Root Vegetables

Root Vegetables

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One of the best things about autumn and winter

Root vegetables add colour to the bleak cold seasons. Not just as a side dish with Sunday lunch, but in stews, casseroles and soups.

Daube de Beets & Chestnuts

Delia Online, proud sponsors of Delia's Food and Wine Workshops. I’ve been working on this recipe for a ...

Delia Online, proud sponsors of Delia's Food and Wine Workshops. I’ve been working on this recipe for a long time. The idea is based on the classic beauty,...

Bashed Neeps and Carrots

The 'neep' in question is what we in the South call swede. The combination of finely chopped swede and c...

The 'neep' in question is what we in the South call swede. The combination of finely chopped swede and carrots with a little butter and coarsely ground pepper is co...

Belarussian Carrot Salad

On a recent trip, I was privileged to be invited to a very special family meal in Minsk prepared by Sasha S...

On a recent trip, I was privileged to be invited to a very special family meal in Minsk prepared by Sasha Shevchuk and her mother, Irina. Irina gave me her recipe f...

Braised Celery with Cheese and Onion Sauce

I never buy imported celery out of season because it never tastes anywhere near the same as our own. I t...

I never buy imported celery out of season because it never tastes anywhere near the same as our own. I think it's at its best after a good November frost, and Fenla...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

Brussels Bubble-and-Squeak

In theory this should be made with leftover sprouts, and at any other time it is, but at Christmas we never...

In theory this should be made with leftover sprouts, and at any other time it is, but at Christmas we never seem to have enough left over, so we just cook some more. ...

Buttered Leeks

This is my favourite way of cooking leeks – very gently, in their own juices and served as a vegetable, par...

This is my favourite way of cooking leeks – very gently, in their own juices and served as a vegetable, particularly at the end of winter when there's not an awful lot...

Carrot and Artichoke Soup

I love serving this, one of my most favourite soups. First, it has an extremely rich, beautiful colour, ...

I love serving this, one of my most favourite soups. First, it has an extremely rich, beautiful colour, almost saffron I would say. And second, people can never qui...

Cauliflower Soup

As cauliflowers are available all the year round and prices tend to fluctuate enormously, this soup is only...

As cauliflowers are available all the year round and prices tend to fluctuate enormously, this soup is only really economical when the price is right

Celery Baked in Vinaigrette

This is a great way to serve celery as a vegetable. I used silicone paper (baking parchment) for this as...

This is a great way to serve celery as a vegetable. I used silicone paper (baking parchment) for this as it looks very pretty if you take the whole parcel to the ta...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

Celery Soup with Cashel Blue Cheese

English Fenland growers have developed new varieties of celery that can be grown in summer, and also overco...

English Fenland growers have developed new varieties of celery that can be grown in summer, and also overcome the severities of a British winter by growing English var...

Compote of Glazed Shallots

This recipe is dead simple, yet it draws out all the sweet, fragrant flavour of the shallots and at the sam...

This recipe is dead simple, yet it draws out all the sweet, fragrant flavour of the shallots and at the same time gives them a glazed pink, jewel-like appearance. I...

1 hour - 1 hour 30 minutes

Confit of Whole Garlic and Shallots

To serve with Delia's Roast Ribs of Aberdeen Angus Beef - see recipe below. The Delia Online Cookery Sch...

To serve with Delia's Roast Ribs of Aberdeen Angus Beef - see recipe below. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to prepare garlic in our video. Just click th...

1 hour 5 minutes

Cream of Celery Soup

Originally, the older varieties of so-called 'dirty' celery from the flat, black-earthed Fenlands of East A...

Originally, the older varieties of so-called 'dirty' celery from the flat, black-earthed Fenlands of East Anglia had a short season - from October to January. If yo...

Curried Parsnip and Apple Soup

This is such a lovely soup. The sweetness of the parsnips is sharpened by the presence of the apple, and...

This is such a lovely soup. The sweetness of the parsnips is sharpened by the presence of the apple, and the subtle flavour of the spices comes through beautifully....

Fried Cabbage with Bacon

This is good enough for a meal on its own, and excellent with sausages and jacket potatoes. The Delia On...

This is good enough for a meal on its own, and excellent with sausages and jacket potatoes. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch Delia's method for cooking caulif...

17 minutes - 18 minutes

Glazed Baby Turnips

Baby turnips about the size of golf balls are creamy white with leafy green tops, and usually sold in bunch...

Baby turnips about the size of golf balls are creamy white with leafy green tops, and usually sold in bunches in the summer when they are in season. The Delia Onlin...

Leek, Onion and Potato Soup

This has to be one of my own top of the pops favourites and has proven to be one of my most popular recipes...

This has to be one of my own top of the pops favourites and has proven to be one of my most popular recipes with everyone over the years. The chilled version of thi...

Oven-fried Onions

Well, they’re actually roasted, but you get the same effect without having to stand over them. They are ...

Well, they’re actually roasted, but you get the same effect without having to stand over them. They are particularly lovely served with sausages and mash or for ste...

14 minutes - 15 minutes

Roasted Carrots with Garlic

This is a recipe for the large, chunky carrots of winter, which lack the sweet, delicate flavour of new car...

This is a recipe for the large, chunky carrots of winter, which lack the sweet, delicate flavour of new carrots in summer. In the oven they turn slightly blackened ...

30 minutes - 40 minutes

Roasted Cauliflower with Garlic

For a change to the usual boiled or steamed cauliflower, try Delia's oven-roasted recipe which you can watc...

For a change to the usual boiled or steamed cauliflower, try Delia's oven-roasted recipe which you can watch being made in our Cookery School Video, just click on the ...

25 minutes - 35 minutes

Oven-roasted Vegetables

This is always going to be an easy option if you're entertaining, as all the vegetables get cooked without ...

This is always going to be an easy option if you're entertaining, as all the vegetables get cooked without any attention. One thing I have found invaluable, too, is...

30 minutes - 40 minutes

Parmesan-baked Parsnips

This is one of the nicest ways to serve parsnips, baked crisp and golden brown in the oven with a Parmesan ...

This is one of the nicest ways to serve parsnips, baked crisp and golden brown in the oven with a Parmesan coating. They can be prepared well in advance, up to 24 h...

35 minutes - 40 minutes

Parsnip, Parmesan and Sage Bread

I love to serve this bread with Curried Parsnip and Apple Soup with Parsnip Crisps, as it extends the parsn...

I love to serve this bread with Curried Parsnip and Apple Soup with Parsnip Crisps, as it extends the parsnip flavour. But it's also good with tomato or any o...

Polish Beetroot Soup with Black Rye Croutons

Beetroot is either loved or hated – mostly the latter I suspect, because in this country people have a surf...

Beetroot is either loved or hated – mostly the latter I suspect, because in this country people have a surfeit of it doused in strong vinegar. But its lovers know o...

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