Tag Archives: Spinach

Fig, walnut, blackberry and spinach salad

This is a simple five-ingredients salad for autumn (fall), when summer is coming to an end and the evenings are feeling cooler. I failed to get out blackberrying this year but bought the biggest, tastiest blackberries from a local shop, … Continue reading

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Spinach Sunflower Vegan Tart

Vegan Mofo 2019 Pastry – sweet or savoury, what can you do with pastry? I made this for a summer afternoon with friends – it goes perfectly with a cold glass of beer or white wine. You can just pull … Continue reading

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Fancy but Frugal

You don’t need to spend a fortune to impress! I don’t make a lot of ‘fancy’ dishes but this is a bit of an exception but the ingredients are not too pricey – pastry, onion, spinach and a handful of … Continue reading

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Food with friends: Vegan spinach & walnut tart

This month’s #MiniMoFo theme is food with friends. This tart is a bit fiddly to make but well worth it as it’s great for sharing with friends along with a few cold glasses on a warm evening in the garden. … Continue reading

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Spinach and Walnut Sunflower Tart

Theme: Party! – Canapés, finger foods, something to share. Recipe adapted from: http://www.italianchips.com/spinach-pie Ingredients: for the pastry: 500 g of flour 90 ml of extra virgin olive oil 200 ml of dry white wine 2 tsp of salt for the … Continue reading

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Seasonal Selfish Salad

Theme: You do make friends with salad – A salad to win anyone’s heart This salad is made up using seasonal veg. The spinach, squash and beetroot came from the allotment garden next door and the basil (for the pesto) … Continue reading

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