Last month was quiet for the #EatYourGreens challenge. Regardless, I still have three wonderfully green vegetarian recipes to share.
The first Eat Your Greens recipe comes from Green Gourmet Giraffe with a Halloween Salad made up of green vegetables such as celery, sugar snap peas, green peppers and cucumber served with tzatziki.
Next we have Ephee Lafee from with a Stuffed Squash full of goodness which includes Brussels sprouts - its such a colourful dish.
My co-host The Veg Hog with Upside Down Brussels Sprouts Pizza. As well as Brussels sprouts, the base is topped with potatoes, slow cooked and for colour cranberries and sea buckthorn.
Finally, my own contribution Swiss Chard Paneer - the chard had softened so much that it coated the paneer like silk.
So its time to say good-bye to Eat Your Greens challenge, it is a little sad, nonetheless we and no doubt we will all still be eating and cooking with greens in our kitchen. So its not really the end.
I do want to say a heartfelt Thank you to my faithful co-host The VegHog who shared the labour of hosting Eat Your Greens for as long as we did and for that I am grateful. I know I could not have continued as long as we did without her. Anyway, if you ever want inspiration, please do visit the Eat Your Greens Archive page that lists all the months and contributions from past contributors whom we would also like to say Thank you too.
Next weekend will be the weekend when we will turn our thoughts to the festive season. Its the weekend we will also bring down the Christmas tree and decorations from the attic.. but this weekend is a lazy weekend. So lazy that I have nothing of interest to share, I feel zapped and lacking both energy and enthusiasm. I hope the festive season injects some pizazz into me!
I made this Swiss Chard Paneer early this month. Its an adaptation of Saag or Palak (Spinach) Paneer that you often find at South Asian take-aways and restaurants.
The rainbow chard came from my garden. There is still plenty to harvest.
The pan roasted paneer made for a change. I normally just throw it in the dish and let it warm through, but fancied being a little bit naughty. You can see the brand of paneer cheese I used if you visit my In My Kitchen blog post. This was a gorgeous dish to eat with rice, the chard had softened so much that it coated the paneer like silk.
So this recipe is my contribution to the last edition of Eat Your Greens challenge that I co-hosted with The VegHog. There is still time to join in if you want. Follow this link on how to participate.
Recipe below
I spotted some beetroot leaves dancing in the breeze at the weekend. I had forgotten that I planted some beetroot, so it was a nice surprise when I pulled them out of the ground to find some healthy bulbs and free from slug holes.
In my delight I showed D and he said why don't you make a beetroot curry. It was decided. I removed the leaves and ordinarily I would have used them to make Beetroot Leaf Kuku or Beetroot Bhajis aka Pakora, but they were not as lush as my red chard last week, so they were destined for the compost bin. I then peeled the beetroot to reveal that they were not traditional deep burgundy beetroot, but chioggia known as candy cane or candy strip beet.
This is when I realised the beetroot curry would not be as bold coloured, still I went with it as I have made a beetroot curry with Golden Chioggia Beetroot in the past.
Compared to traditional beetroot which is earthy in flavour this was quite sweet, almost like turnip, in fact looking at the photograph below you would think it was turnip.
Whilst making the beetroot curry (recipe below) I got distracted by the blue tits and the green finches, goldfinches and bullfinches on the bird feeder in the garden, then I noticed a goldfinch was stuck in the greenhouse. I rushed out to open the greenhouse door, it took me a while to encourage it to fly out as it was flitting from one waning tomato plant to another. It eventually came out and that is when I decided to pick up some tomatoes that seemed ruby red and healthy.
D was not convinced. He was right, I tasted one and it was a little too far gone - well at least the red chillies were okay. Anyway, I am sharing this blog post with Dave over at Happy Acres who hosts Harvest Monday every week.
