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Black Radish: Slaw & Winter Warmer

The Spanish black winter radish is much like a regular radish, except bigger, stronger, and quietly malicious. Their rough black skin bears the cold better than breakfast or regular radish, hence its current availability and usefulness as a winter crop. …

Dressings for Coleslaw

Red cabbage, white cabbage, carrots, cox apples, left over sprout tops or cavolo nero, florets of raw cauliflower, a handful of pumpkin seeds – any combination of these early winter vegetables grated or finely sliced will give you a delicious …

Grilled Basted Radicchio

  addichio has a bitter quality which can be exquisite if well balanced with other ingredients. In the Veneto region of Italy, it is often braised or basted in a sweet, sharp sauce, such as in this recipe 2 tbsp …

Cape Gooseberry & Chocolate Cup Cakes

Naeema who volunteers with us and is taking the Level 2 Horticulture course at Hawkwood adapted this recipe from one she found online. Ingredients: 2 tsp lemon juice 175 ml coconut milk 175g plain flour 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda …

Kale & Coconut Salad

Ingredients 80 ml extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil 2 tablespoons shoyu, tamari, or soy sauce 3 100 g chopped kale, stems trimmed, large ribs removed 85 g unsweetened large-flake coconut 255 g cooked farro or other whole …

Green Gazpacho

Ingredients: 2 celery sticks (with leaves), roughly chopped 1 green peppers, seeded and roughly chopped 1 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded and roughly chopped Mild chilli (such as jalapeño or half a Hungarian hotwax!), roughly chopped 2 cloves garlic, peeled and …

Celery Leaf Pesto

Quick and simple – great as a pasta sauce or to go with grilled vegetables. Blend together in the food processor: 4 cups of fresh celery leaves  1/3 cup raw blanched almonds, 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 2 large garlic …

Celery Gnocchi with a Celery Leaf and Mint sauce

Celery Gnocchi This recipe comes courtesy of Food52 a community recipe site where the public submits their favourite recipe creations for trial by chefs. www.food52.com. The sauce works well as a stand alone simple sauce for pasta and is a …

Cavolo Nero on Toast!

  Call it bruschetta or kale on toast, this is simple, quick, cheap, healthy fare. In a wide pan, add 1 tbsp of olive oil and heat gently. Add 2 handfuls of chopped cavolo nero, 1 clove garlic finely chopped, …

Celery Soup

Ingredients: 10-12 celery stalks with leaves cut into 2 inch pieces 1/2 bulb fresh fennel cut into 2 inch chunks 2 large whole garlic cloves 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper medium  potatoes (or 5-6 …

Mixed Beetroot Salad

  Recipe tip from Stefan at Electric Diner is to wash your beetroot, roll in a mix of olive oil and cider vinegar, salt, pepper and some thyme if you have it. Wrap in silver foil (tight so the juice …

Basil Gnocci

 These insights and the recipe below are taken from ‘Jekka’s Herb Book’ by Jekka McVicar. Basil is steeped in folklore and history, being found throughout the world in different forms. The ancient Egyptians used it to clear poisons from the …

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