Healthy Cooking: Cooking with Vegetables

Become a skilled Gourmet Vegetable Chef

By gaining a recognised qualification through a leading UK training provider such as Global Edulink, you can learn valuable nutritional principles and make your CV stand out from the crowd.

There’s no need to make vegetables an afterthought when cooking any longer. With the widespread appeal of farm-to-table produce and renowned chefs using seasonal produce and creative cooking techniques to set their menus apart, vegetables have officially become a food that society wants more of.

With this course, you’ll gain professional insight and learn techniques on how to expertly cook complex and versatile vegetables such as squash, cauliflower, root vegetables, potatoes and other tubers, in ways that enhance their flavours whilst maintaining their high nutritional values. There are more than 20 vegetable cooking recipes containing step-by-step demonstrations of delicious main dishes, sides, soups, stews, and even desserts and cocktails.

Course learning objectives:

• How to choose vegetables in the store or farmer’s market
• How to correctly store various produce
• How to prepare and cook them effectively at home or in a catering kitchen

Understanding how to expertly cook a wide range of interesting and appealing vegetables can be confusing or daunting but our course provides you with all the information you require to become a Gourmet Vegetable Chef.

Who is it for?

• Those looking to improve their knowledge of cooking with vegetables
• Professionals within the catering industry

Benefits you will gain:

• High quality e-learning study materials and mock exams
• Tutorials/materials from the industry leading experts
• 24/7 Access to the Learning Portal
• Benefit of applying NUS extra Discount Card
• Recognised Accredited Qualification
• Excellent customer service and administrative support

Entry Requirement:

• There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
• Learners should be ages 16 or over to undertake the qualification.
• Basic understanding of English language, literacy, numeracy and ICT are required to attend this course.

Course Curriculum

1. Identify Colorful Carrots
2. Guide To Summer And Winter Squashes
3. Artichokes And Inflorescents Cauliflower
4. Coocking Marvelous Mushrooms And Salad
5. Learn About Field And Cooking Greens
6. Celery Root And Parsnips Root Vegetables
7. All About Alliums Onions And Garlic
8. Why Fruits Masquerading As Vegetables?
9. What Are Bulb Vegetables Fennel And Celery?
10. Turnips And Brassicas Brussels Sprouts
11. Identify Potatoes And Other Tubers
12. Stems And Stalks/ Asparagus And Rhubarb
13. Know Your Cabbages! Red, Green And Savoy
14. What Are Beets And Beet Greens?
15. Identifying Italian, Chinese And Japanese Eggplant
16. Learn About Amazing Avocado
17. About Chili Peppers And Peas
18. Planned-Overs Or Leftovers
19. Identifying Exotic Vegetables
20. Learn Herbs And Blossoms For An Elegant Dinner

Method of Assessment:

At the end of the course learners will take an online multiple choice question assessment test. This online multiple choice question test is marked automatically so you will receive an instant grade and know whether you have passed the course.

Certification:

Successful candidates will be awarded a certificate in Healthy Cooking with Vegetables Training. 

Career Path:

This course would benefit the following careers:

• Vegetarian Chef or Caterer
• Weight Management Practitioner
• Nutritionist