7-letter Vegetables that contain N

List of 7-letter Vegetables that contain N

1

Cardoon

Cynara cardunculus

A wild ancestor of the artichoke — its fleshy leaf stalks are eaten like celery, central to Italian and Spanish winter cuisine, while the artichoke we know is bred from the same species' flower buds.

2

Nettles

Urtica dioica

The sting that becomes a virtue in the pot — stinging nettles are one of Britain's most nutritious wild vegetables, with young spring tips packed with iron, vitamin C, and protein; blanching removes the sting completely and leaves a deep green, earthy leaf used in soups, risotto, pasta, tea, and beer.

3

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

A pungent Mediterranean herb essential to Italian, Greek, and Mexican cooking — closely related to marjoram but more assertive, with the dried form actually more intense than fresh.

4

Parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

A pale, sweet, carrot-relative root with a complex herbal flavor — improves dramatically after frost, central to British and Eastern European winter cooking, and unfairly overshadowed by carrots.

5

Pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo, C. moschata, or C. maxima

A large orange winter squash native to the Americas, with sweet starchy flesh used in soups, pies, and seasonal lattes — and its seeds eaten as a snack.

6

Snap Pea

Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon

A cross between the garden pea and mangetout — the entire crisp, sweet pod is eaten whole, including the small, developed peas inside; one of the sweetest raw vegetables and a favourite for snacking and stir-frying.

7

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

A leafy green native to ancient Persia, eaten raw or cooked, especially rich in iron, folate, and vitamin K.