The English pea season is short and sweet so we like to take any opportunity for maximum pea-licious gobbling! This salad is so fresh, light and zippy, it couldn’t be simpler to make and it is a perfect partner to pretty much any meal.
Ingredients to serve 4 as a side dish:
1 Cos lettuce or 2 Baby Gem lettuces
5 or 6 spring onions
2 handfuls of shelled garden peas
The zest and juice of 1 lemon
2 tbsp of good quality olive oil
Sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
We love hummus with just about anything! Served with a tasty picky board… a spoonful avocado on toast or simply with super fresh, raw, carrots as a lovely, tasty snack or light lunch.
Ingredients:
1 tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 tin of white beans, drained, rinsed and divided into two
1 clove of garlic, peeled
The juice of 1 lemon
1 tbsp light tahini
1 tsp smoked paprika
Olive oil
Sea salt
1 bunch of carrots, washed and quartered lengthways
Butternut Chips & Garlicky Green Sauce
These butternut chips are a total Boxxfresh favourite... sweet, nutty, cinnamon spiked squash served with garlicky coriander sauce, they're delicious as part of a feast, BBQ side or even by themselves for a light lunch with a crunchy green salad - an absolute treat!!
We love to serve them in the middle of the table for everyone to share.
This is a deliciously fresh, comforting Spring soup with bags of flavour and completely celebrates our incredible Alresford watercress.
We love this soup as a nourishing lunch, cozy supper or served in smaller portions as a starter for a casual dinner.
Ingredients:
2 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
1 white onion, roughly chopped
4 sticks of celery, roughly chopped
2 courgettes, roughly chopped
1 portion of watercress (2 bunches)
This is Kelly’s take on the vegtastic Provencal stew - super simple to prep, super tasty and will leave you feeling super charged with vegpower!
Ingredients to feed 4 - 6 people:
Super Green Salad
To feed 4 as a main course or 6 as a generous side dish, you will need…
600g Tenderstem broccoli, cut in half, widthways
1/2 cucumber, chopped into 1 cm cubes
4 spring onions, finely chopped
1 tin of butterbeans, drain, rinsed and padded dry
4tbsp sesame seeds
1 tsp caraway seeds, ground in a pestle & mortar, or left whole
3 springs of dill, roughly chopped (optional)
4 springs of mint, leaves only, roughly torn
This is a really simple, speedy curry which is great on it’s own or served with a Indian feast!
Ingredients:
1 white onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic, finely diced
1 big thumb sized piece of ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp turmeric
1 green chilli, roughly chopped
1 cauliflower, broken into florets
2-3 courgettes, cut into chunky pieces
1 tin of coconut milk
1 tin of lentils, drined and rinsed
Sea salt
Black pepper
This amazing pot of deliciousness is so versatile. Serve with either a herby couscous, crispy roast potatoes, crusty bread or just a simple green salad!
Ingredients:
3 aubergines - chopped into large pieces (about half the size of a lemon)
2 peppers (any colour) chopped in large pieces
2 red onions finely sliced
3 garlic gloves sliced
2 tbsp of capers
1 handful of fresh tomatoes
1 x red chilli left whole but with 3-4 holes pricked in it
1 cinnamon stick
Earthy Jazzy Mids, sweet peppers and smokey paprika and a delightful, natural richness from the saffron… this stew is a real celebration of Spring and Summer.
Ingredients to feed 4, generously:
2 peppers, deseeded & finely sliced
1 white onion, finely sliced
2 cloves of garlic, finely sliced
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tin of tomatoes
These veg-packed burritos are not only totally delicious but super simple and quick to prepare. They are perfect for a weekend breakfast, brunch or wrapped up for an on-the-go snack!
Ingredients To serve 4:
2 red onions, peeled and finely sliced
2 peppers, deseeded and finely sliced
2 tins of cannelloni beans
2 limes
A handful of tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 chilli deseeded and finely chopped
1 avocado, diced
1 big handful of coriander, roughly chopped
