio salad
It was a little moment of revelation, I remember, when I first combined roasted cauliflower and raw grated cauliflower in the same…

Garry’s stir-fried cabbage with garlic and chilli
This is, as my friend Garry Bar-Chang showed me when he was cooking up a Taiwanese feast, a very easy way to…

Quick okra with sweet and sour dressing
Anyone who loves okra will never stop trying to convert those who think they don’t love okra to the vegetable. Anyone put…

Cavolo nero with chorizo and preserved lemon
This delivers in so many ways: all the goodness of hearty dark green cavolo nero, all the pops of surprise from the…

Roasted asparagus with almonds, capers and dill
This is a dish which my husband Karl cooks at home a lot, on the weekend. He tends to be a bit…

Tenderstem broccoli with soy sauce, garlic and peanuts
This is also lovely with (an equal quantity of) choy sum, if you prefer, instead of the broccoli. If you use choy…

Fried broccoli and kale with garlic, cumin and lime
You can blanch the broccoli and kale well ahead of time here: a good few hours. Once half-cooked, refreshed and dried, it’s…

Tomato, chard and spinach with toasted almonds
This is perfect served in all sorts of ways: warm as it is, along with some steamed rice, or sprinkled with feta….

Stuffed courgettes with pine nut salsa
Stuffed vegetables would definitely be part of my last meal – I love them! Traditionally, stuffing vegetables has always been a bit…