Hand-dug new potatoes in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

Some of the vegetables in our weekly veg boxes are grown for us by Mark Norman on his smallholding on the outskirts of Bodmin. Mark also works two days a week as lead grower at Camel CSA, alongside our other grower Bridget Gould and our seasonal worker Ann Smith.

In all boxes:-
*carrots – ‘Early Nantes’ or ‘Amsterdam Forcing’
*Swiss chard
*salad leaves
*spring onions
*courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
*new beetroot (CSA / Mark)
*new potatoes – ‘Rocket’ or ‘Estima’ (CSA / Mark)

Standard boxes also have:-
*cucumbers
*French beans – ‘Amethyst’
*calabrese (Mark)

Seasonal local food recipe No. 384 – New potato & green bean salad

This has to be one of the best and easiest salad combos I’ve tried for a while. The lovely purple French beans in Camel CSA’s weekly veg boxes turn green when cooked. They look and taste beautiful in this healthy recipe from BBC Good Food magazine.

Serves: 6

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 8 minutes

Ingredients
500g medium new potatoes, thickly sliced
200g green bean, trimmed

For the dressing
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp clear honey
1 tsp wholegrain mustard
3 tbsp olive oil
4 spring onions, thinly sliced

Method
Boil potatoes in salted water for 8 mins until just tender, then drain and keep warm (they will absorb the dressing better than cold potatoes). Meanwhile, steam the beans in a steamer over the potatoes for 4 mins. Keep a close eye on them as you want them to be just tender rather than soft. Cool the beans under the cold tap to keep their colour.

Mix the dressing ingredients in a bowl. Add the warm potatoes and beans, and toss really well to coat in the dressing.

Basil, beans and early carrots in Camel CSA’s veg boxes from Cornwall

There’s a cracking combination of home-grown local produce in this week’s Cornish veg boxes! Mark Norman is our lead grower at Camel CSA. He also grows some vegetables for us on his smallholding on the outskirts of Bodmin.

In all boxes:-
*basil
*cucumbers
*French beans – ‘Amethyst’
*salad leaves
*spring onions
*courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
*new potatoes – ‘Estima’ (Mark Norman)
strawberries (Mitchell Fruit Garden)

Standard boxes also have:-
*young carrots – ‘Early Nantes’
*Swiss chard
*calabrese (Mark Norman)

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

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Broad beans and Cornish asparagus in Camel CSA’s weekly veg boxes

So much tasty young spring produce to share this week in our vegetable boxes from north Cornwall.

In all the boxes:-
*broad beans
*mixed salad leaves
*spring greens
*turnips
Cornish asparagus (St Enodoc Asparagus)
potatoes (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)

Standard boxes also have:-
*peas in pod
*rhubarb
*Swiss chard

Radishes in Camel CSA’s weekly veg boxes

We have such zingy homegrown spring produce in this week’s vegetable boxes.

In all the boxes:-
*radishes
*mixed salad leaves
*rainbow chard
*parsley
purple sprouting broccoli (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
beetroot (Restharrow)
potatoes (St Lawrence Farm, Bodmin)

Standard boxes also have:-
*rhubarb
*spring greens
onions (Restharrow)

Wild garlic and radishes in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

Spring has finally sprung! Our volunteer picking and packing team have been foraging wild garlic leaves to go in this week’s veg boxes.

In all the boxes:-
*wild garlic (foraged locally)
*radish bunch
*spring onions
*bean sprouts
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
purple sprouting broccoli (Restharrow)
potatoes (St Lawrence Farm, Bodmin)

Standard boxes also have:-
*parsley
*rainbow chard
leeks (Restharrow)

Seasonal local food recipe No.381 – Madhur Jaffrey’s Punjabi-style beetroot

We grow a lot of beetroot, so I’m always on the outlook for new recipes. This is a subtly spicy side dish that goes well with dal, one of my  all-time favourite comfort foods.

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil
1 pinch ground asafoetida
(or half a pinch each of onion and garlic powders)
½ tsp cumin seeds
¼ tsp fenugreek seeds
2 large beetroot (about 675g), peeled and cut into 2cm dice
2 tsp fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
1 tsp ground coriander
½ tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp ground turmeric
¼–½ tsp chilli powder
Salt
250ml water
2 medium tomatoes, blanched, peeled and finely chopped

Method
Put the oil in a nonstick frying pan on a medium-high heat. When hot, add the asafoetida, quickly followed by the cumin seeds, and let them sizzle for a few seconds. Add the fenugreek seeds, stir, then add the beetroot, ginger, coriander and cumin. Stir for two to three minutes. Add the turmeric and chilli powder, and stir for a few seconds.

Stir in the water and half a teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil, cover, lower the heat and cook gently for 20 minutes, until the beetroot is tender. Add the tomatoes and cook, uncovered, stirring over a high heat, for another two to three minutes, until the tomatoes are tender and well combined, and most of the liquid has been absorbed. Season as needed and serve.

Red Russian kale in Camel CSA’s Cornish veg boxes

Coriander and parsley in our weekly veg boxes

In all the boxes:-
*coriander or *parsley (Camel CSA)
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
swede (Restharrow)
savoy cabbage (Restharrow)
onions (Restharrow)
carrots (Total Produce)
potatoes ‘Electra’ (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)

Standard boxes also have:-
extra potatoes
*oriental salad leaves (Camel CSA)
beetroot (Restharrow)
leeks (Restharrow)

* = grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce.

Try more than 350 ways of preparing vegetables on the recipes page on our website.

Polytunnels protect Camel CSA’s salad leaves in the cold

It’s a good thing some of our veg is grown in the shelter of the polytunnels!

In all the boxes:-
*sprouted mung beans (Camel CSA)
*oriental salad leaves (Camel CSA)
*turnips (Camel CSA)
*bay leaves (Camel CSA)
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
beetroot (Restharrow)
onions (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Electra’ (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)

Standard boxes also have:-
extra potatoes
*rainbow chard (Camel CSA)
*baby leeks (Camel CSA)
crab apple and chilli jelly (Camel CSA)

* = grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce.

Try more than 350 ways of preparing vegetables on the recipes page on our website.