Eating seasonally on a vegbox scheme can be a challenge. The honeymoon period discovering new varieties and phenomenal flavours can be followed by a slump into overfamiliarity and overwhelm (you again?). It can take time to adjust.
We’re here to help you to see that giant cabbage or stash of turnips as an opportunity; a chance to cook up bountiful batch meals that will feed you several times over. You’ll have lunch and supper and meals in the freezer ready for those days when cooking is the last thing you feel like doing. And they’re cheaper and healthier than a takeaway.
These versatile recipes work with loads of different vegetables and most are great to eat cold or reheat later.
Vegan
Works with: almost anything, potato, squash, parsnip, turnip, carrot, squash, swede, sweet potato, kohlrabi, cabbage, kale, sprout tops, spring greens...
Stores well in fridge? yes
Freeze? yes
Eat cold? not recommended
Vegan (though non-vegans may choose to top with a fried egg or some crumbled feta)
Works with: we haven't yet found a root or green veg that doesn't work
Stores well in fridge? yes
Freeze? not recommended
Eat cold? surprisingly tasty, but better warmed up
Vegan
Works with: beetroot, kohlrabi, turnip, celeriac, white and red cabbage, carrot, other leafy greens, apple or pear
Stores well in fridge? yes
Freeze? not recommended
Eat cold? absolutely
Works with: most vegetables eg onion, carrots, potatoes, squash, beetroot, greens or veg left over from another meal
Stores well in fridge? yes
Freeze? not recommended
Eat cold? delicious
Vegan
Works with: try anything eg cauliflower, swede, turnip, mushrooms, aubergine, courgette, pepper, greens
Stores well in fridge? yes
Freeze? yes
Eat cold? much tastier when eaten hot
