Kale & Quinoa Salad
This kale and quinoa salad, with satay-esque dressing, comes from Melissa of The Refill Barn in Radwinter, Essex. This salad is perfect for a quick and filling meal. Melissa served hers with some leftover pizza dough with olive oil, za'atar and some perello olives.
Warm Carlin Pea “Hummus” and Salad
Serving a salad with a warm “hummus” base makes all the flavours sing, and feels so much for comforting on colder days. The Carlin Pea hummus is also fabulous with a baked sweet potato and plenty of dark green steamed leaves.
Slow Cooker Bean & Pea Chilli
This Bean Chilli is a favourite in our house, when we want something comforting, hearty and with a little washing up as possible. It freezes well and can be make in large batched. We’ve made this this on the shove, in the slow cooker and even over the campfire.
Hearty Broth with Zingy Slaw
This hearty broth from Jenny Chandler makes a perfectly sumptuous, healthy and sustaining winter lunch, with the accompanying slaw zingy enough to enliven the gloomiest of winter days.
10-minute Chilli, Garlic & Parsley Sourdough Focaccia
This sourdough focaccia recipe is from Vanessa Kimbell of The Sourdough School. It's perfect for on-the-go sourdough lovers as it only requires 10 minutes of hands on time. Inspired by Vanessa's book 10 Minute Sourdough, Breadmaking for Real Life, a cornucopia of 10-minute recipes designed to nourish the gut.
Farmer's Pea Pie
Inspired by classic British Shepherd's Pie but using split green peas in place of traditional lamb mince, this Farmer's Pea Pie from the Cook & Him makes an equally comforting and satisfying vegan alternative. A splash of soy sauce and a dash of our umami paste give a wonderful depth of flavour. It's deliciously topped off with a rich yeasty root veg mash.
Hemp Pesto
This pesto really shows off our delicious and tender shelled hemp seed, evocative of pine nuts and hemp seed. With our fermented fava bean umami paste taking the place of the usual Parmesan cheese, this happens to be vegan.
Coleslaw with Toasted Camelina & Umami Dressing
Toasted camelina seeds add a delicate savoury crunch to this classic slaw of cabbage, carrot and onion, while our fermented fava bean umami paste gives a deep rich flavour to the dressing.
Emmer & Fava Bean Sedani with Chickpeas and Leeks
This simple pasta dish shows off our fantastic collaboration with Pastificio Carleschi: sedani pasta made slowly and in small batches with UK grown organic fava bean flour and wholegrain Emmer flour.
BBQ Bean & Lentil Tacos
Enhanced by the citrus aroma of our Sussex coriander seeds, these spicy bean and lentil tacos from The Cook & Him make a perfect summer supper. Or a feast if followed by their Summer Fruit Galettes.
Lentil, Camelina & Roast Veg Salad
Nothing beats a simple salad in summer weather, and this one from The Cook and Him combines roasted veg, our British-grown whole lentils and camelina seeds, feta cheese, and scandalously good maple glazed walnuts. For added bursts of umami richness we suggest adding a spoonful of our fermented wholegrain naked barley.
Lentil Lasagne
We set The Cook & Him a challenge with this one, but the vegan lasagne they created is the perfect marriage for our British-grown Whole Olive Lentils and fermented Fava Bean Umami Paste. Packed with flavour, it can be made ahead of time, ideal for feeding a crowd or batch cooking for midweek dinners.