Collocations for vegetables - noun
ADJECTIVE
green,
leafy,
root,
salad
The children don't eat enough green vegetables.
The children don't eat enough green vegetables.
crisp
a salad of crisp, raw vegetables
a salad of crisp, raw vegetables
raw
cooked, grilled, steamed, stir-fried, etc.
overcooked
canned, fresh, frozen, pickled, tinned
mixed
roast pork with mixed vegetables
cooked, grilled, steamed, stir-fried, etc.
overcooked
canned, fresh, frozen, pickled, tinned
mixed
roast pork with mixed vegetables
organic
seasonal
spring, summer, winter
rotten
seasonal
spring, summer, winter
rotten
VERB + vegetables
grow
They grow all their own vegetables.
They grow all their own vegetables.
plant
pick
eat, have
add
wash
boil, cook, grill, roast, sauté, steam, stir-fry
chop, cut, peel, purée
pick
eat, have
add
wash
boil, cook, grill, roast, sauté, steam, stir-fry
chop, cut, peel, purée
vegetables + VERB
grow
vegetables which grow in cooler climates
vegetables which grow in cooler climates
contain sth
Green vegetables contain calcium.
Green vegetables contain calcium.
VEGETABLE + NOUN
bed,
garden,
patch,
plot
market, stall
grower
peeler
crop
produce
broth, dish, juice, soup, stew, stock
curry, lasagne, samosa, etc.
fat, oil
protein
dye
fibre/fiber, matter
market, stall
grower
peeler
crop
produce
broth, dish, juice, soup, stew, stock
curry, lasagne, samosa, etc.
fat, oil
protein
dye
fibre/fiber, matter