Ping! This is how this dish should make you feel. We combine eggs with all the good stuff – chilli, coriander, spring onion, and spices to make a really lovely omelette. This is a recipe for 1 so increase the quantity if you are making it for more people. Perfect for a brunch or lunch or even dinner – this is a versatile, super speed recipe to adapt throughout the year but particularly good in September or October if you grew your own chillies this year!…
Lunch
Vegan Baba Ganoush
Warm, creamy and smoky baba ganoush makes us want to cuddle up under a blanket and watch good films so it’s perfect for an Autumn weekend lunch. The aubergines are best cooked in halves or if you have a gas hob you can stick the aubergine, whole, right on top of it for an extra smokey flavour – maybe just open the window a bit and make sure you turn it often! …
Summer Veg & Mustard Tart
This tart will always manage to look beautiful on a Summer table. Taking inspiration from a French recipe where mustard forms a really delicious base for your veg to sit on top of, this makes for a really tasty lunch or add in some boiled new potatoes and salad for dinner. A mix of different tomatoes sitting on top with basil leaves makes it look delicious too!…
Courgette & Chickpea Roll Ups
Woohoo!! Another great and easy way to use up that glut of courgettes….Courgette and chick pea oven baked roll ups are lovely with some salads for a light lunch. We made this recipe with spinach last year and gave it a try with courgettes and it really is delicious. We hope you like it too!…
Pizza of Potato
So Cuddly Carrot has been sneaking off on holiday recently to warmer shores in Greece but we are now back and full of Aegean inspired ideas! The ingredients available in the Mediterranean to the enthusiastic cook are very inspiring – fresh and dried bunches of herbs, sun dried local tomatoes, courgettes with their flowers still intact and pretty; as well as the staples of olive oil, olives, honey, capers… the list goes on! With this in mind, we’ve created a tasty pizza with fresh green chard, new potatoes, juicy kalamata olives on a vibrant pesto base. Gluten free pizza may be drawing up less eyebrow than it used to and we think our base is pretty good! Of course you could always make this topping on a conventional pizza base. Ours, however, is simple and quick to make and very light and crisp. Delish!!…
Tomato, Veg & Lentil Soup
Lightly spiced and full of tasty vegetables and lentils, this makes a satisfying and nourishing soup for when Spring is not so Spring-like! We did get just enough sunshine to make the photo sparkle – but it really does gleam! This is a good soup to get rid of any yucky Winter illnesses as we welcome the new growing season! Serve with a potato scone, oatcake or whatever you like!…
Arancini
This is probably the best way of using left over risotto. Originating from Sicily, arancini are stuffed rice balls with a crispy exterior and delicious melty filling. We like to make these particularly with pea or butter nut squash risotto. They are a really nice alternative to a sandwich for lunch, served with a green salad. As you’ve done all the hard work already with the risotto, there’s little to do!
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Beetroot and Walnut Dip
We love beetroot! Adaptable for so many recipes, vibrant in colour, full of healthy vitamins and of course delicious!! Feeling a bit bored of the usual humous for lunch we came up with this more colourful alternative. A bright and nutritious beetroot dip, ideal for spreading on toast or an oatcake and certain to add sparkle to your February table. It would also make a lovely addition to a spread of mezze plates or as an accompaniment for a roast veg dish!
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Squash, Lentil and Tomato Soup
This is a warming, tasty & colourful soup to brighten up a Winter’s day. Perfect with a tattie scone for lunch. We really eat a lot of soup in the Winter and are certain it helps to keep us healthy! Give this one a try……
Lemony Borlotto Beans
This is a very easy, tasty and nourishing dish that can be made in advance, eaten at room temperature or warmed up the next day for an easy lunch or dinner with a green salad. We all like a good bit of comfort food in the Winter and we think this hits the spot without being too heavy!…