Our last post celebrated growth in the allotment, but this one gets down to why we grow in the first place – to eat.  As the season goes on the nature of harvests (and thus dinner) changes. In the early summer we have fresh and young crops epitomised by asparagus, early potatoes and mange tout.

Harvest 21 June

From here on in our fridge will have a rolling selection of salads, such as the potato, green and roast vegetable salads shown below.

Salads 20 June

as the summer progresses, hotter weather crops start to come through such as tomatoes and strawberries.

Tomatoes 19 July

Strawberries 11 July

The first cabbages start to appear meaning that there will be a regular flow of slaws being prepared.  Sometimes the classic coleslaw with orange carrots, but also others made with different coloured beetroots and purple carrots, dressed with olive oil rather than mayonnaise.

Veg 11 July

With courgettes, tomatoes and the first sweet peppers all arriving now, treats such as the kebabs below can form the centrepiece of a meal.

Veg Kebabs July 2020