Beetroot Gratin

A recipe from Jane Grigson

This recipe for Greek Giant Beans from Rosemary Barrons ” Flavours of Greece”. The dried butter beans can be replaced by two 14 oz tins of butter beans, drained and rinsed, if you are short of time.

Neeps and Tatties (6)

Neeps and Tatties is a recipe from Scotland. It is traditionally eaten on Burns night, served alongside haggis. If you dont like haggis, just serve it with a fried egg on top. You can replace the swede with turnips if you prefer.

Red Cabbage with Anise (6-8)

A recipe for red cabbage to go with your christmas dinner.

Mushroom and Potato Pie (4)

Autumn demands comfort food and this Mushroom and Potato Pie from Nigel Slater definitely hits the spot. Serve as a main course with buttered greens or a salad alongside.

Spicy Lentils with Cream (2)

A gently spiced recipe for lentils from Nigel Slaters book ” Real Cooking” . They can be served with naan bread or a roti, or as a side dish.

Crashed Potatoes (4)

An easy recipe for delicious crispy potatoes.You dont even needs to peel them, just scrub clean.

New Potato Salad (4)

An easy recipe for new potato salad.

Poor Man’s Potatoes (4)

Patatas a Lo Pobre is a Spanish recipe which translates in English to Poor Mans Potatoes. These go well with any meat or fish dish.

You want to use a variety like Maris Piper or King Edward.

Aubergine Parmigiana (4-6)

This dish from Northern Italy can be served as a vegetarian main course or as a side dish to accompany roasted meat or fish. This is Jamie Oliver’s version from “Jamie’s Italy” published in 2005. I particularly like it because the aubergine is griddled rather than fried resulting in a less greasy dish than some versions. I like to serve it with some oven chips.

Spinach with Paneer (4)

This dish is known in India as Saag Paneer. Its one of my favourite ways with spinach.

Spinach Bhaji (4)

This is a recipe for spinach that i return to often. Its from Das Sreedharans ” Fresh Flavours of India” (1999). Das has a small chain of restaurants in London . The first opened in Stoke Newington Church Street in the nineties and is called Rasa. This restaurant is solely vegatarian and has a fairly extensive range of dishes from Southern India. For those who prefer meat and fish there is another branch of the chain almost opposite called Rasa Travancore. Both are recommended if you are visiting the area.

Serve this dish as a side dish, or with a naan bread.

Southern Indian Spinach Curry (4)

On a bit of a roll with spinach recipes at the moment. It is one of my favourite vegetables and very good for you . You could use chard as an alternative, but the stems will need to be cooked for longer than the leaves. Serve as part of a meal alongside other Indian dishes.

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