You Must Eat Your Vegetables

Vegetables are a healthy addition to a braai or any other meat-based meal. However, the way you cook your veggies can make the difference between a great dish and a simply ‘okay’ one.

- David Basckin

To make a platter of roast vegetables for four standard carnivores, you will need:

2 large potatoes

2 onions

4 cloves of garlic

1 medium butternut

4 courgettes

3 sweet peppers

4 jalapeño peppers

150g to 250g of button mushrooms

2 leeks

150g of broccoli

100g of cauliflower

Extra virgin olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper Sprigs of fresh rosemary

As every braai mechanic knows, cooking meat is quick, easy and 99 times out of 100 a total culinary success.

Vegetables, on the other hand, lack the gravitas and complexity of high-end protein, and in order to deliver their significant nutritional payload, often require serious effort to rev up their flavour and appearance.