This provides numerous options. Quickly, off the top of my head...
Radishes, beets, carrots, squash/pumpkin, corn, okra, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, cauliflower...
With the help of google to add a few more (though nowhere near all):
artichoke, avocado (maybe more of a fruit...), brussels sprouts, cabbage, celery, collard greens, cucumber, green beans, kale, plantains, rhubarb, seaweed, sweet potatoes, turnips, zucchini
The total number of vegetables available is huge.
Meditation on vegetables:
Start with something raw (and that you wouldn't mind eating raw). Take some time to think about its origins. Where did it grow? How far did it come to get to you? When you bite it, feel its crispness and get a sense of its taste. Maybe it's very plain, like a cucumber. If so, try to pay close attention to the flavor that is present in it. If it's something spicy, like a pepper, or slightly bitter, like a radish, let yourself take in those flavors simply as they are, not wishing for dressing or some other counter-agent. Immerse yourself in the experience of this food "just being" and yourself "just eating".
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