We joined up with friends for a picnic at the weekend. I would normally have taken the tabbouleh but I needed to provide a couple of gluten-free recipes. We also had a load of home-grown baby tomatoes and a couple home-grown courgettes, gifted by a neighbour. And quinoa is of course GF, so I made this. What I particularly loved is that it allows the true flavour of the home-grown produce to sing.
Category: Salads
Tabbouleh
As I write, it’s the start of a weekend that promises to be properly summery. I’m sure many BBQs are being planned (including ours). In which case, I can thoroughly recommend this glorious tabbouleh. It uses very few ingredients and is one of those recipes that is so much more than the sum of its…
Oven-dried tomatoes
I am slightly addicted to tomatoes. And they’re wonderful at the moment, especially if you’re lucky enough to source Isle of Wight Tomatoes. I eat them like I would sweets. But I also love this slow recipe for very ripe, larger tomatoes. You need five hours – but can do a batch and it only…
Winter salad
I love our seasons and food that makes the most of those. My mum has been making this salad in the winter for as long as I can remember. It’s so simple but has a lovely sharpness and sweetness that’s quite comforting. It goes really well with warming dishes like the adzuki bean stew, here:…
The Veg Isle 