Category: Vegetables
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Asparagus tart
As easy as it is to pop to M&S and buy a quiche, you can’t beat a home made one. When asparagus is in season, this is one of the most sublime tarts to make – perfect for simple lunch or supper with a crisp green salad on the side. I like mine with thin,…
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Balsamic roast beetroot
I find that beetroot is an oft under-rated root vegetable. It is low in fat, full of vitamins and minerals and packed with powerful antioxidants – a health-food titan. Many people have only ever eaten it pickled in harsh malt vinegar which totally overpowers the true delicacy of its flavour. If you haven’t tried it before…
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Mashed potato squash
We were lucky enough to be a given a bag of ‘allotment surplus’ last week. Thank you David! There were onions, beans and some exotic types of squash including this beauty called a mashed potato squash. I’d never come across one before so I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it at first but,…
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