Shred cabbage for coleslaw and salads, stir-fry it with other vegetables or cook it as a simple sabzi. Its leaves also work as wrappers for filled cabbage recipes.

Capsicum (shimla mirch), listed in a 500 g pack, for salads, stir-fries, fried rice and pizza toppings. Order online from 9Farms with delivery in Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Lahore.

Grate carrots into a salad, add them to soup or cook them with peas and potatoes. Carrots also work in gajar halwa, vegetable rice and homemade pickles.

Slice cucumber for a crisp salad, grate it into raita or layer it in a sandwich. It pairs well with tomato, onion and lemon for a quick kachumber salad.

Roast eggplant for baingan bharta, simmer it in a curry or pan-cook slices with your favourite spices. Its soft texture after cooking makes it suitable for mashed and stuffed vegetable dishes.

Crush garlic for a curry base, slice it for stir-fries or add it to daal tadka. Garlic also brings savoury flavour to homemade sauces, marinades and chutneys.

Squeeze lemon over salads, chaat and cooked dishes for a bright citrus finish. Use the juice in lemonade, chutneys, marinades or simple dressings.