A simple, tasty and colourful tart packed with vegetables INGREDIENTSFor the pesto3 large handfuls of kale, tough stems removed100g whole, blanched hazelnuts30g basil leavesJuice of half a lime1 clove garlicOlive oilSea salt 1 pack of ready rolled puff pastry150g mushrooms – sliced1 leek – halved lengthways then finely slicedA handful of cherry tomatoes – halvedChili…
Category: allotment
Broad Bean Falafel
Every street food market up and down the country surely has a stall selling hot falafel. These mildly spiced deep fried vegan treats are so delicious. A former colleague of mine used to travel far and wide, always insisting on trying falafel wherever he went. When I worked in West London I would sometime treat…
Borlotti Beans with Spring Greens and Grilled Cheese
This dish is made in three parts but none of them take long. The quantities should feed four with a bit of nice bread on the side. Start with the beans. Approx 300g fresh borlotti beans (or a drained 400g tin if you can’t get fresh). You can also use green lentils, flageolet, or cannelini…
Kohlrabi Salad
Start hunting around for recipes using kohlrabi and you will no doubt stumble across references to how ugly this less well known brassica is. I find this a little harsh and there is something quite beautiful about them with their purple skin and sprouting leaves, sitting atop the soil on the allotment. They certainly confused…
Puy Lentil and Roasted Beetroot Salad
The allotment is a sorry sight this time of year. A few cabbages sitting amongst the weeds seem to be keeping the mice fed through the long nights and the purple sprouting is a favourite for the pigeons. I did however manage to salvage the last of the beetroot before the slugs got to them….
Italian Bean and Vegetable Soup
A lovely, light soup that works well any time of year. I used fresh borlotti beans and cavalo nero grown on the allotment last year but you could use pretty much any bean (cannellini, flageolet, pinto) and any green leafy vegetable such as curly kale, spinach, savoy cabbage, etc. 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium…
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