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Collocations for vegetables - noun

ADJECTIVE

green, leafy, root, salad (esp. BrE)
The children don't eat enough green vegetables.
crisp
a salad of crisp, raw vegetables
raw
cooked, grilled, steamed, stir-fried, etc.
overcooked
canned (esp. AmE), fresh, frozen, pickled, tinned (BrE)
mixed
roast pork with mixed vegetables
organic
seasonal
spring, summer, winter
rotten

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VERB + vegetables

grow
They grow all their own vegetables.
plant
pick
eat, have
add
wash
boil, cook, grill, roast, sauté, steam, stir-fry
chop, cut, peel, purée

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vegetables + VERB

grow
vegetables which grow in cooler climates
contain sth
Green vegetables contain calcium.

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VEGETABLE + NOUN

bed, garden, patch (esp. BrE), plot (esp. BrE)
market, stall
grower
peeler
crop
produce
broth, dish, juice, soup, stew, stock
curry, lasagne, samosa, etc.
fat, oil
protein
dye
fibre/fiber, matter

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