In praise of veg: the 50 week vegetable challenge

This page is where I will be keeping track of my challenge based on Alice Zaslavsky’s book In Praise of Veg, where I’ll choose a different vegetable every week and make a recipe from the book that features that vegetable. There are 50 vegetables in the book, so this means I get to try 50 new recipes in 50 weeks in 2021.

#	vegetable	season	recipe	completed
1	Garlic	Summer	Ultimate Cheesy Garlic Bread Bake	22 February
2	Horseradish + Wasabi	Autumn, winter
3	Daikon	Autumn, winter
4	Parsnip	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Hasselback Parsnips with Rosemary Oil & Salt	20 March
5	Kohlrabi	Winter, spring
6	Fennel	Summer, autumn, winter	Fennel Cacciatore with Free-form Polenta Dumplings	5 May
7	Celeriac	Autumn, winter	Salt-baked Butterflied Celeriac Cheese	10 August
8	Cauliflower + Caulini	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	One-pot Whole-roasted Cauliflower	6 April
9	Wombok	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Chang-Ed Wombok Slaw with Plum Sauce	26 January
10	Ginger + Galangal + Turmeric	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Lau’s Vegetables with Fresh Ginger	6 February
11	Lemongrass	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Lemongrass Fish Pops with Green Mango Salad	20 February
12	Sweetcorn	Summer, autumn	Sweetcorn Soup Fool-Proof Corn Fritters	15 May
13	Patty pan squash	Summer
14	Carrot	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Gajar Makhani – Indian Style Butter Carrot	2 February
15	Sweet potato	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Darl’s Daal	16 March
16	Butternut squash + Spaghetti Squash	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Seven-spice Butternut Tagine	6 March
17	Pumpkin	Autumn, winter	Classic Zesty Pumpkin Risotto	23 March
18	Tomato + Tomatillo	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Confit Chilli Tomatoes	17 November
19	Radish	Summer, spring	Herb-butter Glazed Radishes	22 June
20	Red capsicum	Summer, autumn	Samosa-mix stuffed peppers	19 January
21	Rhubarb	Summer, winter, spring
22	Chilli	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Smoky Baked Beans	28 July
23	Turnip + Swede	Summer, autumn, winter	Cider-Braised Turnips with Sourdough Crumb	29 May
24	Beetroot +Golden Beet	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Beet & Honey Roasted Walnut Salad	24 May
25	Radicchio + Endive	Spring	Radicchio and Sausage Pasta	9 January
26	Globe artichoke	Spring
27	Eggplant	Summer, autumn	Sichuan Sitcky Eggplant	23 January
28	Onion + Red Onion + Shallot	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	The ‘Any Kind of Onion’ Tarte Tatin	11 May
29	Potato	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Mash, Crackle and Pop Mash-up Gnocci with Cheat’s Sugo	8 June
30	Jerusalem artichoke	Winter	Roasted Tomato and Jerusalem Artichoke Soup	11 September
31	Yams & Tubers	Autumn, winter	Yam Tacos (Yacos)	10 July
32	Mushrooms + Truffles	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Not Mushroom for Error Pie with Duck Fat	6 April
33	Spinach + Silverbeet & chard + Warrigal greens)	Summer, autumn, winter, spring
34	Rocket + Nettle	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Classic Caramelised Balsamic Rocket & Pear Salad	6 November
35	Herbs	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Lobio (Coriander Kidney Bean Stew)	30 March
36	Kale & cavolo nero	Winter	Salt & Vinegar Kale Chops	11 May
37	Broccoli + Chinese broccoli + Broccolini	Summer, autumn, winter, spring
38	Zucchini + Zucchini flowers	Summer, autumn, spring	Summer Slice	13 February
39	Cucumber	Summer	Sesame Cucumber Whack Salad	20 February
40	Beans + Bean shoots	Summer, Spring	Georgian Green Beans with Caramelised Onion	26 June
41	Okra	Summer	Okra & Peanut Stew	2 January
42	Leek + Spring onion	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Mustard-buttered Leeks	14 August
43	Asparagus	Spring	Three-ingredient Puffy Asparagus & Persian Feta Omelette	7 November
44	Celery + Celtuce	Summer, autumn, winter, spring	Blend & Snap Celery Soup	18 May
45	Lettuce + Watercress	Summer, autumn, winter, spring
46	Bok choy	Autumn, winter, spring	Grilled Bok Choy with Peanut Sauce	2 March
47	Brussels sprouts	Winter	Seventies Dinner Party Sprouts	10 April
48	Peas & snow peas	Spring	Snow Pea & Cabbage Chow Mein	31 July
49	Cabbage	Winter	Carefree Cabbage Curry	27 April
50	Avocado + Bitter melon	Summer, autumn	Feel Good Nachos	9 November