The Allotment Chef: Home-grown Recipes and Seasonal Stories. Paul Merrett

New Potatoes

       Garlic Flat Bread

       Oven-dried Tomatoes

       Main Courses

       Pumpkin and Ricotta Ravioli with Sage Butter

       Roasted Pepper Stew with Red Onion, Sausage, Tomato and Courgette

       Mushroom Risotto with Parsnip Purée and Parsnip Crisps

       Smoked Haddock Risotto with Sweetcorn and Spring Onions

       Smoked Haddock Fishcakes with Parsley Sauce and Fried Egg

       Scallops Baked in the Shell with Carrot, Leek and Shallot

       Grilled Cider-cured Salmon with Potato Salad

       Whole Roasted Trout with Chard, Bacon and Mushrooms

       Fish Pie

       Grilled Sea Bass on Stir-fried Lettuce with a Coconut and Basil Broth

       Tangy Grilled Chicken with Spicy Coleslaw

       Sheila’s Marinated Chicken Drumsticks

       Tea-smoked Chicken Breast on Vegetable and Noodle Stir Fry

       One-pot Chicken and Vegetable Stew

       Mum’s Pork Belly Curry

       Lamb Stew with Allotment Vegetables and Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings

       Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings

       Dilly’s Sri Lankan Curry

       Sri Lankan Curry Powder

       Slow-roasted Shoulder of Lamb Studded with Garlic and Rosemary

       Doug’s Prize-winning Moussaka

       Braised Ox Cheek with Dauphinoise Potatoes

       Preserves and Sauces

       Pickled Red Cabbage

       Courgette Pickle

       Green Tomato Chutney

       Green Tomato Salsa with Spring Onion and Green Chilli

       Tomato and Chilli Jam

       Aubergine, Tomato and Coriander Salsa

       Red Onion Jam

       Strawberry Jam

       Mint Sauce

       Cucumber, Green Tomato and Mint Raita

       Pesto

       Herb Oil

       Flavoured Butter

       Granny’s Vinaigrette

       Beurre Blanc

       Neil’s Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce

       Easy Tomato Pasta Sauce

       Desserts and Sweet Things

       Steamed Spiced Plum and Walnut Sponge

       Roasted Plums

       Mum’s Apple Snow

       Emergency White Chocolate Cheesecake with Summer Berries

       Berries Dipped in White Chocolate

       Mum’s Meringue Cake

       Crème Anglaise

       Warm Baked Victoria Sponge with Red Berries and Whipped Cream

       Custard Tart with Rhubarb Compote

       Hot Doughnuts with a Jam Injection

       Dilly’s Bakewell Tart

       MJ’s Fruit Crumbles

       Anton’s Pear and Almond Croustillant with Pear Crisps

       Pear Crisps

       Tarte Tatin

       Acknowledgements

       Copyright

       About the Publisher

      Photograph by Jonathan Gregson

      Photograph by Jenny Heller

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