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Lemon-Roast Savoy Cabbage

This simple-but-delicious side dish will transform the way you view cabbage! Serves 4-6 as a side dish.

We urge anybody who doesn’t like cabbage to try cooking it this way – roasting brassicas at high temperature brings out wonderful sweetness and a flavour that’s worlds away from soggy boiled greens. This recipe will work for any green cabbage (Savoy, Sweetheart or January King, for example), as well as brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli – just lower the cooking times for smaller veg. Serves 4 as a side vegetable.

BBQ Miso and Honey Glaze Aubergine Recipe

Sticky-sweet umami aubergine tastes great when cooked on the BBQ or under the grill! Serves 2 as a main dish or 4 as a side.

Puff Pastry Tart with Vegetables & Feta

This recipe uses ready-made puff pastry to help keep things simple. It’ll make one very large tart; if you don’t eat it all, leftovers can be refrigerated for the next day. Serves 2-4.

Simple Barbecued Asparagus Recipe

While British asparagus is still available, there’s no nicer way to enjoy it than grilled quickly over coals and finishing with a quick, simple dressing – the spears turn a beautiful bright green in the heat, and the charcoal imparts smoky flavour and sweetness to each stem. Delicious! Serves 4 as a side dish.

Strawberry Salad

A simple, summery salad that’s the work of moments. Try it as part of a buffet-style spread, or serve with plenty of crusty bread for a light lunch. Serves 2-4.

Mango, Tomato & Avocado Salad

Healthy and delicious, this quick, simple salad combines some surprising ingredients (mango with tomato sounds odd, but somehow it works). All the lovely juices from the tomatoes, mango and lime stop the avocado turning brown, so it looks amazing, too. We like to eat this with some simply grilled chicken breast fillets – it’s also a great accompaniment to oily fish, like Mackerel. Serves 2.

Blueberry & Feta Salad Recipe

Fruit and cheese are a match made in heaven. This recipe pairs salty, crumbly Feta cheese with the tangy sweetness of ripe, fresh blueberries and the earthiness of fresh spinach leaves, lifted by bright mint and the satisfying crunch of savoury toasted almonds. Feel free to experiment with different soft cheeses, berries, leaves or nuts – it’s pretty hard to go wrong! Serves 2-3 as a main meal, 4-6 as part of a selection of salads.

Raspberry Trifle with Limoncello

Trifle is a classic treat and (helpfully) always taste better when made in advance. This version uses ready-made ingredients for speed, but tastes like you’ve spent hours in the kitchen – we won’t tell if you don’t! Serves 8.

Green Grill with Lemon Tahini Dressing Recipe

We’ve chosen some of our favourite greens here, but feel free to mix it up (thickly sliced fennel bulbs are another tasty option). The dressing adds a little extra nutritional ‘oomph’, as well as great flavour, but if you’re not a fan of tahini you could just dress the veg with oil and lemon juice – it’ll still taste delicious. Serves 4.

Greendale Green Shakshuka

Traditionally made with tomatoes, this tasty alternative Shakshuka is a celebration of all things green – we’ve used leeks, spring greens and green peppers here, but feel free to swap in other veg (spinach, shredded savoy cabbage, broccoli and even peas are all good).

Quick Pickled Red Cabbage

With a tangy flavour that’s perfect with cold meats and cheeses, this quick pickle is easy to make. Feel free to experiment with the spices – Juniper Berries could be used instead of the allspice, or cumin or fennel seeds substituted for the caraway. The pickled cabbage can be served straight away, or kept in the fridge for up to one week. Makes about 10 servings.

Quickes Goat's Cheese & Grilled Nectarine Salad

This salad is the perfect combination of warm and sweet nectarine, crunchy bitter leaves, fragrant flowers and creamy lemony Quicke's Goat's Milk Clothbound Cheese, drizzled with a Classic House Dressing. Pair with a loaf of bread and some white wine to wash it down with. Serves 2-4

Pear & Potato Tart with Montagnolo Affine

This fabulously flavourful tart has a rich pear and blue cheese filling encased in a walnut pastry shell. Serves 6.

Pea, Leek & Thyme Tart Recipe

This fabulous (and faff-free) vegetarian recipe is a great way to eat your greens! Set in a buttery pastry case and enriched with cream and cheese, it’s a hearty meal in itself – just serve with some simply-dressed salad leaves. Serves 6.

Tabbouleh Salad

Don’t stint on the fresh herbs for this classic Middle Eastern salad. Full of superbly summery flavours, it’s perfect served alongside grilled fish and meat, and is always a hit at barbecues. Serves 4.

Pan-Fried Cabbage with Chilli & Garlic Recipe

The dark-green, knubbly leaves of Savoy Cabbage are rich in vitamins and minerals, and it seems a shame to waste all these goodies by letting them leach out into a pan of boiling water. Other cooking methods will produce tasty results without destroying the health benefits of fresh veg; in this recipe, the cabbage is cooked quickly over a high heat, with a couple of flavourful additions for a fast and simple side-dish. This method will work well with other leafy veg, including shredded kale, spring greens and Brussels sprouts, and it’s also worth experimenting with your own ‘extras’; you could try swapping the tamari sauce for a couple of tinned anchovies, ‘melted’ into the hot oil before the cabbage is added, or sprinkle some toasted hazelnuts or sesame seeds over the cooked cabbage before serving. Serves 4, as a side dish.

Lentil & Sharpham Stuffed Squash Recipe

Made in South Devon, Sharpham Rustic cheese is made with vegetarian rennet and has a delicious nutty flavour - perfect for baking into this hearty and colourful dish. Serves 2 as a main dish or 4 as a side.

Green Bean & Courgette Salad

A tasty way to ‘eat your greens’, this easy salad is full of good things! It makes a great light meal, and also works well served alongside other dishes as part of a larger spread. Serves 2.

Celeriac, Walnut and Devon Blue Gratin

Celeriac may not be the prettiest of vegetables, but give it a chance and you will be pleasantly surprised. It has a nutty flavour, akin to that of celery, and complements the blue cheese and walnuts in this creamy gratin perfectly. Serves 4.

Beetroot, Rocket and Feta Salad

This hearty salad teams earthy roast beetroot and potatoes with sharp rocket leaves, fresh mint and a honey dressing. You can vary it by swapping different cheeses, herbs or nuts to your taste – don’t forget to serve with some fresh bread for mopping up the juices! Serves 4

Sausage, Cranberry & Pear Stuffing Recipe

Fresh pear, lemon zest and tangy cranberries lift this sausage-meat stuffing out of the ordinary. Serves 6-8 as part of a main course.

Runner Bean Chutney Recipe

If your garden or allotment groans with a glut of runner beans this summer (lucky you!), use some of them to make this delicious, slightly spicy chutney. It’s great served with cheeses and cold meats, and also goes rather well with curries. For best results (and if you can wait that long), leave the chutney to rest for about eight weeks. Recipe makes approximately 2kg of chutney.

Pea, Almond & Parmesan Dip Recipe

A tasty, fresh pea-based variation on hummus, this vibrant green dip is full of protein. Once you have toasted the almonds it comes together pretty quickly, making it ideal for a healthy snack (serve with raw veg and pitta strips for dipping) or a super-summery sandwich filling.

Sweet Potato and Sourdough Stuffing

Perfectly suited (but by no means limited to) vegetarian guests, this flavour-packed stuffing is even better with veggie gravy served alongside. Serves 6-8 as part of a main course.

New Potato Skewers

The simplest recipes are often the nicest. Serve with good quality mayo, or make a quick, tasty dip by snipping a handful of fresh chives into some soured cream. You can also use these potatoes in our Sirloin Steak Salad with New Potatoes recipe, for extra BBQ flavour.

Mushroom, Artichoke and Sweet Potato Salad

To celebrate Vegetarian Week, we've teamed up with vegan food bloggers @eatsandvinyl to bring you this delicious wild mushroom, artichoke and sweet potato salad. Drizzled with luxurious truffle oil and topped with watercress and wild garlic from the Devon hedgerows, it's a flavour-packed example of meat-free food at its best.

Fruit Salad

You can vary this recipe to include whatever fruit you have to hand – mango and passion fruit are great for adding tropical flavour. For a healthier version, omit the syrup or just use the juice from the two oranges in the recipe.

Easy Bean Salad

This healthy, colourful salad is a doddle to make, and delicious, too. Try experimenting with different cheeses (soft Goats Cheese is a good alternative) and different herbs, and tweak it to suit your tastes.

Barbecued Courgettes

Loads of vegetables (and fruit) have a great affinity with the grill; this simple side dish may not seem much of a recipe, but it’s a surprisingly nice accompaniment to all manner of BBQ fare, from halloumi and chicken to fish or steak. Serves 4 as a side dish.

Gruyère Gratin Dauphinois

Slightly lighter than the original recipe, this simple side dish is still hearty and delicious. Serves 4.

Cheesy Veg Traybake Recipe

Give leftover Christmas-dinner veg a new lease of life in this tasty and flexible recipe. It’s a great way to use up cooked veg, odds and ends from the cheeseboard and even sauces or chutneys – best of all, it really doesn’t taste like ‘leftovers’! Serves 2-4.

Shredded Sprouts Recipe

Packed with tasty Italian-inspired flavours, this wonderful winter salad is a great way to use up any uncooked brussels sprouts still lurking in the fridge. Serves 4.

Brussel Sprouts with Chestnuts & Cream

Double cream adds a little touch of luxury to the traditional pairing of Brussels sprouts and chestnuts in this simple, time-saving and tasty recipe. Serves 6-8 as a side.

Parsnip & Chestnut Loaf Recipe

This tasty vegetarian recipe will make an impressive meat-free centrepiece for your festive table. It’s also pretty versatile – the walnuts can be swapped for other chopped nuts, and thin slices of sweet potato or even carrot would make good alternative toppings. Serves 4-6.

Devon Blue & Broccoli Soup Recipe

Rich, tasty and warming, serve this simple soup with plenty of chunky bread for a great cold-weather meal. Serves 4-6