Hope you’re enjoying the sunshine. We have more delicious fresh salad straight from the community farm in Wallington available this week (we sold out last week so get yours while you can!) – unsprayed, nutured by the community, transported by bicycle and only £1 a bag, you can’t get better than that?! We also have some fresh peas in their pods and a few courgettes from the farm too.
This week our lovely kentish potatoes are cheaper than Sainsburys at a bargain 65p per kilo – see recipe below for delicious potato salad. Did you know the average Brit eats 500 potatoes a year and potatoes provide 15% of the UK’s vitamin C? It was also the first vegetable in space! More potato facts here: www.lovepotatoes.co.uk/fun-facts/
This Saturday the Veg Van is going to be at ‘Active at the Phoenix’ from 10 til 4 at the Phoenix Centre in Wallington with our new bicycle powered smoothie machine – do pop by and have a go!
Potato Salad
- Place the vinegar, mustard, oils, honey and salt and pepper in a screw-top jar or in the bowl of a small hand blender. Shake or blend well until creamy. Add more seasoning if desired.
- Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for about 15-20 minutes until just tender. Drain well and, when just cool enough to handle, cut into halves or quarters, if quite large.
- Place the potatoes in a mixing bowl with the tarragon, shallots, cornichons or gherkins and walnuts, if using, and toss in as much or as little of the dressing as you want.
- 2 tbsp walnut pieces (optional)
- 1 tbsp tarragon or cider vinegar
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp walnut oil
- 1 tsp honey
- flaked sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 900g/2lb new / small potatoes, washed or scrubbed
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon leaves
- 1 large shallot, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped cornichons or gherkins (optional)
If using walnuts, place in a hot oven (about 200C/400F/Gas 6) for a few minutes until beginning to colour slightly.
Bon appétit!
Hope to see you at the Veg Van soon! Find out where we are here: http://www.vegvan.org.uk/where-we-are/
Summer wishes from the Veg Van team,
Jill, Sam and Seeta
