This is the season for eating from the croft, and the fresh produce is now coming in with abundance, even from the handful of small grow beds that we have. We are enjoying lettuce, kale, new potatoes, purple sprouting broccoli, chard, onions, peas and fresh herbs.
I’m being challenged to find new ways of serving this bounty, as we can’t store or freeze any produce this season.
This is whipped feta with roasted beetroot, toasted almonds, orange zest, chopped mint and parsley.
I was so excited to try our first baby beets from the croft that I made this dish up specifically to try them. It’s adapted from one that I found that uses goats cheese.
Scooped up with oat biscuits, it was a light nibble to eat before a main meal with friends, but would easily make a lunch on its own. This will become a summer staple, I think, and I’ve resolved to definitely grow more beetroots next year!
Tonight, kale and purple sprouting broccoli from the croft were the central vegetables in our meal. They were lightly sautéed with garlic, sesame, spring onions, lime, a bit of leftover chicken, and noodles.
Lots of potatoes… cold potato salad, fried potatoes, garlic potatoes, mash here we come!
Ravencroft Skye 
There is something very special about going out to pick whatever is available, inventing s way ti use it and then enjoying a meal that is the freshest it can be and the result of your own work. I am so glad your first growing season has been successful. You sound to be a talented and inventive cook which certainly helps!
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Aww, thankyou for your nice comment! I’m not a great cook but I do like to try new things, and it certainly helps having fresh produce to hand!
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Just saw this: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRok0cpFYcb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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And your beetroot dish looks sooo good!!
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Thank you! So simple to make as well 👍❤️
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Abundance!! Doesn’t it make you feel rich? I love the sensation of picking your own vegetables.
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Yes, me too. I can’t wait for next year where I can freeze and can some of this. At the moment we have grown only small quantities and eat as things ripen, but next year we will have the pantry up and running and I need to preserve some of this bounty! 💕
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That is a time consuming passion. Worthwhile, but time consuming.
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