The_Simple_Things_-_March_2020

Serves 6

Handful of foraged wild garlic leaves,

finely chopped

1 clove of garlic, finely chopped

Zest of 1 lemon

Pinch of sea salt flakes

1 Add all the ingredient to a bowl

and mix until well combined.

Note: If wild garlic is difficult to find,

you can use flat-leaf parsley instead.

Wild garlic gremolata

Forage for your dinner, by picking

fresh wild garlic in local woodland

or on riverbanks

Serves 6

1.3kg new potatoes, halved if large

4 spring onions, dark green tops and

roots removed, finely sliced

Small handful of fresh herbs of your

choice, finely chopped (eg mint and

flat-leaf parsley)

4 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp wholegrain mustard

2 tbsp red wine vinegar

1 Steam the potatoes until tender.

Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix together

the spring onion, herbs, oil, mustard

and vinegar to make a dressing.

2 Add the dressing to the cooked

potatoes, season with salt and

pepper and toss to combine.

3 Serve warm or at room temperature.

This can be made in advance and

refrigerated, removing a couple

of hours before serving.

Herby potato salad

New potatoes are coming into

season, liven them up with herbs

and a little mustard dressing

Pop the stew in a low

oven, remove the

salad from the fridge,

and head out for

some fresh air and to

work up an appetite.

If it’s inclement

weather, then relax

with the papers

or plan a games

afternoon with the

delicious aroma

of dinner teasing

your tastebuds.

»

GATHERING

Create a distinctive potato

salad by using your choice

of f lavoursome herbs

Serves 6

Handfulof foragedwildgarlicleaves,

finelychopped

1 cloveof garlic,finelychopped

Zestof 1 lemon

Pinchof seasaltflakes

1 Addall theingredientto a bowl

andmixuntilwellcombined.

Note:If wildgarlicis difficultto find,

youcanuseflat-leafparsleyinstead.

Wildgarlicgremolata

Forageforyourdinner,bypicking

freshwildgarlicinlocalwoodland

oronriverbanks

Serves 6
1.3kgnewpotatoes,halvedif large
4 springonions,darkgreentopsand
rootsremoved,finelysliced
Smallhandfulof freshherbsof your
choice, finelychopped(egmintand
flat-leafparsley)
4 tbspoliveoil
1 tbspwholegrainmustard
2 tbspredwinevinegar

1 Steam the potatoes until tender.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix together
the spring onion, herbs, oil, mustard
and vinegar to make a dressing.
2 Add the dressing to the cooked
potatoes, season with salt and
pepper and toss to combine.
3 Serve warm or at room temperature.
This can be made in advance and
refrigerated, removing a couple
of hours before serving.

Herby potato salad

New potatoes are coming into
season, liven them up with herbs

and a little mustard dressing

Popthestewin a low

oven,removethe

saladfromthefridge,

andheadoutfor

somefreshairandto

workupanappetite.

If it’sinclement

weather,thenrelax

withthepapers

orplana games

afternoonwiththe

deliciousaroma

of dinnerteasing

yourtastebuds.

»

GATHERING

Create a distinctive potato

salad by using your choice

of f lavoursome herbs