Guess what, guys? It’s time for a second giveaway, don’t you think? A few weeks ago I wrote an Abel & Cole’s Fruit and Vegetable Box review Abel & Cole’s Mixed Organic Fruit & Vegetable Box and this time round a lucky winner can get his hands on one of these boxes overflowing with vitamins. Here’s what you have to do…
Tell me: What is your favourite vegetable and why?
In the COMMENTS section you find below, enter your name and give your answer. I will draw from these names in a week’s time.
The competition closes on Sunday, the 8th of February and the winner will be announced on Monday, the 9th. Got it? Good luck!
P.S. Unfortunately, due to the nature of this prize this giveaway is only open to UK residents. The next one will definitely be international again. Please check if Abel & Cole delivers in your area – in the right hand column on their website you can type in your postcode to find out.
The last week passed very quickly, didn’t it? For me anyway. The wait didn’t feel so long this time round to announce the winner but I’m excited nonetheless.
Interestingly, there were a wide variety of answers to my question. From cucumbers to butternut squash. Another few favourites were asparagus, spinach, carrot, beetroot, courgette/zucchini, onion, leek, brussels sprouts, tomato, cauliflower, cabbage and kale.
As for me it depends on my mood and what’s available. I’ll take a properly ripe Kabocha or Butternut Squash any day and in any way. Asparagus is so hard to resist. One of winter’s finest offerings is Brussels Sprouts. Cauliflower is best roasted and courgette fried. I’m a freak for a leek. No one’s mentioned Jerusalem artichoke though? What about parsnips? Eggplant? The love list goes on an on. I do draw the line at turnip (it’s tasteless) and beetroot (not sure what to make of it and the only way it’s edible is roasted) though.
It just goes to show that each vegetable has its place in the culinary world and if one should disappear from the scene it will be sorely missed.
The winner is …
(Contrary to superstitious beliefs) Comment number 13 – Maninas!
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P.S. For those who are wondering how I chose the winner I used random.org’s Random Integer Generator. No favouritism has been practised. 
Carrot! Definitely carrot, it’s „down to earth”
, easy to grow, easy to store, cheap, versatile like no other! Perfect on its own as savory dish, and one can make a sweet with it and brilliant as background for other foods. Good enough for toddlers and elderly. What’s surprising it’s healthy and tasty. Carrot it is a favorite!
It has to be Brussel Sprouts – I know you either love them or hate them, a bit like marmite – and I love them – especially with some crispy pncetta and chestnuts
So many choices! I think I will be peculiar and say ‘leek’ – because I love it in soup, baked with butter beans, layered with cheese and potato in pie, stuffed into jacket potato halves, and griddled. Lucky I love it so much, as I have had about eight dozen to get through this season…
Definitely Beetroot – My maiden name was Beet and with Rosie as a first name I was affectionately known by my friends at school as Rosie Beetroot!
i love brussel sprounts i can just make them leave them in the frig and grab them when i want to great finger food
I love spinach because it’s just so versatile. It’s great in everything from salads, to curries, pizza, pasta or as a simple side dish. Also, Popeye loves it!
It has to be courgette. My two main reasons are:
1st – I grew them successfully as my first ever vegetable last year! A bumper crop!
2nd – the flowers are fantastic. I stuffed them with goat’s cheese and battered them! Yummy!
Mine is fresh Michigan asparagus. When I have a weak moment mid-winter and buy asparagus from the grocery store I’m always disappointed.
Well I’ve never met a vegetable I don’t like but in picking a favourite I’m going to go for my hero of the moment: cabbage!
Never really cooked this veg before moving to the UK but I have used it in several dishes (and as a stand-alone) over the course of this winter and so far, so great. : )
I am very fickle when it comes to veggies, my love for each come and goes with the seasons, at present it is buttersquash can’t get enough of it:
“Souped”, roasted, in risotto, just love it…until the next vegetable comes along.
Hi Michelle!
I think I’d have to go for the tomato. sliced and salted, in salads, sandwiches, grilled with a fry-up, pasta sauces, soup, in curry sauces, lovely richness in casseroles, big chunks in Thai fried rice, sun dried, ketchup and of course- Bloody Marys
It’s a tough one though, I’m already thinking about what I love about beetroot…..
Thanks for the great site!
Uh, my favourite veggie is the beetroot; purely because a lot of people hate it. I’m weird like that.
I (do my best to) eat seasonally, so my prefernces change with the seasons, as a ‘discover’ or ‘re-discover’the veg. My favourite veg at the moment is – kale! Especially in sth like kale aloo. It’s strong flavoured, lovely when braised, full of goodness. The other strong contender is pumpkin.
I’d love to try the box scheme. I normally shop at farmers’ markets as I feel strongly about seasonal and local produce, but would be interested to see what the box scheme has to offer.
Tough one, this. I think it might be butternut squash – I love it roasted to caramelised sweetness; I love it smooshed up with cinnamon and sugar “boere style”; I love it stuffed with feta & spinach done in foil on the bbq; I love it lightly curried in a soup; and I love it cooked into a jam with a hint of chilli. Butternut – how do I love thee? Let me count the ways!!!
Definitely spinach. I like it best as a side, steamed with nothing on it but a little bit of sea salt and just a touch of olive oil. Very simple, but so, so good.
My favourite veg has to be cauliflower. Perfectly formed creamy coloured florets – it’s a work of art.
Cauliflower is so adaptable – it can be roasted, boiled, steamed, pickled and some more, no doubt.
The BBC Food website gives us no less than 72 recipes for using cauliflower.
Asparagus because its great warm or cold cooked. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love fresh, in season local asparagus, just steamed to perfection with a crunch to it’s bite, served simply with butter or indulgently with a poached egg and fresh Hollandaise sauce.
i love all veg but especially roast parsnips and mashed swede. i also like over cooked sprouts.
jerusalem artichokes with lemon and butter because they are not readily available so are an occasional treat