Takuan (pickled daikon)
Radishes, like all veggies, keep well in the refrigerator if they are placed in a sealed container or bag to maintain high humidity. For this recipe, however, you want to accomplish the opposite effect. Unlike a brine pickling process, the traditional recipe for Takuan (pickled daikon) uses what you might call a dry pickling technique. […]
Roasted Grape and Beetroot Salad with Pistachio encrusted Chevre
Love this recipe – modified from The New Vegetarian cookbook. Perfect for all the beautiful grapes available now. Preheat the oven to 180°. Toss the grapes with a little olive oil and place in a glass baking dish. Peel the beetroot, place in a separate baking dish, toss with olive oil and cover with foil […]
Fennel and Apple Salad
This is a very simple recipe for fennel and apples which are both in season that the moment. It is extremely quick to make, an easy ‘throw together’ to accompany many winter meals.
Balsamic Glazed Button Mushrooms
These mushrooms make a tasty addition to a weekend big breakfast. Dry-frying the mushrooms is an easy, effective technique, and a good way to avoid slimy, overcooked mushies.
Risoni and Broccoli Salad
Great use of the broccoli, spinach and lemon in the box this week!
Green Winter Salad
Stay healthy during winter with this warm and filling quinoa salad tossed with fresh seasonal greens – leek, baby spinach and broccoli. Perfect for packed lunches and full of protein and punch; enough to get you through even the gloomiest of winter days.
