We have been growing our own tomatoes for nearly fifteen years, whether it was on our window sill at home, our greenhouse at the allotment plot in Scotland or here, in our back garden in Wales, the passion for trying to grow some of our own, continues.
This year the tomatoes are not as plentiful, but they are still tasty and bit like the courgettes, every year I wonder what am I going to do with all these tomatoes, other than making the usual soups , chilli red tomato chutneys, sauces and lasagne. So if you are looking for some inspiration and are looking for something different than you have come to the right place.
First up is Rosemary Elliot's vegan Bloody Mary Jelly
Next we have an Oven Baked Za'atar Tomato and Potato Frittata
Something light to snack on Pan Con Tomate - Catalan Tomato Bread
Something light to eat for lunch Red Pepper and HarissaTomato Potatoes , the vegan with VPud Black Pudding is optional.
How about this Red Tomato, Fenugreek, Paneer Coconut Curry
Do you have a favourite tomato recipe that you make year on year, please let me know.
I am also sharing 12 tomato recipes from my co-host of Eat Your Greens Veg Hog, as well as linking to the Guardian celebrity chef and food writer tomato recipes.
The Guardian Part 1
The Guardian Part 2
The Guardian Part 3
The Guardian Part 4
This Meat Free Fruit Curry blog post came about after conversing with my vegetarian blogger friend Johanna who blogs over at Green Gourmet Giraffe. Johanna had recenlty made a variation of Peach and Chickpeas Curry inspired by Jack Monroe, I commented that I too had made a variation of Jack Monro'e Peach and Chickpea Curry a few years back.
It was in making that Peach fruit curry that both inspired and gave me the confidence last year to make a vegan Plum Chickpea Curry with the plums that were literally falling from the garden tree.
This blog engagement with Green Gourmet Giraffe got me thinking and swiftly decide to share 13 Vegetarian and/ or Vegan Meat Free Fruit Curry Recipes and try and inspire some of you to try some of these unusual combinations, after all if we can have vegetables in desserts, puddings and cake - then I guess, why not a savoury sweet fruit curry.
Yes, I am being a little self-referential, but it is my blog space and start of with my own variation of of a Pakistani recipe Watermelon and Black Beans Curry with Paneer or Tofu.
Hispanic Papaya Curry from The Hispanic Kitchen. If your interested I also made a Mauritius version of Green Papaya Curry with Soya Chunks.
Orange 'Chicken' and Spicy Fruit Curry from Mouthwatering Vegan Recipes
Ms Marmite Lover South African Bunny Chow with Peach Curry and Sultanas
with crusty bread.
Ms Marmite Lover also has a recipe for Sri Lankan Pineapple, Cashew and Coconut Curry on her website.
Pineapple, Ginger and Tofu Curry from A2K A Seasonal Veg Table
Sri Lankan Spicy Green Apple Curry from The Flavour Blender
You will find a lot of chicken curry recipes made with pear, but you may be interested to note that Food 52 have a recipe for Pear, Butternuts Squash Curry Soup (no photograph)
Strawberry and Puy Lentil Curry from A2K _ A Seasonal Veg Table
Mango Coconut Curry aka Ambya Sasam from Enjoy Indian Food.
Kerala Jackfruit Curry from Sanjeev Kapoor
You will also find a recipe for Spinach Curry with Fresh Apricots from Azelia's Kitchen (no photograph)
To end, as I begun with the awesome Jack Monroe, she even has a Banana Chickpea and Tea Curry. but it is very possible that this Banana Curry recipe is inspired by the Queen of Vegetarian cuisine in the UK Rose Elliot as she has a Banana Curry with Cashew recipe in The New Complete Vegetarian Collection (2010) check out the recipe here.
Do you have any Vegetarian Vegan Meat Free Fruit Curry Recipes to share?!
We Brits are very reserved with our strawberries come the Summer season. We love mostly to make jam with our British strawberries so that we can slather it on our homemade scones. Come Wimbledon - it becomes fashionable to indulge in Strawberries and Cream or the more traditional Eton Mess.
Well for a change and in the name of culinary and cultural diversity, I recently decided to make a Strawberry Curry and it got me thinking about other savoury strawberry recipes. Strawberries in a savoury dish?! Its actually not as terrible as you may think. Imagine a strawberry a bit like a cherry tomato. Its not always sweet, sometimes sharp too or sometimes both. Perfect for Goats cheese or Mozzarella Toasted Panini, or on a Bruschetta.
Here are twelve Savoury Strawberry vegetarian and vegan recipes from around blogosphere.
Strawberry, Avocado and Walnut Salad from the magnificent Green Gourmet Giraffe
Strawberry and Jalapeno Salsa
Strawberry Chilli Jam perfect for savoury Oatcakes or simply on toast.
Something else that would be excellent on crust bread would be this Strawberry Chutney from The Practical Herbalist; Or if your more into BBQ's try this Strawberry Ketchup for veggie burgers (not pictured), the recipe comes from The Yellow Apron.
I f you want something a little lighter and elegant, try this easy chilled strawberry Soup aka Strawberry Gazpacho from The Star.
Check out these vegan Strawberry and Tofu Spring Rolls by The Dirty Hippie and The Bohemian girl.
A impressive Strawberry Quiche with Brie Cheese that would make an excellent centrepiece for a buffet.
You will either love or hate this vegan Strawberry Risotto with Salad greens
Broccoli in Savoury Sauce by by KiipFit. It does contain Worcestershire sauce, but that can be substituted with a vegan version.
Vegetarian Savoury Strawberry Pizza by Dishing Up The Dirt.
Or if you want some comfort gooey crunch, how about this Gluten Free Grilled Strawberry and Cheese Sandwich from The Tomato Tart. And finally a fabulous Hot and Smoky Strawberry Sauce (not pictured) that would be fantastic over a tofu steak.
Do you have any Savoury Strawberry recipes that you would like to share?
2016 seems to be the year of the Turmeric. Turmeric boasts a number of health benefits: digestive and antiseptic, but as a person of South Asian heritage Turmeric known as Haldi has been part of my heritage and not seen as a trend. Turmeric is traditionally used in South Asian curries, pickles, thrown into chappati's aka roti's, rice, Dals, soups, but also as a beauty treatment.
However as a vegetarian experimental cook, even I have succumbed to the recent attention turmeric has been getting in the foodie world. The past couple of years has seen the rise in turmeric consumption in the Western world doused in vegan tofu scramble to give it that ochre egg yoke colouring, stirred into breakfast oats, as well as in drinks such as turmeric lattes, turmeric smoothies and turmeric teas - all of which seem to be the rage right now.
Today I bring you my bakers dozen: 13 meatless vegetarian and vegan recipes that make turmeric the golden star it is, not an accessory.
It would be wrong not to start with the much beloved vegan Turmeric Tofu scramble from Post Punk Kitchen. Tofu Scarmble has become a staple in every vegan home. I am not vegan and I love it.
Turmeric Garden Vegetable Piccalili made with green beans, runner beans, cauliflower and carrots. This Piccalili is perfect next to a good home-made pie.
This unctuous Tangerine Turmeric Jam by Tropical Homestead is a little like marmalade, perfect for crusty or toasted homemade bread.
An awesome and original Dairy Free Turmeric Butter from Refresh. I love the crackers too.
A handsome Turmeric Masala Bread from the beautiful Preena who blogs over at A Teaspoon A Turmeric - a blog about Turmeric and Indian cooking.
A change from Baked Bean, try these Turmeric Butter Beans with Dill and Garlic
Turmeric Pasta Salad with Blood Orange Chilli Oil.
The pasta is simply boiled in water infused with ground turmeric, I have also done this with New Potatoes.
Curried Tofu with Turmeric Rice inspired by Moosewood Collective
Fresh Turmeric Root Vegetable Curry from Archana's Kitchen. This is an amazing vegetarian recipe.
Jamaican 'Patty' Pies with Turmeric Pastry - Here the vegan pastry is infused with ground turmeric and thyme.
Something different for when you have the munchies - Turmeric and Mango Flapjacks
Another fantastic turmeric recipe from A Teaspoon Of Turmeric, this time its a Turmeric Til Ladoos, an Indian sweet covered in sesame seeds. This would be so easy to make vegan by substituting the ghee with coconut butter.
And finally, a pretty Middle Eastern Turmeric Cake aka Sfuf, Sfoof by Reinventing Nadine. I hope you have enjoyed this Turmeric blog post and are inspired to make it more of a star ingredient in your recipes. Do you have any turmeric recipes that you would like to share with me.
