Collection
Practical & Few-Ingredient Vegetable Dishes
41 recipes · seasonal, simple, free
A good vegetable dish doesn't need a long ingredient list or complicated steps. The recipes in this collection stay under eight ingredients — for anyone who wants to set a table with a few seasonal vegetables on hand, without spending much time in the kitchen.
Most follow the same simple logic: a sautéed onion + a seasonal vegetable + olive oil. A practical, doable starting point for busy weekdays or for anyone just starting out in the kitchen.
Soup
SoupPumpkin and Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
SoupPumpkin Soup (Balkabağı Çorbası)
Salad
SaladCranberry Bean Salad (Barbunya Salatası)
Main Dish
Main DishChicken and Spinach Bake with Béchamel Sauce (Beşamel Soslu Tavuklu Ispanak)
SaladBrussels Sprout Salad (Brüksel Lahana Salatası)
SoupRed Lentil Soup with Tomato (Domatesli Kırmızı Mercimek Çorbası)
SaladCelery Root Salad with Apple (Elmalı Kereviz Salatası)
SoupArtichoke Soup (Enginar Çorbası)
Main DishArtichokes with Meat (Etli Enginar)
Main DishGreen Beans with Meat (Etli Taze Fasulye)
Main DishBaked Eggplant with Basil
Main DishBaked Creamy Leeks with Mushrooms (Fırında Kremalı Mantarlı Pırasa)
Main DishBaked Asparagus
Main DishBaked Green Beans (Fırında Taze Fasulye)
SaladSpinach Root Salad (Ispanak Kökü Salatası)
Main DishSpinach with Ground Meat (Kıymalı Ispanak)
Main DishPurslane with Ground Meat (Kıymalı Semizotu)
Main DishEasy Eggplant Bayıldı (Patlıcan Bayıldı)
SoupAsparagus Soup (Kuşkonmaz Çorbası)
Olive-Oil Dish
Olive-Oil DishOlive-Oil Green Beans with Mint Yogurt (Naneli Yoğurtlu Zeytinyağlı Taze Fasulye)
SoupPotato Soup (Patates Çorbası)
SaladZucchini Salad with Pesto Sauce
Main DishVegetable Mix
SoupCold Wheat Soup
Main DishChicken and Okra Stew (Tavuklu Bamya)
Main DishOkra with Yogurt (Yoğurtlu Bamya)
SaladYogurt Apple & Celery Salad
SaladZucchini Salad with Yogurt (Yoğurtlu Kabak Salatası)
SaladCauliflower Salad with Yogurt
SaladCauliflower Salad with Yogurt and Beet
SaladEggplant Salad with Yogurt (Yoğurtlu Patlıcan Salatası)
SaladPurslane Salad with Yogurt (Yoğurtlu Semizotu Salatası)
SaladJerusalem Artichoke Salad with Yogurt (Yoğurtlu Yer Elması Salatası)
Olive-Oil DishOlive-Oil Okra (Zeytinyağlı Bamya)
Olive-Oil DishOlive-Oil Brussels Sprouts (Zeytinyağlı Brüksel Lahanası)
Olive-Oil DishOlive-Oil Spinach (Zeytinyağlı Ispanak)
Olive-Oil DishOlive-Oil Celeriac with Orange (Zeytinyağlı Kereviz)
Olive-Oil DishOlive-Oil Leeks with Orange (Zeytinyağlı Pırasa)
Olive-Oil DishOlive-Oil Purslane (Zeytinyağlı Semizotu)
Olive-Oil DishOlive-Oil Green Beans (Zeytinyağlı Taze Fasulye)
Olive-Oil DishOlive-Oil Jerusalem Artichokes with Orange (Zeytinyağlı Yer Elması)
Frequently asked
Can dishes with few ingredients still taste good?
A seasonal vegetable, a good olive oil and the right cooking method are often all it takes. Simplicity lets the vegetable's own flavor shine.
Is this suitable for kitchen beginners?
Yes — these recipes were chosen for their short ingredient lists and simple steps; the step-by-step method is on every recipe page.
Meatless Vegetable Dishes