What are ways to make vegetables taste better?

Question

Do you have any recepies how to make vegetables taste better I don't like vegatables because they are bland and taste plain and have no flavor.

But I know vegetables are good for you but I find they dont fill me up.

What are easy good ways to make vegetables taste good wihtout deep frying them?

Answer 1

There are TONS of ways:

-top with a little butter or margarine
-sprinkle salt and pepper
-roast or bake with some herbs, such as rosemary, sage, bay, dill, or parsley
-try some spices such as paprika, cumin, celery seed, or nutmeg (the latter especially on spinach!)
-thin out a sweet syrup or a jam and use as a sauce
-try some bottled products like soy sauce, different vinegars, chili pastes, or jarred Asian sauces like hoisin
-squeeze a bit of lemon juice (very versatile!)
-try minced garlic and ginger; they go well with almost everything
-toast and chop some nuts, then put on top
-experiment with cheeses; goat cheese, parma cheese, feta, cheddar, reggiano. . .
-add some dried fruit to steamed vegetables (I know it sounds weird, but raisins go well with dark greens)
-apply olive oil before cooking
-use meat juice, gravy, or broth to give them some tasty salt
-mix vegetables together! Aromatics such as onions and scallions, starches such as potatoes and carrots, leaves such as kale and bok choy, cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and Brussels sprouts, astringents such as bell peppers and radishes. . . Come up with endless combinations!

Seriously, the best thing you can do to start liking vegetables is to try a few in a few different ways; maybe you hate broccoli steamed, but you might love it pan fried to al dente with a little soy sauce, rice vinegar, and honey. Just experiment to find out what you like. And vegetables are more filling than you think; plus, the fiber helps stabilize your blood sugar.

Happy cooking!

Answer 2

Good ways to make vegetables taste better is to season them! Many people are unaware of how to season properly. Salt and Pepper should be used for everything!
Roasting vegetables is a good way to make them taste better, I could go on and on about which veggies taste better when cooked differently, but a sure fix is to clean and cut some zucchini, yellow squash, any bell peppers other than green (the other colors are sweeter) and maybe some onions. Toss them in some oil, spread them on a sheet pan (cookie sheet) then comes the seasoning... Salt and pepper always! than some other spices such as onion powder, garlic powder, thyme. A sure bet is to purchase a spice mix, like 17 spice or any other blend that is salt free, so you can adjust the salt content yourself. Put the vegetables in a 325 degree oven for about 25 minutes and you should have some tasty veggies.

Answer 3

Just curious, how old are you that you have never eaten fruits or veggies before? Now to your question: Steaming is always a good choice. It is fast and it keeps the flavors in. Steam things like green beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower. Oven roasting is good. It brings out the sweetness in many veggies. Oven roast things like sweet potatoes, butternut squash, onions, red peppers, zucchini. I cut the veggies and put them in a bowl and add a bit of olive oil and sea salt, toss it around and put on a baking sheet and toss in a hot oven for about 35 to 40 minutes depending on the veggie and the size. Soup is always an option for many veggies. Smoothies are a good option for fruits. By the way some fruits are great oven roasted or grilled. Apples, pears, pineapple and peaches. By the way don't over cook veggies, you will end up with mush and over cooked veggies taste yukky. Good luck.

Answer 4

I am very much different that other members of my family who like to boil their vegetables until very, very soft and all the flavor is cooked right out of them and then they drown the vegetables in some fattening buttery or cheese sauce or other dressing.
Though I occasionaly like some type of topping over my vegetables, I like them plain and lightly steamed or cooked where they are still somewhat crisp and the flavor is still there.

Answer 5

Probably your sense of taste has become blunted by eating highly processed foods with lots of seasonings and chemicals. You have to retrain your taste buds. Start by eating fewer processed foods and try to avoid heavily seasoned foods. Prepare vegetables lightly steamed, with a LITTLE butter and salt. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. As you continue you will notice that you can taste more subtle flavors in all your food.

Answer 6

For broccoli, add lemon peel to the steaming water. Then top with fresh toasted breadcrumbs.

Add an envelope of low sodium bouillon to frozen vegetables before cooking to add flavour without fat.

Toasted nuts as a topping for green beans and chopped mushrooms or crumbled cooked bacon as a topping for spinach.

On carrots, glaze them with a bit of honey, or maple syrup

Answer 7

Vegetables lose their flavor and nutrients when you boil them.

I chop them up, put them in a huge piece of foil, add some chopped garlic or shallots, olive oil, fresh squeezed lemon juice and white wine, wrap the foil and bake the packet for 20 minutes.

The oil, juice and wine are about a tablespoon each for 3 cups of chopped veggies.

Answer 8

A lot of vegetables change in flavor when they're cooked. This time of year, I like to roughly chop bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes and grill them on skewers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and you've got some great stuff.

Answer 9

Place vegetables in a pot, sprinkle lightly with salt, brown sugar, and a table spoon of butter, add water and simmer at low heat until vegetables are tender. Please do not boil.

In order for you to be "filled up ", the vegetables should be eaten with a meal. For example, Chicken, Baked potato, vegetables, tossed salad.

Answer 10

Blanch leafy vegetables, remove from hot water , sprinkle with oytster sauce, light soya sauce and fried shallots and mix well. It should be crunchy and very tasty