Want to use up veg from your veg box? Try our recipes below, or check out our recipes here to use spring onions, carrots, cabbage and more.

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Best leftover veg recipes

Crispy veg peelings with curry salt

Use up all your veggie peelings, as well as any loose left-over veg, to make these epic crisps with an easy curry spice.

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Cauliflower carbonara with roasted leaves and pine nuts

Approaching cooking with a 'root-to-fruit' mentality – using the whole of the vegetable – is a great way to cut down on waste. Cauliflower lends itself to this treatment really well, as the oft-discarded leaves crisp up beautifully once roasted, and this vegan carbonara is a great example.

Vegan Spaghetti Carbonara with Cauliflower

Middle Eastern roast carrot salad with herby carrot top yogurt

This spiced roast carrot salad recipe uses the whole vegetable, with those leafy green tops going in a herby yogurt dressing. Serve this easy recipe as an impressive side dish at your next family dinner.

Middle Eastern Carrot Salad with Herb Yogurt

Spring onion bhajis with mint and coriander chutney

Crispy bhajis are great for using up the rest of that big bunch of spring onions, while those odds and ends of mint, coriander and ginger will make the perfect dip for them.

Spring Onion Bhaji Recipe with Mint and Coriander Chutney

Shredded veg miso soup

Clear out that fridge of kale, carrot and leek to make this umami-rich soup for a nourishing, low-calorie meal.

Vegan Miso Soup with Veggies Recipe

Courgette fritters

Not only will this recipe use up a courgette glut, but it'll also put that neglected spiralizer to work. Serve with poached eggs for a quick weekend brunch with fewer than 250 calories.

Easy Courgette Fritters Recipe

Tray-roast squash, sweet potato and grain salad

Use up butternut squash and sweet potato to cook a batch of this great salad for lunches during the week. Add crumbled feta or leftover chicken to change things up. Quick, healthy and delicious.

Tray Roast Squash& Grain Salad

Carrot top pesto and roast carrots

Use up carrot tops to blitz into a vibrant pesto and serve with roasted carrots in this zero-waste veggie dish.

carrot top pesto roasted carrots

Carrot falafel

Try this take on the Middle Eastern classic, using leftover carrots. They give these delightful falafel balls a lighter taste and texture.

Vegan Falafel Recipe with Carrot

Courgette soufflé omelette

Get courgette involved in this soufflé omelette. It's really easy, ready in under 30 minutes and just 350 calories, but still tastes delicious. We think it makes the perfect midweek meal for one. We have more great omelette and frittata recipes for using up veg right here.

Soufflé Omelette Recipe with Courgette

Spiced root vegetable fritters with harissa and lime yogurt

Check out these spicy veggie fritters, which will use up root veg such as celeriac, parsnip and beetroot. They pack plenty of flavour and make for a great snacking recipe.

Veggie Fritters With Harissa

Refried smashed roasties with green harissa and yogurt

Use up those uneaten roast potatoes with this punchy recipe. Make this quick dish for an easy side dish.

Quick Pan Fried Potatoes Recipe with Harissa

Spanish pepper and potato omelette

A great comfort food dish which also does a wonderful job of clearing out the fridge. Our best Spanish omelette recipe is made with red onion, red pepper and new potatoes. Serve with a rocket salad.

Spanish Pepper and Potato Omelette Recipe

Shredded veg salad with Japanese sesame dressing

Use up carrots, cabbage, spinach, radishes and cucumber to make this tangy low-calorie salad. Ready in just over 30 minutes, it makes a perfect quick and easy mid-week meal.

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Sweet potato and miso soup

Got sweet potatoes, kale or spring onions kicking around that need eating? Make this velvety, wholesome soup, packed with plenty of umami flavour.

Sweet Potato Soup Recipe with White Miso

Root veg hash

A great recipe for using up root veg like carrots, parsnips and potatoes. Satisfying at any time of day, it's easy to make, vegetarian and under 500 calories.

root veg hash

Italian-style shredded brussels salad

Looking for ways to use up leftover brussels sprouts? Look no further. This low-calorie Italian-style brussels salad with crispy pancetta and toasted walnuts will put them to good use.

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Brussels Sprout Salad Recipe

Roasted banana caramel swirl ice cream

Bananas and milk are two things that Brits throw away most of. No more! Even those bananas that are black and spotty are welcome here – they’re actually better as they are super ripe and sweet.

Roasted Banana Ice Cream with Caramel

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