Notes about Recipes in this book

• Cardoons with lentils

  • alicevegan on May 03, 2023

    My first time trying cardoons, received them in my veg box. Not a fan, it's like bitter celery! The recipe was OK, very simple flavours. I added some honey to counteract the bitterness and some capers to perk it up a bit. I now read that you should peel and boil cardoons before using, this wasn't mentioned in the online version of the recipe but presumably in the book.

• Baba ghanoush

  • anna_66imxn on April 07, 2026

    Really yummy, I think I would use less tahini next time but that's a personal preference thing

• Grilled aubergine, feta, olive and mint salad

  • Rowlandschef on May 24, 2020

    This is an amazing recipe so full of flavour. I substituted walnuts for pine nuts. Fresh basil and mint with a good balsamic make this a wonderful summer dish.

  • StreathamDebs on April 12, 2022

    Loved this recipe. Only used half the dressing on the salad. Roasted the aubergine the night before when I had the oven on for something else. So in fact we had this cold, served as a main course for lunch with warm tortilla/pitta breads.

• Kohlrabi and peanut stir-fry

  • anna_66imxn on June 01, 2026

    A really nice stir-fry that doesn't have cabbage in it. The sauce is worth using with whatever veg.

• Chicken, broad bean and new potato stew

  • Maxineanna on May 08, 2022

    Can substitute double cream with crème fraîche.

• Smoky quinoa-stuffed peppers with sheep's cheese

  • Maxineanna on May 08, 2022

    Can use fresh tomato in place of canned.

• Ideas for raw tomato 2 (Tabbouleh)

  • anna_66imxn on April 07, 2026

    Good basic tabouleh recipe, I think I could have dried the bulgar out more or left it to cool down longer, the instructions where very scant which left a lot of margin for my error