With organic cucumbers as box regulars again now, we wanted to recommend a mouth-watering dish that wasn’t a classic salad or a pickle. This recipe by the brilliant Anna Jones fits the bill. It’s her version of a bowl of noodles at a neighbourhood Taiwanese restaurant in Los Angeles. So here we are: cucumber inspiration from Taiwan to Sheffield via …
One to consider if you’re going for non-traditional flavours on your Christmas table this year, but still focused on the classic produce from the box. Recipe by the brilliant Anna Jones. This one is definitely not just for Christmas! You can get white miso and other types of miso paste in most larger supermarkets now – and certainly in Waitrose …
Beetroots are such a loyal culinary friend in the veg box, summer through winter. This gorgeous, vivid, ultra-healthy dish uses them cooked AND raw, accompanied by lentils and pine nuts. Flavoured with zingy fresh orange, apple cider vinegar, honey and parsley. A great way to make use of the nutritious zest from the organic oranges in your Regather fruit boxes …
It’s easy to take ever-versatile carrots for granted, but when the purple and yellow carrots start alternating with their orange cousins in the veg box it’s a reminder to give them star billing on the plate. Who better to elevate humble carrots than Ottolenghi… (from ‘Plenty More’): Carrots roasted with honey, coriander, cumin and thyme, and served with a tahini …
Every now and then it’s good to spotlight the humble carrot. This is a fantastic recipe by Diana Henry: “it’s just carrots, but not as you’ve ever had them before”. The flavour is sensational. I don’t bother with the honey though – too sweet. You can buy dried barberries and affordable saffron at Ozmen. Serve the carrot stew with rice …