Quick and Hearty Family Meals from Vegetable Scraps
Discover how to transform your weekly vegetable box into delicious, time-saving meals in under 40 minutes with these simple recipes.
Riverford, an organic produce company, offers a collection of recipes designed to create satisfying family meals in under 40 minutes, emphasizing the use of seasonal vegetables.
Fish Laksa
This fragrant noodle soup is a quick adaptation of a classic, combining Thai red curry paste with Indian curry powder for a unique flavor profile. It serves four and takes 40 minutes to prepare and cook. The dish features leeks, courgettes, ginger, garlic, coconut milk, vegetable or fish stock, pak choi, white fish, jumbo prawns, and pre-cooked rice noodles. It is served with lime wedges and fresh mint.
Stracci Veggie Lasagne
A simplified lasagne that bypasses the need for a béchamel sauce. This recipe uses torn pasta sheets mixed directly into the sauce. It serves four and requires 40 minutes for preparation and cooking. Ingredients include olive oil, red onions, carrots, celery, courgettes, passata, borlotti beans, fresh lasagne sheets, pesto, spinach, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese.
Cabbage & Chorizo Gnocchi Hash
This hearty dish celebrates the versatility of cabbage, pairing it with chorizo, mushrooms, and gnocchi. It serves four and takes 35 minutes to prepare and cook. The recipe calls for olive oil, chorizo, onion, chestnut mushrooms, garlic, smoked paprika, cabbage, gnocchi, and eggs, finished with fresh parsley.
Speedy Chicken & Leek Pie
A dish that combines elements of a pie and a gratin, featuring leeks and chicken in a creamy sauce topped with sweet potato slices. It serves four and is ready in 40 minutes. The recipe includes olive oil, leeks, chicken breasts, garlic, Dijon mustard, double cream, tarragon (or chervil/parsley), sweet potatoes, and smoked paprika.
Crispy Parmesan Cauliflower Salad
Inspired by Waldorf salad, this dish offers a sweet and crunchy counterpoint to salty, crispy cauliflower coated in parmesan. It serves four and takes 40 minutes. Key ingredients include cauliflower, parmesan cheese, cooked grains, apples, celery, grapes, lettuce, parsley, walnuts, and a dressing made with Dijon mustard, capers, lemon juice, crème fraîche or Greek yogurt, and olive oil.
Winter Caesar Salad
A substantial salad based on a Caesar salad, featuring potatoes and purple sprouting broccoli. It serves four and is prepared and cooked in 40 minutes. The salad includes waxy potatoes, eggs, broccoli, sourdough bread for croutons, optional streaky bacon, cos lettuce, and tarragon or chervil. The dressing combines capers, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil, with grated hard-boiled eggs and parmesan cheese for serving.
Squash Chilli with Nacho Topping
This Tex-Mex dish uses autumn squash in a bean chili topped with cheese-filled tortillas. It serves four and takes 40 minutes to prepare and cook. Ingredients include squash, red pepper, black beans, garlic, cumin, coriander, oregano, smoked paprika, cinnamon, passata, chilli flakes or chipotle paste, corn tortillas, and Cheddar cheese. Serving suggestions include soured cream, tomato salsa, guacamole, pickled jalapeños, and fresh coriander.
Chocolate Orange Pots
A simple yet decadent dessert that can be served warm or chilled. These chocolate pots are rich and require only 15 minutes of active preparation and 40 minutes total cook time, including setting. The recipe uses double cream, dark chocolate, Greek yogurt, honey or maple syrup, and the juice and zest of an orange, with an optional pinch of sea salt to enhance sweetness.