Courgette and lime loaf This year our DBT Growing Together participants were sent courgette seeds for them to plant out. Everyone who grows courgettes knows about the glut that will soon follow from as few as two or three courgette plants. This recipe is the perfect way to make use of those extra ones…
Squash and chickpea curry Each month we highlight the best of British seasonal produce in a delicious recipe for you to make at home, with this month’s star being winter squash. Winter squash, better known as pumpkins, are available in so many varieties it can make your head spin. Butternut squash, to Turk’s Turban,…
Courgette, mint and feta salad Each month we highlight the best of British seasonal produce in a delicious recipe for you to make at home, with this month’s star being the courgette. At this time of year, many home growers find themselves in the middle of a ‘courgette glut’ – where you can’t quite…
Crushed broad beans and peas on toast Each month we highlight the best of British seasonal produce in a delicious recipe for you to make at home, with this month’s star being broad beans. Broad beans have a love ‘em or hate ‘em reputation but over here at the DBT, we love them. The…
Roasted radishes with chimichurri Each month we highlight the best of British seasonal produce in a delicious recipe for you to make at home, with this month’s star being the radish. Radishes are one of the easiest vegetables to grow at home. They don’t take up a lot of space and are happy to…
Rhubarb crumble Each month we highlight the best of British seasonal produce in a delicious recipe for you to make at home, with this month’s star being rhubarb. The pink stems of rhubarb are unmistakable in both the supermarket and the garden. It is one of the easier plants to grow at home…
Purple sprouting broccoli bake Each month we highlight the best of British seasonal produce in a delicious recipe for you to make at home, with this month’s star being purple sprouting broccoli… or PSB for short. Purple sprouting broccoli is not unlike its close relative tenderstem broccoli, except it has thicker stems and…
Savoy cabbage and potato soup Each month we highlight the best of British seasonal produce in a delicious recipe for you to make at home, with this month’s star being the versatile savoy cabbage. Like last month’s star vegetable, the brussels sprout, cabbage has also developed a bad reputation thanks to it often appearing as…
Each month we highlight the best of British seasonal produce in a delicious recipe for you to make at home, with this month’s star being the humble Brussels sprout. Hated by many thanks to overboiling and bitterness, we are going to show you that this mini brassica is a tasty addition to any meal when…
For any keen growers and those of you who have been taking part in our tomato growing project, this is the perfect way to use up those remaining tomatoes which, now that the sunlight hours are fading, just won’t ripen up. This is a lovely tangy, sweet and sticky chutney; the perfect accompaniment to cheese…
