Here are some recipes to make the most of your beautiful fresh produce, and also to help you cope with those surpluses that happen in good years. They have all been tried by gardeners at Hollin Lane Allotments and they really work. Please send us your favourites, too.
Here are some handy collections of recipes.
- Recipes for SpringRecipes for what is available in spring.
- Recipes for SummerRecipes for the bounty of summer
- Recipes for AutumnRecipes for the autumn harvest
- Recipes for WinterRecipes to help us through the winter
And here are all of the recipes.
- Apple BiscuitAn old French recipe. Don’t be fooled by the name; it’s actually a cake.
- Apple ButterAnother good way of using up surplus or damaged apples …
- Apple JuiceWhat do you do with all those windfall apples? Make apple juice …
- Baby Globe ArtichokesPick them young, before the choke develops and try this.
- Beetroot Tarte Tatin RecipeA beetroot recipe which is both different and delicious.
- Borlotti BeansI struggle to find things that work on my plot, but French beans Borlotti beans are my favourite…
- Broad Bean SaladDelicious and very simple.
- CauliflowerTwo simple “Greek” recipes
- Chocolate rhubarb sponge pudding“This recipe is so good, I have to share it.”
- Courgette KukuDelicious way to use up courgettes!
- Courgette SoupWhat to do with the courgette that got away? Courgette soup …
- Cucumber SoupA good use for a giant cucumber
- Curried Parsnip SoupA delicious and warming winter soup.
- Dried BeansIt is not so hard to cook dried beans on your stove top.
- Elderflower CordialMade in June gives you the fragrance of summer all year round.
- Fennel Baked with Parmesan CheeseIf you manage to grow good fennel…
- Garlic ScapesAround mid-June our hardneck garlic sends up scapes – curly stems you can eat.
- Globe ArtichokesI like the taste, of course, but I really love the leisurely ritual of eating them…
- Golden Apple MincemeatJoan Croft’s delicious filling for tartlets, flans, sponge cake or topping to ice cream…
- Gooseberry FoolMade right, gooseberry fool is sublime!
- Greek Baked Giant BeansWould our white “Aztec” beans work in this dish?
- Jerusalem Artichoke SoupJAs are delicious roasted, and as soup.
- Kale SproutsSpring is the time for kale sprouts – the best part of the plant.
- Mexican Refried BeansFrijoles refritos are easy to make, and Borlotti beans work really well.
- OkonomiyakiA Japanese favourite Okonomiyaki is a cabbage ‘pancake’.
- Pumpkin au GratinA simple but comforting bake of pumpkin, potatoes and cheese.
- RahkomenakakkuA versatile Finnish cake with apples or other fruit.
- RhubarbThere is more to it than pie and crumble.
- Rhubarb Moussehas an unexpected gentleness on the palate and a subtle flavour…
- ScarpacciaA Tuscan zucchini pie without pastry …
- Sorrel-Onion TartUtterly delicious – worth keeping a small bed of sorrel somewhere.
- Spinach with Garlic & GingerAn Indian recipe for spinach, this works with cabbage or kale, too.
- Strawberry Rhubarb CrispA recipe for two of our favorite fruits which are ready to pick in June.
- Swedish CrispbreadJayne brought some to our work parties. Delicious!
- Tuscan BeansMy favorite bean dish, using our large white “Aztec” beans, or borlottis.