Recipes

Nearly every week we publish a local seasonal food recipe recommended by a Camel CSA member and made with fruit or vegetables in our weekly veg boxes from Cornwall.

 Ⓥ = suitable for vegans

• For additional seasonal recipe ideas, go to Eat the Seasons

Apples
Westcountry apple cake
Christmas mincemeat
Warm halloumi with radish, apple and pecan salad
Crusty apple pudding
Hugh’s chunky apple and marmalade cake
Sticky toffee apple pudding with calvados caramel sauce

Asparagus
Hugh’s bruschetta with broad beans and asparagus
Cornish asparagus with bacon and parmesan
Simply delicious Cornish asparagus
Shaved asparagus and goat’s cheese salad
Cornish asparagus with free-range egg
Cornish asparagus with chorizo and poached egg
Roasted asparagus with balsamic vinegar Ⓥ
Hugh’s roast new potatoes and asparagus with baked eggs
Nigel’s asparagus and lemon risotto
Yotam’s baked asparagus with parmesan and poppy seeds
Hugh’s griddled asparagus spears with lemon dressing
Asparagus frittata with soft cheese and chives

Aubergines
Neela’s aubergine and potato Ⓥ
Melanzane parmigiana
Moroccan aubergine, chickpea and red pepper salad
Delia’s oven roasted ratatouille Ⓥ
Aubergines with pasta and cheese
Felicity Cloake’s perfect moussaka
Aubergine curry with chilli, tomato and kaffir lime leaves
Shakshuka

Basil
Borlotti bean tagliatelle
Grilled courgette, tomato and bean salad with basil sauce Ⓥ
Roast tomato and basil soup Ⓥ
Pesto gnocchi
Jekka’s basil oil Ⓥ
River Cafe’s spaghetti with lemon Ⓥ

Beetroot
Double beetroot and apple salad Ⓥ
Prickley Green beetroot salad Ⓥ
Beetroot and goat’s cheese salad
Kitty’s beetroot dip
Baked beetroot with balsamic vinegar
Pink rice salad with beetroot and chick peas
beetroot tops Ⓥ
Chilled beetroot soup
Beetroot with fresh mint Ⓥ
Roast beetroot with balsamic, rosemary and garlic Ⓥ
Beetroot soy-citrus Ⓥ
Beetroot seed cake
Chocolate beetroot cake
Beetroot and caraway soda bread
Nigel’s brown lentil curry Ⓥ + beetroot raita
Beetroot marmalade Ⓥ
Crunchy raw beetroot salad with feta and pear
Beetroot and chocolate traybake
South Indian beetroot thoran Ⓥ
Nigel’s baked beetroot with seeded ricotta
Madhur Jaffrey’s Punjabi-style beetroot
Raw Chioggia beetroot salad with lemon Ⓥ

Blackcurrants
Blackcurrant and almond cake
Hugh’s blackcurrant and orange salad with mint sugar Ⓥ

Borlotti beans
Borlotti bean tagliatelle
Borlotti beans with sage
Gratin of pumpkin and borlotti beans
Jamie’s humble home-cooked beans Ⓥ
Cavolo nero soup Ⓥ

Broad beans
Hugh’s bruschetta with broad beans and asparagus
Broad bean soup
Potato and broad bean salad
Pasta with broad beans and beurre blanc
Simple ways with broad beans
Hugh’s risoni with baby peas (or broad beans), bacon and garlic
Baby broad beans (or peas) with chorizo
Allegra’s tortellini in brodo d’estiva 
Broad bean hummus Ⓥ
Crushed broad bean bruschetta Ⓥ
Hugh’s baby carrot and broad bean risotto
Broad bean and feta frittata
Hugh’s Fish-rizo with broad beans
Risotto with broad beans and mint

Broccoli / calabrese / sprouting broccoli
Double pepper broccoli
Warmed salmon and pickled cucumber salad with broccoli
Chicken with lemon, and chilli broccoli
Char–grilled broccoli with chilli and garlic
Pasta with sprouting broccoli
Hugh’s pasta with purple sprouting broccoli, garlic and chilli
Stir-fried purple sprouting broccoli
Char-grilled sprouting broccoli with sweet tahini
Indian-spiced warm tenderstem broccoli and carrot salad
Misticanza (sauteed mixed greens)
Allegra’s tortellini in brodo d’estiva
Potato and broccoli soup
Frank’s tofu with broccoli

Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts with chestnuts, bacon and parsley
Brussels sprouts with bacon
Country-style hotpot
Shaved brussels sprouts, olive oil, lemon and pecorino cheese
Sprout tops and gorgonzola frittata
Country style hot pot
Sprouts with chipotle, honey and toasted almonds

Cabbage
Fried cabbage with juniper
Sweet-and-sour marinated cabbage
Savoy cabbage and coriander soup
Savoy cabbage with bacon and lemon
A Vietnamese stir-fry
Leeks with greens
Misticanza (sauteed mixed greens)
Spring greens with lemon dressing
Ideas for coleslaw dressings Ⓥ
Jamie’s and Ami’s flavoured greens
Baked cabbage with nuts and cheese
Colcannon
Hugh’s Asian-inspired coleslaw
Suspiciously delicious cabbage
Pork stew with savoy cabbage and a smoked cheese crust
Gujerati cabbage and carrot

Calabrese – see Broccoli

Carrots
Carrot and ginger soup
Carrot and parsnip soup
Henrietta’s winter salad
Root vegetable stew
Vichy carrots
Great Ormond Street carrot cake
Three-root mash
Vegetable korma
Summer carrots, herb sauce
Caramelised carrots with gremolata
Potage Crecy (carrot soup)
Jamie’s best whole-baked baby carrots
Baby carrots with lemon and thyme
Roasted baby Parisian carrots
Hugh’s baby carrot and broad bean risotto
Spicy Moroccan carrot salad
Honey-glazed carrots
Carrots with almonds and cumin
Root vegetable tangle
Roasted vegetables with honey and spice
Country-style hotpot
Millet and vegetable gratinée
Carrot halva
Country style hot pot
Red dragon pie
Hugh’s Asian-inspired coleslaw
Carrot and swede

Cauliflower
Yotam’s roast cauliflower with chorizo and green olives
Felicity’s perfect roasted whole cauliflower
Felicity Cloake’s cauliflower steak
Cauliflower with fennel and mustard seeds
A fried cauliflower
Cauliflower with saffron, pinenuts and raisins
Quick cauliflower curry
Cauliflower cheese with Lord Dalrymple’s top
Penne with cauliflower and chilli
Cauliflower and chickpea curry
Vegetable korma
Roasted curried cauliflower
Roasted cauliflower gigli with pine nuts and currants
Cauliflower cheese soup
Warm cauliflower salad
Cauliflower with fennel and mustard seeds
Yotam’s cauliflower cake
Hugh’s cauliflower pakoras with tamarind raita
Yotam’s mustardy cauliflower cheese
Jamie’s cauliflower cheese soup
Cauliflower ‘rice‘
Cauliflower, potato and pea curry
Sweet potato (or squash) and cauliflower curry
Cauliflower and lentil curry
Garlic and lemon roasted romanesco cauliflower

Cavolo nero – see kale

Celeriac
Remoulade of celeriac and smoked bacon
Three-root mash
Celeriac and Lancashire cheese bread
Three-root boulangere
Nigel’s celeriac and potato cake
Hugh’s celeriac with apple, raisin and parsley

Celery
Braised celery
Delia’s celery soup with blue cheese
Millet and vegetable gratinée
Delia’s braised celery with cheese and onion sauce

Chard (also see Spinach)
A chard gratin with grain mustard + tips on cooking chard
Swiss chard and potato gratin
Chicken and Swiss chard melt
Swiss chard, blue cheese and pine nut lasagne
Swiss chard fritters
Trouchia (chard omelette)
Sag aloo (chard or spinach with potato)
Misticanza (sauteed mixed greens)
Hugh’s chardy cheese
Chard and bacon tart
Jamie’s and Ami’s flavoured greens
Hugh’s spinach, penne and cheese spoufflé
Swiss chard and onion tart
Chard baked with cream and parmesan
Chard, olive and mozzarella pizza
Chickpeas and chard

Chillies
Raw salsa
Chicken with lemon, and chilli broccoli
Misticanza (sauteed mixed greens)
Stir-fried curly kale with chilli and garlic
Paprika and chilli kale chips

Coriander
Masala omelette (Indian omelet)
Spicy cucumber salad

Courgettes (zucchini)
Courgette frittata
Grilled courgette, tomato and bean salad with basil sauce
Courgette, tomato and ricotta bake
Courgette gratin
Courgette summer salad
Pasta and zucchini (courgettes) alla carbonara
Allegra’s tortellini in brodo d’estiva
Melon, cucumber and courgette salad with olives and red onion
Jamie’s smashed courgette paste
Delia’s oven roasted ratatouille
River Cafe’s grated zucchini
Courgette and spinach tian
Raw courgette and fennel with peanut dressing
Zucchini (courgette) olive oil cake
Flora’s famous courgette cake with lime and pistachio icing
Courgette loaf cake
Anna Jones’ courgette and halloumi fritters with chilli and mint jam
Shakshuka

Cucumbers
Cucumber raita
German cucumber salad
Warmed salmon and pickled cucumber salad with broccoli
Sweet cucumber pickle
Cucumber relish and cucumber pickle
A salad of potatoes, mustard and cucumber
Strawberry and cucumber fruit salad
Cucumber and tomato salad with feta and basil
Melon, cucumber and courgette salad with olives and red onion
Cucumber and poppy seed salad
Spicy cucumber salad
Radish and cucumber salad
Bread and butter pickles
Egg fried rice

Endive – see Frisee

Fennel

French beans
New potato & green bean salad
Spaghetti with beans and tomatoes
French beans with new potatoes
French beans with feta, walnuts and mint
Allegra’s tortellini in brodo d’estiva
French beans with pepper and tomatoes

Frisee (curly green endive)
Bridget’s frisee and panchetta with spaghetti
Salade frisee aux lardons

Garlic
Roasted elephant garlic
“Wet” garlic salad/ wild garlic leaf salad
Wild garlic pesto
Wild garlic risotto
Jamie’s wonderful wild garlic and sausage fusilli
Wild garlic frittata
Wild garlic and cheese muffins
Creamy potato and wild garlic mash
Nigella’s roast chicken with lemon, rosemary, garlic, leeks and potatoes

Gooseberries
Gooseberry crumble cake
Gooseberry sauce
Gooseberry and elderflower fool with ginger snaps
My Mum’s gooseberry fool
Jane Grigson’s gooseberry fool

Jerusalem artichokes
Palestine soup
Jerusalem artichoke soup
Jerusalem artichoke and goat’s cheese souffle
Casserole of artichokes and pork
Roast Jerusalem artichoke, hazelnut and goat’s cheese salad
Yotam’s roasted chicken with Jerusalem artichokes and lemon
Jerusalem artichoke, hazelnut and goat’s cheese tart
Jerusalem artichokes a la provencale

Kale
Cavolo nero soup
Kale with chorizo and almonds
Kale with chorizo and poached egg
Kale and chickpea curry
Leeks with greens
Misticanza (sauteed mixed greens)
Chinese-style kale
Tagliatelle with pine nuts, capers and kale
Dahl with kale
Caldo verde (Portuguese greens soup)
Stir-fried curly kale with chilli and garlic
Hugh’s pasta with greens, garlic and chilli
Jamie’s and Ami’s flavoured greens
Hugh’s pasta with greens, garlic and chilli
Paprika and chilli kale chips
Spicy kale chips
Frank’s squash, kale and bean soup
Jack Monroe’s lentil, bean and kale salad
Baked rigatoni with squash, kale and ricotta
Nadiya’s mustard kale mac and cheese
Nigel’s orzo, black cabbage and smoked cheese
Tagliatelle with cavolo nero, chickpeas and pecorino

Kohlrabi
Kohlrabi, potato and spinach gratin + tips on cooking kohl rabi
Kohlrabi, apple and walnut salad
Kohlrabi, apple and creamy mustard salad
Kohlrabi salad

Leeks
Leek and goats’ cheese tart
Leek soup with parmesan
Pasta with sweet leeks and mascarpone
A risotto of leeks and pancetta
Nigel’s leek and taleggio risotto
Leek and smoked cheddar tart
Leek, onion and potato soup
Leeks with red wine
Sauteed leeks
Leeks with greens
Cullen skink (smoked haddock soup)
Mussels with leeks, tarragon and bacon
Leek tian
Millet and vegetable gratinée
Leek and cheddar cheese crumble
Creamy leek, potato and cheese gratin
Nigel’s leek and taleggio tart
Leek and butter bean stew
Nigella’s roast chicken with lemon, rosemary, garlic, leeks and potatoes

Lettuce / mixed salad leaves
A salad of leaves and pancetta
Hugh’s braised new potatoes and lettuce
Gruyere salad roulade
Jamie’s mixed leaf salad with mozzarella, mint, peach and prosciutto

Mangetout
Frank’s mangetout and shitake mushroom stir-fry                 

Mibuna / mizuna
Stir-fried mibuna / mizuna with garlic and fish sauce

Mixed salad leaves – see Lettuce

Mushrooms
Black-eyed beans with mushrooms
Bacon, potato and mushroom gratin
Parsley and potato soup with garlic mushrooms
Gingery shiitake noodles
Frank’s mangetout and shitake mushroom stir-fry

Mustard leaves
A salad of leaves and pancetta

Onions
Onions stewed in wine
Cornish pasty
Homity bake
Leek, onion and potato soup
Stilton, onion and potato pie
Onion, bacon and potato hotpot

Pak choi
Frank’s Shanghai rice
Frank’s fried rice

Parsley
Tabbouleh (bulgar wheat salad)
Tabbouleh with a fruity twist
Lemon cashew parsley dip
Parsley soup
Parsley and potato soup with garlic mushrooms

Parsnips
Carrot and parsnip soup
Curried parsnip soup
Parmesan-baked parsnips
Parsnip, parmesan and sage bread
Root vegetable stew
Smoked haddock and parsnip fishcakes
Three-root mash
Vegetable korma
Parsnips baked with Cornish Yarg cheese
Three-root boulangere
Hugh’s curry-spiced parsnips and potatoes
Root vegetable tangle
Roasted vegetables with honey and spice
Nigel’s Christmas vegetarian loaf

Peas
Braised peas, rocket and spring onions
Hugh’s risoni with baby peas (or broad beans), bacon and garlic
Peas (or baby broad beans) with chorizo
Allegra’s tortellini in brodo d’estiva
Cauliflower, potato and pea curry
Frank’s tagliatelle with tomatoes, peas and prawns

Peppers (sweet)
Masala omelette (Indian omelet)
Moroccan aubergine, chickpea and red pepper salad
Delia’s oven roasted ratatouille
Shakshuka

Potatoes
New potato & green bean salad
New potatoes baked in parchment
German potato salad
Potato and broad bean or runner bean salad
Potato cake with thyme
Swiss chard and potato gratin
Leek, onion and potato soup
Stilton, onion and potato pie
Roast Cornish new potatoes with garlic and lemon
Bacon, potato and mushroom gratin
The perfect potato gratin
Cornish pasty
Three-root mash
French beans with new potatoes
Kohl rabi, potato and spinach gratin
Three-root boulangere
Gnocchi with tomato sauce
Cullen skink (smoked haddock soup)
Parsley and potato soup with garlic mushrooms
Irish champ
Hugh’s roasted new potatoes with harissa
Felicity’s perfect potato salad
A salad of potatoes, mustard and cucumber
Pesto gnocchi
Hugh’s curry-spiced parsnips and potatoes
Pan haggerty
Hugh’s braised new potatoes and lettuce
Potato farls (potato scones)
Homity bake
Patatas a lo pobre (poor man’s potatoes)
Potato and broccoli soup
Hugh’s twice-baked potatoes
Delia’s oven roasted potatoes with garlic and rosemary
Cauliflower, potato and pea curry
Maxine’s green tomato and potato veg curry
Frank’s slow cooked potatoes
Onion, bacon and potato hotpot
Shakshuka

Pumpkin (also see Squash)
Spiced pumpkin soup with bacon
Pumpkin with ginger, coconut milk and lime
Pumpkin pie
Spiced squash or pumpkin soup
Gratin of pumpkin and borlotti beans
Mauritian pumpkin curry

Radicchio
Radicchio and lemon pasta
Radicchio, pear, blue cheese + walnut salad
Radicchio and red wine risotto

Radishes
Warm halloumi with radish, apple and pecan salad
Maharashtrian radish salad
Radish and cucumber salad
Hugh’s radish, mint and spring onion salsa
Radish and mint tzatziki
Vietnamese salad with tiger prawns

Red cabbage
Braised red cabbage with apples
Henrietta’s winter salad
Warm red cabbage and apple salad
Red cabbage with chestnuts and sherry
Red cabbage coleslaw

Red onion
Red onion marmalade

Rhubarb
Delia’s rhubarb and almond crumble
Jane’s rhubarb and custard cake
Rhubarb and date loaf cake
Hugh’s rhubarb and ginger cheesecake

Rocket
Tagliatelle with crème fraîche and rocket
Braised peas, rocket and spring onions

Runner beans
Potato and runner bean salad
Runner bean chutney
Runner beans with cream and savory
Runner beans with feta, walnut and mint

Savoy cabbage
Savoy cabbage and coriander soup
Leeks with greens
Hugh’s pasta with greens, garlic and chilli
Jamie’s and Ami’s flavoured greens

Seaweed
Frank’s Cornish seaweed noodles

Shallot
Shallot tatin

Spinach (also see Chard)
Couscous with chicken and baby spinach
Warm salad of papardelle with herbs and baby spinach
Kohl rabi, potato and spinach gratin
Sag aloo (chard or spinach with potato)
Spinach, blue cheese and pine nut lasagne
Hugh’s spinach, penne and cheese spoufflé
Spinach with Indian cheese
Nigel Slater’s spiced swede or turnips with spinach
Courgette and spinach tian

Spring greens
A Vietnamese stir-fry
Leeks with greens
Misticanza (sauteed mixed greens)
Spring greens with lemon dressing
Caldo verde (Portuguese greens soup) 
Hugh’s pasta with greens, garlic and chilli
Jamie’s and Ami’s flavoured greens
Cannelloni stuffed with spinach and almonds
Spring greens with coconut and chilli

Spring onions
A Vietnamese stir-fry
Braised peas, rocket and spring onions
Irish champ
Hugh’s radish, mint and spring onion salsa
Hugh’s Asian-inspired coleslaw
Frank’s fried rice

Sprouting broccoli – see Broccoli

Squash (also see Pumpkin)
Squash and apple curry
Squash and haloumi salad
Sarah Raven’s stuffed squash
Spicy roasted squash
How to cook the patty pan squash in your veg box
Spiced squash or pumpkin soup
Spicy, warming winter squash and ginger soup
Squash and sage risotto
Gratin of pumpkin and borlotti beans
Roasted vegetables with honey and spice
Hugh’s squash stuffed with leeks
Jamie’s creamy butternut squash
Frank’s squash, kale and bean soup
Baked rigatoni with squash, kale and ricotta
Roasted and stuffed Golden Nugget squash
Sweet potato (or squash) and cauliflower curry
Braised squash with chickpeas and harissa
Bridget’s squash curry
Jamie’s roasted apple and squash soup
Roast squash and blood orange salad

Strawberries
Strawberry and cucumber fruit salad
Quick strawberry frozen yoghurt

Swede
Root vegetable stew
Spiced creamy swede
Cornish pasty
Three-root mash
A cake of swede and potato
Nigel Slater’s spiced swede or turnips with spinach
Carrot and swede
Nigel Slater’s bubble and swede
Ottolenghi’s swede, bacon and walnut gratin

Sweetcorn
Braised sweetcorn with lime and chilli
Hugh’s porotos granados
Egg fried rice

Tomatoes
Grilled courgette, tomato and bean salad with basil sauce
Courgette, tomato and ricotta bake
Felicity’s perfect tomato soup
Raw salsa
Brown tom
Roast tomato sauce
Tomato and cucumber salad with feta and basil
Masala omelette (Indian omelet)
Hugh’s roasted tomato sauce
Delia’s oven roasted ratatouille
Gruyere salad roulade
Delia’s pasta ‘Puttanesca’
Miryam’s tomatoes with toast
Pasta all’Amatriciana
Jamie’s sweet cherry tomato and sausage bake
Pan con tomate and Bruschetta al pomodoro (tomato toast)
Felicity Cloake’s perfect caprese salad
Maxine’s green tomato and potato veg curry
Shakshuka

Turnips
Nigel Slater’s spiced swede or turnips with spinach

Zucchini – see Courgettes

• For additional seasonal recipe ideas, go to Eat the Seasons