Few food items could be more "seasonal" in the Victorian world than vegetables. While some vegetables and fruits were imported "out of season" from the Continent, these were often far more expensive than the same items in season "at home." Vegetable recipes, therefore, would nearly always be based upon what was available in the market or garden at the time. Today, thankfully, we can enjoy some of these delightful salad recipes at almost any time of the year!

Salads

The Art of Making a Salad (Peterson's, 1872)

Salads, and How to Make Them, by A.G. Payne (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1876)

Salads, and How to Make Them, by Phillis Browne (Girl's Own Paper, 1881)

Salads in French Cookery (Girl's Own Paper, 1887)

New Salads Made with Tinned Novelties (Girl's Own Paper, 1890)

Delectable Salads, by Deborah Platter (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1894)

Presentation is as important as flavor, as the interesting tips on creating a delicious and beautiful chicken salad demonstrate...

The Salad Bowl and the Cruet Stand, by Lucy Helen Yates (Girl's Own Paper, 1894)

A lovely selection of recipes for herb salad dressings.

Spring Soups, Salads and Vegetable Dishes (Girl's Own Paper, 1896)

Some New Salads (Girl's Own Paper, 1901)

Potatoes

How to Cook Potatoes, by A.G. Payne (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1882)

Fried Potatoes (Girl's Own Paper, 1887)

Potatoes, by A.G. Payne (Girl's Own Paper, 1891)

Cold Potatoes: What to Do With Them, by Susan M. Shearman (Girl's Own Paper, 1898)

Some Novel Ways of Dressing the Potato (Girl's Own Paper, 1900)

Still more potato recipes, including Potato Fritters, Potato Cake, and Potatoes Glace.

Other Vegetable Dishes

Some Little-Used Vegetables, by Phyllis Browne (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1879)

Economical and Wholesome Dishes Made Without Meat, by Phillis Browne (Girl's Own Paper, 1880)

Soups made with peas, beans, and lentils; macaroni and pasta dishes; rice dishes; things one can do with cheese.

The Art of Cooking Rice, by A.G. Payne (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1882)

Sweet and savoury rice dishes to delight the palate.

How to Cook Vegetables, by Phillis Browne (Girl's Own Paper, 1882)

Dishes of Haricot Beans (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1884)

Vegetable Cookery, English and Foreign (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1885)

Vegetarian Food (Girl's Own Paper, 1885)

Some Vegetable Cooking (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1889)

Summer Vegetables (Girl's Own Paper, 1891)

Half a Dozen Pilaus, by Florence Wilson (Ladies' Home Journal, 1892)

Little-Known Fruits and Vegetables, and the Methods of Cooking Them, by Dora de Blaquière (Girl's Own Paper, 1894)

Covers a fascinating range of fruits and vegetables, from dandelions to egg-plants! Also includes several delicious-sounding recipes for chestnuts.

A Talk on Tomatoes, by Deborah Platter (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1894)

Some unusual tomato recipes, including soup, curry, paste, and "tomato eggs."

Curry and Rice (Girl's Own Paper, 1895)

Cold Meat Cookery and Vegetables (Girl's Own Paper, 1898)

Vegetable Cookery, by Lucy Helen Yates (Girl's Own Paper, 1898)

Farced [Stuffed] Olives (Girl's Own Paper, 1900)

West Indian Products, by Dora de Blaquière (Girl's Own Paper, 1900)

A look at some West Indian foods, such as bananas, banana flour, yams, and "coker-nuts" -- and what to do with them.

Farinaceous Foods, and Some Recipes (Girl's Own Paper, 1901)

Soups, puddings and pastas from grains and potatoes.

Some Continental Recipes for Cooking Vegetables (Girl's Own Paper, 1902)

German recipes for cabbage, turnips, asparagus and more.