STRAWBERRY & MELON FRUIT NEST

STRAWBERRY & MELON FRUIT NEST

Crispy nests topped with luscious crème fraĂ®che and this season’s best fruits.  Add a few mint leaves for added flavour, or some grated dark chocolate. MAKES 6 Preparation time: 15 minutes • 400g/14oz strawberries, quartered • 400g/14oz melon, peeled and cubed • 1 kiwi fruit, peeled and diced • ½ lime, zest of • 6 meringue nests 1. In a…
COCONUT MILK STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

Coconut Milk Strawberry Ice Cream

A lovely cooling and not too sweet dairy-free ice cream, perfect for serving on a summer’s day.  SERVES 6 Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooling time: One hour • 2 tins full fat coconut milk • 450g/16oz strawberries, hulled • 100g/3½oz sugar 1. In a blender combine all the ingredients, except for 4-5 fresh strawberries, and blend until smooth. 2.…
RUSSIAN SALAD WITH PEAS

RUSSIAN SALAD WITH PEAS

Let your newly harvested peas shine in this Russian inspired salad with potato and carrots. It tastes delicious. SERVES 6 | Preparation time: 20 minutes | Cooking time: 20 minutes • 3 medium/large potatoes, peeled • 3 large carrots, peeled. • 150g/5oz fresh peas • 4 large eggs, boiled and diced • 12 sweet baby pickles, diced • 1 small…
SPRING SALAD WITH PEAS

SPRING SALAD WITH PEAS

Spring on a plate! Enjoy this season’s best vegetables in one big salad.  SERVES 4 | Preparation Time: 20 minutes • 250-300g/8-9oz mixed leaves • ½ cucumber, thinly sliced • 2-3 radishes, thinly sliced • 75-100g/3-4oz fresh peas, blanched • 1 block feta, cut into cubes • 4-6 cherry tomatoes, halved VINAIGRETTE: • 2 tbsp mayomaise • 2 tsp wholegrain…
TUNA SALAD

TUNA SALAD

A colourful finely diced salad – ensuring you get a bit of everything in every bite! Eat it as it is, or use it as a sandwich filling. SERVES 4 Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 10 minutes FOR THE SALAD: • 2 tins tuna (dolphin friendly) • 1 red bell pepper, diced • 1 tin black beans, drained…
Nettle Soup

Nettle Soup

Spring crops may be a few weeks off yet – but the weeds are ready to harvest. This vibrant soup combines the new season’s nettles with last season’s potatoes and onions. Ingredients (serves 2) 25g (1oz) butter 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed 150g (5½oz) potatoes, peeled and diced 600ml (1pt) vegetable stock 250g…
Pink & Delicious South African Baked Apples

Pink & Delicious South African Baked Apples

How about this for a simple, sensational dessert? South African Pink Lady and Golden Delicious apples, cored and scored around their middles, then filled with dried fruits, orange zest and ground almonds – baked until soft. Anyone for ice cream on the side? Preparation: 10 minutes | Cooking: 20-25 minutes Serves: 4 2 South African Pink Lady apples 2 South…
SPICY PAKORA WITH CORIANDER

SPICY PAKORA WITH CORIANDER

Enjoy as a starter or as a snack, pakoras are a perfect partner for your freshly grown coriander. Put in plenty to balance out the flavours. SERVES 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes | Cooking time: 15 minutes • 100g/3oz gram flour, sieved • ½ tsp baking powder • 1 large onion, sliced • 3 medium potatoes, peeled and grated •…
VEGGIE CHILLI WITH CORIANDER

VEGGIE CHILLI WITH CORIANDER

Coriander is one of the most flavoursome of herbs and this month Anna Pettigrew adds plenty to her chilli and pakora dishes.  A real taste sensation, this veggie chilli is easy to prepare and great for mid-week dinners. Add plenty of coriander, it really makes the dish. Preparation time: 20 minutes | Cooking time: 40 minutes SERVES 4 • 150g/5oz…
Emma's three broc pot

Emma’s three broc pot

Try this recipe for deputy editor Emma’s simple but tasty dish using home-grown broccoli fresh from the plot This is a delicious one pot broccoli pasta dish using three different types of broccoli. One is the very seasonal purple sprouting broccoli, the fast growing calabrese and the even faster growing broccoli raab or Cima di rapa. The latter has yellow…
Granny Smith’s Famous Apple Scones

Granny Smith’s Famous Apple Scones

Enjoy these yummy apple scones while they’re still warm, topped with clotted cream and warm poached apple slices. Preparation: 15 minutes, plus chilling | Cooking: 18 minutes Makes 14 450g self-raising flour Pinch of salt 110g butter, chilled and diced 150g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling 4 South African Granny Smith apples Pinch of ground nutmeg or cinnamon 1…
Apple of Your Eye Pie

Apple of Your Eye Pie

A definitive recipe for the perfect apple pie with scrumptious South African Golden Delicious & Granny Smith apples for a fabulous flavour. Preparation: 30 minutes | Cooking: 30 minutes Serves: 6 For the pastry: 350g plain white flour Pinch of salt 2tbsp icing sugar 175g chilled butter, cut into pieces 2tbsp beaten egg (reserve the remainder) 4tbsp chilled water For…