Recipes
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Blackcurrant pancakes
A home-grown take on the American blueberry pancake concept, combining a Scotch pancake recipe with a likelier alternative for garden fruit. If you’ve already frozen your crop, you can use berries straight from the freezer. Ingredients (makes about 14 pancakes)…
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Cherry, Apricot and Honey Cake
As stone fruits near the end of their season, Lucy Burton shares her honey cake recipe, which is the perfect base for any soft fruit topping During the summer months, many growers find themselves with a bounty of produce on…
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Mini Tomato Frittatas
These colourful frittatas can be made ahead and served at a picnic, or serve straight out of the oven with a salad for lunch or brunch. SERVES 6 Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 20…
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Horseradish & Lemon Butter
Having a roll of flavoured butter in your freezer can really perk up fish and other dishes. And it’s easy to make too. Preparation time: 20 minutes • A two-inch piece horseradish root, peeled and grated • 1 organic lemon,…
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Horseradish & Smoked Salmon Spread
This is a flavourful spread, with the horseradish giving the salmon an extra punch. Great for bagels or spread on crusty bread. SERVES 4 Preparation time including refrigeration: 1 hour 15 minutes. • 200g (8oz) cream cheese • 100g (4oz)…
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Raspberry brown sugar blondies
Lucy Burton shares her recipe from brown sugar blondies, the perfect base for gluts of summer raspberries There are few treats more tempting that a perfect, gooey brownie. Blondies are based on the same indulgent science as brownies but, made…
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Homemade Raspberry Vinaigrette
A delicious low fat dressing for salads. Easy to make and a fantastic use of your seasonal raspberries. Makes 1 bottle Preparation time: 15 minutes • 125g (4oz ) raspberries • 50ml (1¾fl oz) apple cider vinegar • 50ml (1¾fl…
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Plum Salad with Maple Syrup Crunch
A pretty and tasty summer salad, great served as a light lunch. SERVES 4 Preparation time: 25 minutes FOR THE MAPLE-NUT CLUSTERS 75g (3oz) sliced almonds 50g (2oz) hazelnuts, roughly chopped 50g (2oz) pumpkin seeds 3 tbsp maple syrup 1…
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Hibiscus and honey poached plums
Sweet plums have a delicate floral flavour which is enhanced by gentle cooking. Lucy Burton shares her recipe for hibiscus poached fruits July brings with it a sweet abundance of stone-fruits. The crates of glossy cherries, apricots, peaches and plums…
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Baked Fennel Fish
A zesty and flavourful dish that is both easy to prepare and impressive to look at. SERVES 4 Preperation time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 35 minutes | Total time: 50 minutes…
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Grilled Fennel
This is a great side dish to serve alongside barbecued fish. • 2-3 fennel bulbs • 1 lemon, juice of • 50g (2oz) Parmigiano cheese 1. Trim the stalks off the fennel, then slice. 2. Brush each side with olive…
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Frozen Raspberry Yogurt
Frozen yogurt has a refreshing, tangy taste, perfect for a hot day. (Ice cream machine required) Use your ripe raspberries or experiment with other seasonal fruit you are growing. Preparation time: 25 minutes | Freezing time: 2-3…
