A risotto for early summer
Season: Spring Summer
Ingredients: 450ml vegetable stock, made wth half a stock cube 4 asparagus spears, trimmed (trimmings kept) and each spear sliced into 4 200-250g/8-9oz peas in the pod, about 85g/3oz podded (pods kept) 2 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 85ml risotto rice 3 tbsp white wine (keep the...
Lamb Mini Roast with Rosemary Butter
Season: Spring
Serves 2-3 Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 35-40 minutes (for medium rare) Ingredients: 1 x 350-400g (12-14oz) lamb mini roasting joint (lamb thick flank) Salt and freshly milled black pepper For the Rosemary Butter: 50g/2oz butter, softened 30ml/2tbsp freshly chopped rosemary leaves or 10ml/2tsp dried rosemary leaves Instructions Preheat...
Smoked Trout and Asparagus Bundles
Season: Spring Summer
Ingredients : 1 bunch asparagus, ends trimmed (about 20 spears) * 2 tablespoons Pratt’s extra virgin rapeseed oil * 4 to 6 ounces thinly sliced New Forest Smokery smoked trout * (1 slice per asparagus spear) 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill * 1 small tub of crème fraiche Salt and...
Courgette Quiche
Season: Spring Summer
Ingredients : 1 unbaked pastry case (23cm) 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil * 500g courgette, thinly sliced * 175g grated New Forest Blue cheese * 250g ricotta cheese 120ml single cream * 3 eggs, lightly beaten * 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil * freshly...
Courgette and Tomato Chutney
Season: Spring Summer
Ingredients : 500ml cider vinegar or red wine vinegar * 400g brown sugar 1 tbsp mixed spice 2 tbsp yellow mustard seeds 1 cinnamon stick 1 tsp salt 4 onions, chopped * 1kg diced courgettes (yellow, green or mixed) * 1kg tomatoes, chopped * 4 eating apples, peeled and diced...
Freya’s Chicken Roulades with Basil Pesto
Season: Spring Summer
Serves 2 Ingredients PESTO 1 garlic clove 15g pine nuts Pinch of salt Small handful basil leaves 50ml Olive oil 40g Lyburn Winchester cheese, grated* ROULADE 2 Noah’s Ark Farm free range chicken breasts Flour for dusting 1 medium egg, beaten 3 slices of bread made into breadcrumbs TOMATO &...
Spinach Roulade with Vegetable and Hummus Filling
Season: Spring Summer
Ingredients Roulade *200g Baby leaf Spinach 3 tbsp plain flour *4 large eggs Salt and Pepper Grated nutmeg Filling 1 red pepper *1 bunch spring onions *2 carrots *1 medium courgette 150g hummus *Can be purchased from Hampshire Farmers Markets Producers Method Preheat the oven to 200°C (gas 6). Grease...
Carrot, Courgette and Orange Cake
Season: Spring Summer
Ingredients *250g butter, softened 200g caster sugar *3 large eggs 250g self-raising flour 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda *Zest 2 oranges 1 tsp mixed spice *100g carrots, grated *100g courgettes, grated For the icing *zest of 1 orange, plus 2-3 tbsp juice 140g icing sugar Method Heat oven to 180C/160C...