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Boiled mixed greens with olive oil and lemon

Neil Perry
Neil Perry

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Choose seasonal vegetables for this simple side dish.
Choose seasonal vegetables for this simple side dish.William Meppem

Nine times out of 10 cabbage would be my go-to boiled vegetable. Make sure you have lots of boiling water, and salt it so it tastes like the sea. Sea salt, freshly ground pepper, extra virgin olive oil and the juice from a fresh lemon, there is nothing more simple, but nothing more delicious.

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Ingredients

  • 400g mixed green vegetables (see below for winter suggestions)

  • extra virgin olive oil

  • lemon juice

  • sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Method

  1. 1. Fill a large saucepan with water and salt it well – enough so the water tastes like the sea. Bring it to a rolling boil.

    2. Drop each type of vegetable into the pan and cook until tender (see below for cooking times), checking each vegetable along the way to see if it's cooked to your liking.

    3. Drain well. Toss in oil and lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper.

    Winter veg suggestions & cooking times

    Leeks, halved and cut into three-centimetre lengths: 3-5 minutes

    Savoy cabbage leaves: 1 minute

    Broccoli: 5 minutes

    Broccolini: 4 minutes

    English spinach leaves: 30 seconds

    Brussels sprouts: 5 minutes

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Neil PerryNeil Perry is a restaurateur, chef and former Good Weekend columnist.

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