Seasonal local food recipe No.393 – Shakshuka

We’ve so many really ripe tomatoes in our veg boxes at the moment as well as peppers and aubergines. So why not use them to make this classic Middle Eastern breakfast dish? It’s ideal for weekend brunch or a simple evening meal.

This version comes from food writer Felicity Cloake, who recommends it for being “spicy, hearty and cheap”. She adds: “Feel free to swap the peppers for one medium aubergine, or two courgettes, or four medium boiled potatoes as desired.”

Serves: 4

Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 50 minutes

Ingredients
4 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely sliced
1 red pepper, diced
1 green pepper, diced
6 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tsp sweet paprika
½ tsp cumin seeds
½-1 tsp cayenne pepper
800g tinned tomatoes (or ripe tomatoes in season)
2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
4-8 eggs, depending on hunger
Small bunch of fresh coriander, roughly chopped

Method
Heat the oil in a large lidded frying pan over a medium heat and add the onion. Cook until golden, then add the peppers. Fry until both are soft, then stir in the garlic and spices and cook for another couple of minutes.

Pour in the tomatoes and roughly mash. Stir in the sugar and lemon juice, bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Taste and season, adding more cayenne if you prefer it spicier.

Make 4-8 divots in the sauce and break in the eggs. Season them lightly, turn the heat right down as low as possible, cover and cook for about 10 minutes until they’re just set. Sprinkle with coriander and serve.

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Gourmet Bonbon squash in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

Such autumn bounty in this week’s veg boxes. Bonbon squash has thick orange flesh with a sweet ‘bonbon’ flavour and creamy texture full of vitamin A. Yum!

In all the veg boxes:-
*’Bonbon’ squash
*tomatoes – red and yellow
*peppers – red and green
*garlic
*red onions
*red Russian kale
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*mixed salad leaves
*runner beans
*beetroot

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Come to our Apple Day at Treraven Farm on 6 October

Come and have fun at our annual Apple Day event at Treraven Farm on Sunday 6 October 10 am – 1 pm.

• Join in chopping, crushing and pressing the apples
• Enjoy a glass (or more) of delicious fresh apple juice
• Bring a small container to take your share away
• Meet the team and see the lovely veg we’re growing
• Find out more about our relocation to Treraven Farm

Please consider leaving your car in Wadebridge. It’s an easy walk to Treraven Farm via the public footpath from the Camel Trail at Guineaport. Or you can cycle via Trevanion Road and Treraven Lane. See MAP

If you’ve got access to apple trees and would like to donate some fruit for juicing please contact us at info@camel-csa.org.uk

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Parisian carrots in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

Parisian carrots are a miniature heritage variety shaped like golf balls, which are a gourmet treat in France. They’re best scrubbed gently and eaten raw. Children love them!

We also have the last of the sweetcorn in our boxes and the very last of the courgettes and patty pan squash grown for us all season by our head grower Mark Norman on his smallholding at Bodmin.

In all the veg boxes:-
*Parisian carrots
*sweetcorn
*tomatoes – red and yellow
*aubergines
*fennel bulb
*parsley
*courgettes or patty pan squash (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*mixed salad leaves
*French beans or runner beans
*calabrese or red Russian kale

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Bountiful harvest in our weekly veg boxes

Extraordinary tomato and aubergine harvest

In all the veg boxes:-
*tomatoes – red and yellow
*aubergines
*basil
*sweetcorn
*French beans or runner beans
red or green cabbage (Camel CSA / (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*beetroot – chioggia
*red onions
*courgettes or patty pan squash (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Sweetcorn in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

Fresh, seasonal, local… such a wonderful veg harvest to share among our CSA members this week including the first of the sweetcorn.

In all the veg boxes:-
*sweetcorn
*tomatoes – red and yellow
*aubergines
*red onions
*French beans or runner beans
*courgettes or patty pan squash (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*fennel bulb
*green peppers
*mixed salad leaves

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Awesome abundance in our weekly veg boxes

In all the veg boxes:-
*tomatoes – red and yellow
*aubergines
*French beans
*basil
*fennel bulb
*courgettes or patty pan squash (Mark Norman, Bodmin|)
*green pepper
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*cucumber
*runner beans
*baby carrots

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Loads of tomatoes in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

So many lovely tomatoes to share among our veg box members this week – a whole kilo each!

In all the veg boxes this week:-
*tomatoes – red and yellow
*aubergines
*courgettes or patty pan squash (Mark Norman, Bodmin|)
*cucumber
*runner beans
*calabrese or purple sprouting broccoli (Camel CSA / Mark Norman)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*French beans
*green peppers
*mixed salad leaves

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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It’s time to… cover the second polytunnel at Treraven