I’m working my way through my big purple kohlrabi, and today I made a sesame slaw salad. I used the same veg box veg (kohlrabi sliced with a mandolin and then chopped into match sticks, fat carrot sliced into ribbons with my peeler) and made a dressing by whisking a tsp of soy sauce, tsp…
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slaw salad
Adventures with my veg box: Kohlrabi is something I had never bought or really heard of until I had a veg box. A number of my British and German friends just love it, and I can see why—it is a lovely crisp, mild, almost sweet brassica and makes for a nice coleslaw salad since my…
meatballs
Sometimes I’m looking for a little protein boost for the things I make with the veg in my veg box. Here is a vegan meatball recipe my dear friend shared with me that I really love and I make a lot. They are nice as spaghetti and meatballs, meatball sandwiches, Swedish meatballs, or meatballs in…
peanut stew
I had a lot of little bits and bobs leftover from my veg box to use up: ends of red and green peppers, some small potatoes, a few small sweet potatoes, a courgette/zucchini, onion, tomato, and a couple of carrots. Rather than a minestrone, I decided to give a peanut stew a try, because I…
veg bolognese sauce
I had a variety of lovely veg in my veg box I thought would be nice in a bolognese sauce: carrots, red and green peppers, onion. This recipe uses a lot of veg including mushrooms, garlic, tinned tomatoes, and cauliflower. It gets added texture from nuts, and I used a combo of almonds and cashews…
carrot ginger soup
I had great carrots in my veg box that needed using. I also bought some fresh smoked garlic and ginger, so decided to make carrot ginger soup. There are a million recipes for carrot soup out there, but I wanted a soup that let me taste the amazing handful of excellent ingredients I had. This…
sweet potato salad with white bean miso hummus
This week I had sweet potatoes in my veg box, so I decided to try Meera Sodha’s recipe for a sweet potato salad with a white bean miso hummus. I also had some kale in my box, which I thought would be a lovely addition and it was. You’ll want to steam it first and…
curried mash on a bun
I’ve been craving pav bhaji for a while, and even though I found a recipe that looks promising, I haven’t had the energy to make a batch. This isn’t pav bhaji, but the idea of a warming spiced veg mash on a bun seemed like a good idea. This is an easy way to use…
salsify, potato, and cheese puffs
Continuing on with my experiments with salsify, I decided to mash some with my veg box potatoes, spring onion, parsley, and cheese for some super fun puff pastry snacks, sorta like a good ol’ cheese and onion pasty. I think the salsify gives a bit of an exciting twist on the traditional cheese and onion…
tiny baked pears
I had wee pears in my box and I decided to make a wee treat. I baked them with a knob of non-dairy/dairy butter, chopped nuts, and a splash of maple syrup. I baked them in the oven at 200C/400F until soft and golden (little pears take about 10mins, regular ones maybe 15-20). Yum.
adventures with my veg box 