It was hot today and so cool easy salads were what I needed. These three are low effort and using not too many ingredients: spicy brown lentils with tomatoes and lemon; potato, green bean, and rocket/arugula salad with honey mustard dressing; and herby mushrooms with sourdough croutons. You can add feta or mozzarella to any…
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broccoli, lentil, and rice salad
I had lots of lovely greens in my veg box, namely purple sprouting broccoli and rocket/arugula, so I decided to make an easy grain salad with grains, greens, lentils, and some nuts and seeds. Here is what I did. I put 1/2 cup of rice in my rice cooker and set it to cook. While…
pears, oranges, and coconut whip
Just a simple little veg box breakfast. I was thinking of making a smoothie, but decided on just a minimalist fruit salad of gorgeous pears and freshly squeezed blood orange juice instead. This is topped with a bit of coconut whipped cream, which is made by just whipping some cold coconut cream (which I can…
butternut squash, lentil, ginger soup with rice
I had a butternut squash in my veg box so I decided to use half for a spicy peanut stew and half for this gentle comforting soup, since my veg box also came with fresh ginger and onions. This soup is really easy, but like most soups, it is much better the next day, so…
tofu, brussels sprouts, black bean paste stir-fry on rice
Perhaps not the most exciting photo of the brussels sprouts from my veg box, which were adorable and picture perfect before they hit the pan, but they were still super tasty. Thanks to my veg box, and a fair bit of British encouragement, I’m a brussels sprout convert. This was a fast and yummy dinner…
cauliflower korma
Sometimes a cauliflower can be a daunting veg for one person to manage, but as I discovered a small cauliflower is a delicious 2 meal curry commitment. I decided to try out Meera Sodha’s vegan cauliflower korma recipe because I felt like something luxurious and warm. It is wonderful and worth a try. I made…
tomato veg rice soup
This week Facebook and Instagram were full of delicious things by my friends and family, so I didn’t have to go far to find inspiration for things to do with my veg box. I landed on soup. I wanted something thick and creamy, and one of my friends had done a kinda soup thing with…
rice and beans
I had solid staples in my veg box this week: celery, carrots, onions, and tomatoes, so I thought with the addition of a lone pepper I could do some version of rice and beans. My first thought was chilli since I had a can of kidney beans, but then I thought I’d use some of…
sweet potato, spinach and bean salad
I had some lovely sweet potatoes and onions in my veg box and so I decided to make a smoky grain salad using a small can of cannelloni beans, some frozen spinach, and bulgur wheat. This would work with fresh spinach and any other grains, like couscous. It is just as nice eaten warm as…
stuffed pumpkin
I had a tiny pumpkin from my veg box and saw some fabulous ideas on Instagram for using tiny pumpkins as roasting pots for yummy things. I decided to use mine as a roasting pot for my creamy baked leeks, since I had a bunch of leeks. Such a genius idea, because the pumpkin roasts…
adventures with my veg box 