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I am on a bland diet. No onions, peppers, garlic or spices. Also no beef. Do you have any recipes for me?
By pepper, do you mean just hot peppers or does that include bell peppers? You might also ask whomever assigned the diet (presumably your doctor?) if leeks were okay. They’re much milder than onions.
IF you can have bell peppers, then I would try using them to start off anything you cook – perhaps with diced celery – that would be two parts of the cajun trinity – three if you can substitute leeks for onions. True, you would not be able to use the spices, but it would give a good flavor enhancement (and up your veggie input)
Diced carrots could also be nice as a flavor starter, since the french use onions, celery and carrots as their base (mirepoix) – again, it would be nice if leeks were allowed, but I think just the carrots and celery cooked down ought to add some flavor for you. Or maybe diced fennel, if you like the slightly licorice taste. If it’s a problem of digestion, the fennel seeds probably would not work but the actual bulb might.
As for spices, obviously if this is because they upset your digestion (or an ulcer) then the hot ones are out, but you might ask whether some others are allowed – like cinnamon or cumin. And I would ask about herbs like basil, oregano, cilantro, thyme or tarragon.
Lastly, depending on whether or not you can tolerate citrus – lemon, lime or orange juices can really perk up a dish when used for deglazing – as would wine or balsamic vinegar (if you can tolerate the acid). And the juices and vinegars also make for nice salad dressings.
Out of all of these I think the celery/carrot mix would be the mildest.
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