Recipes
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Strawberry, Cucumber & Feta Salad
Fresh and perfect for a summer lunch or barbecue, this colourful salad looks great at the centre of the table… SERVES4 • 1 medium cucumber • 200g strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced • 100g feta • A bunch of grapes,…
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Fresh Strawberry & Lime Mousse
A light dessert perfect for a summer’s day in the garden and great for kids to help with too. SERVES 8 • 400g (14oz) strawberries • ½ lime, juice of • 250g (9oz) marshmallows • 400ml (14fl oz) double cream…
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Pea & Potato Samosas
Crispy and delicious and well worth the effort, these little parcels are sure to please. You can easily pop a little ground lamb in too… SERVES 12 FOR THE PARCELS • 250g (9oz) plain flour • 1 tsp salt •…
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Strawberry Pimms Sorbet
Summer brings with it fresh strawberries, which marry perfectly with icy Pimms. Lucy Burton shares her recipe for a light, refreshing sorbet I don’t think I will ever tire of the sight of those first strawberries of the year. If…
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Garlic Prawns & Pea Spaghetti
A very quick and easy dish to throw together, using freshly picked garden peas. SERVES 2 • 200g (7oz) spaghetti • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped • 2 tbsp olive oil • 175g (6oz) raw shelled prawns • 1 lemon,…
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Cucumber Tzatziki
Tzatziki is a famously garlicky yoghurt dip from Greece. It’s commonly eaten as a sauce on pitta or a dip for vegetables. SERVES 4 • 1 cucumber • 1 garlic clove, minced • 1 small bunch dill, chopped • 500ml…
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Cucumber Lemonade
A refreshing summer drink using home-grown cucumbers and mint. SERVES 4 • 100g (3½oz) granulated sugar • 250ml (9fl oz) water • 250ml (9fl oz) freshly squeezed lemon juice • 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced • 1 handful mint leaves…
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Rhubarb and ginger jam
Try this simple yet delicious recipe for making use of your bumper crop of rhubarb Once the rhubarb gets underway, there’s no stopping it. When the novelty of crumble has worn off, divert some of the later stalks into this…
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Lavender Buttermilk Scones
Aromatic fresh lavender brings a beautiful fragrance and subtle flavour to buttermilk scones. Lucy Burton shares her recipe Lavender grows harmoniously alongside fruit and vegetable plants. While the stems, woody and resilient, stay above ground all year round, the fragrant…
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OUT NOW: Let’s Grow & Cook
Let’s Grow & Cook: A new special edition from Kitchen Garden Kitchen Garden editor Steve Ott and food writer Anna Pettigrew have teamed up to launch this special edition volume, Let’s Grow & Cook. The 132-page publication presents detailed advice…
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Pickled Rainbow Chard
Magical chard stems have just as much flavour as the leaves. Lucy Burton shares her recipe for pickled rainbow stems Luscious, sturdy chard is a staple of many vegetable patches. Adaptable to a range of soil acidities and resilient to…
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Danish Buttermilk Horns, With A Cherry Almond Filling
These traditional pastries come from the very northern part of Denmark. Buttery, crisp on the outside and soft in the middle. MAKES 12 • 150ml (5fl oz) buttermilk • 1 tsp yeast • 1 tbsp sugar • ½ tsp salt…
