| Vegetable |
Mediterranean Recipe Ideas and Uses |
| Artichoke |
Grilled with a dash of olive oil or allioli; in rice dishes stewed with orange |
| Asparagus |
Sauteed; steamed; as an omelette |
| Broad bean, fava bean |
Stewed; in salad with boiled ham when tender |
| Broccoflower |
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| Broccoli |
Stewed with potatoes and other vegetables |
| Calçot scallion |
Grilled with romesco sauce |
| Cauliflower |
Boiled; with potaotes; breaded and fried |
| Chard, Swiss chard |
Steamed; with rice; fried with garlic |
| Corn salad |
In salads; by itself; with lettuce |
| Cucumber |
As salad with basil; with tomatoes and olive oil; with yogurt |
| Fennel |
Seeds in pastry; bulbs stewed |
| Green beans |
Boiled; steamed and seasoned; in paella valenciana |
| Green garlic |
In omelete; added to stews |
| Green pepper |
In salads; Majorcan trempo; with rice |
| Kale |
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| Leek |
Stewed; grilled in broth; soup |
| Mushroom |
Sauteed; grilled with garlic and parsley; in fricassee-style stews |
| Pea |
With rice; with asparagus; in seafood paella; in stews; as vegetable accompaniment; as side dish |
| Romaine lettuce, cos lettuce |
As salad by itself and seasoned; with other raw vegetables |
| Scallion, green onion, spring onion |
In salads; as milder substitute of regular onion |
| Snap pea, sugar pea, sugarsnap pea, snow pea |
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| Spinach |
Boiled; stewed with pines and raisins; in Catalan pizza-like coques; as omelette filling |
| Summer squash |
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| Tomato |
In salads; as sauce; as sofregit; in samfaina, ratatouille; any kind of stew |
| Winter squash |
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| Zucchini |
In samfaina, ratatouille; with yogurt; slaouia |
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