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

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

Try these ways of preparing asparagus on the recipes page on our website:-
Hugh’s bruschetta with broad beans and asparagus
Simply delicious Cornish asparagus

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)

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

The heady scent of broad beans fills the polytunnel as grower Bridget and volunteer Vicky ensure the early broad bean crop is tied in securely.

Wild garlic leaves have a fresh spring flavour that can be used in many different ways. Sometimes simple is best and in this Delicious magazine recipe the wild garlic contrasts beautifully with the creamy mash.

Serves: 4-6

Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 30 minutes

Ingredients
1.5kg floury potatoes, cut into chunks
50g unsalted butter
50g wild garlic leaves, sliced
generous splash of double cream
grating of nutmeg

Method
Put the potatoes in a pan of cold salted water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 20 minutes until very tender, then drain and return to the pan briefly over a low heat to dry.

Melt the butter in a small pan and fry the wild garlic for 30 seconds. Mash the potatoes with the cream, nutmeg and most of the garlicky butter. Stir through the fried wild garlic and the rest of the butter. Taste, season and serve.

Try these other ways of using wild garlic leaves on the recipes page on our website:-
Wild garlic frittata
Wild garlic and cheese muffins

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)

* = grown to organic principles.
Please wash all veg carefully.

Try these ways of using wild garlic leaves on the recipes page on our website:-
Wild garlic pesto
Wild garlic risotto

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.

Our volunteer picking and packing team have been harvesting the last of our over-wintered brassicas, including rainbow chard and red Russian kale.

In all the boxes this week:-
*sprouted mung beans (Camel CSA)
*parsley (Camel CSA)
spring greens (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
leeks (Restharrow)
cauliflower (Restharrow)
beetroot (Restharrow)
potatoes (St Lawrence Farm, Bodmin)

Standard boxes also have:-
extra potatoes
*mixed salad leaves (Camel CSA)
*rainbow chard (Camel CSA)
*red Russian kale (Camel CSA)

* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all veg carefully.

Find hundreds of ideas for serving seasonal vegetables on the recipes page on our website.

Some of our veg box members are getting restless. At the end of a long, hard winter they’re finding it hard to think of new ways to serve up the humble swede in our veg boxes.

Food writer Nigel Slater says this vegetarian dish is perfect for a warming midweek supper. He adds: “I am also tempted to introduce some crumbled sausage meat, fried until almost crisp in a shallow pan or, better still, a bit of black pudding.”

Serves: 2

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: one hour

Ingredients
750g swede
2 medium leeks
60g butter
salt and black pepper

Method
Peel the swede, then cut it into large chunks. Place the swede in a steamer basket over a pan of boiling water, then cook it for about 30 minutes until soft.

Set the oven at 200C/gas mark 6. Meanwhile, trim 2 medium-sized leeks, slice them and rinse thoroughly in cold running water. Melt the butter in a pan, add the leeks and let them cook for 20 minutes or so until they are totally tender.

When the swede is soft, crush it with a fork, vegetable masher or wooden spoon, and season generously with salt and black pepper. Fold the cooked leeks and the melted butter into the mashed swede, then spoon into an ovenproof dish. Bake the mixture for about 35-40 minutes, until the top is lightly crisp.

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.

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.

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