Riverford Recipe Box – An Organic Feast – Giveaway #72
We get a fortnightly organic veg box from Riverford to supplement the vegetables we grow, but it was only recently I became aware that there is also such a thing as a Riverford recipe box. How intriguing. As well as getting to try one of the boxes, I also have one to offer my readers as a giveaway.
I’ve heard of the recipe box concept, of course and have even tried one, but the Riverford scheme is slightly different. It’s organic for a start and most of the items are sourced from its own farms and shop, making it an in-house production. I love the idea of cooking things in ways I might not otherwise have thought of; this also helps give me inspiration for future dishes. I suspect I might never have thought to make a curry out of celeriac, but I was given the ingredients and recipe for celeriac curry with chard & cardamom rice, so I went for it. And guess what, it was delicious. As it turned out, we didn’t get chard, but pak choi instead, the joy and challenge of seasonal provisioning. The rice was brown basmati which is probably my favourite, being nutty and slightly chewy. The meal was the only vegan one of the three. It was brightly coloured, warming and filling, just what we needed on a cold winter’s night.
When I say there is a Riverford recipe box, I actually mean boxes. You can choose from the original recipe box, a quick recipe box or a vegetarian one. We received a vegetarian box for two. Ostensibly this provided three meals, but we actually got five out of it. Erring on the side of generosity certainly meets with our approval. We were provided with measured quantities of all the ingredients required, except for salt, pepper and oil. The vegetables and salad were all fresh and guidelines on keeping times were given. Each month / week the recipes are created by different chefs. Ours came from by Bob Andrew, former Head Chef at Riverford’s Field Kitchen. The recipe cards are thorough, well written and well produced. They even have a bit of farm news from Guy Watson, Riverford’s founder and organic pioneer.
Roast veg souvlaki with chopped salad, yoghurt & pitta was perhaps my favourite of all, but then I do have a predilection for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food. This was a veritable feast, both for the eye and the palate. It was a hands on event as we stuffed our warmed pitta breads with the chilli and oregano roasted veg and halloumi. We were both mightily impressed with the fennel, tomato and olive salad, which we elected to serve separately from the salad greens. Spooning on the delicious garlic yogurt sauce completed the experience. This is the kind of meal to share with friends.
It was an utter delight not to have to think what to cook and to have a varied range of delicious and organic dishes to eat during the week. The portions were on the generous side, which was fine by us as we were able to get two meals out of the curry and two out of the slow cooked shallot trenne with mushrooms & rosemary. The slow cooked shallot sauce gave an individual character to a classic Italian fast food. With plenty of mushrooms included, it was a case of Umami Mia.
A Riverford recipe box for two costs £33.95 and provides at least three meals. Boxes for four people are also available. For more information on Riverford, hop over to the post about my farm visit.
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I was sent a Riverford recipe box for review purposes. I was not required to write a positive review and all opinions are, as always, my own. Thanks to my readers for supporting the brands and organisations that help to keep Tin and Thyme blithe and blogging.
Tracy K Nixon
3rd March 2016 at 10:02 amI’d love to see some asparagus and I’d love to make a creamy chicken and asparagus risotto!
Tina Higgins
3rd April 2016 at 5:47 pmI would love to win this. I am a naughty vegetarian who doesn’t eat enough veg. This would give me a kickstart. X
Catherine Jones
3rd April 2016 at 7:49 pmI’d love this to expand my veggie recipe practice!
sharon martin
3rd March 2016 at 10:15 ami’d like to see carrot, as i’d like to try making carrot cupcakes
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 6:13 pmOoh that’s a nice idea Sharon, though the recipe box is for main meals rather than pudding.
Sara
21st March 2016 at 1:24 pmLooks yummy
Corina
3rd March 2016 at 10:25 amI didn’t realise Riverford did recipe boxes either but it sounds like the meals you made out of it were delicious and it’s always good to be pushed to try something you wouldn’t have done otherwise like the celeriac curry.
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 5:50 pmExactly Corina. Loved all the recipes and it’s such a good way to try new recipes.
rebecca nisbet
3rd March 2016 at 10:27 ami would like to see sweet potatoes and i would make wedges.
shaheen
3rd March 2016 at 10:30 amIts been a long while since I delved into a Veg Box and this would be a delight, esp. with recipes to try!
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 5:48 pmWell it’s not quite a veg box Shaheen as it has all the ingredients needed to make the recipes, but it does, of course, contain veg too. Was fab.
shaheen
3rd March 2016 at 10:31 amChard – a stir fry of sorts.
Margaret Clarkson
3rd March 2016 at 10:48 amAsparagus, because I love it. I would cook it lightly and serve it with some melted butter as part of a meal.
Cristín Williams
3rd March 2016 at 10:52 amSince it is March I would say leeks and make potato and leek pie, or maybe I should say turnip so I can make pasties for st pirans day
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 5:47 pmHave I lost the plot? I thought St Piren’s Day had already gone.
Cathy @ Planet Veggie
3rd March 2016 at 10:56 amI love these boxes – takes all the thinking away about what to have for dinner that night. And they’re so quick and easy too.
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 5:45 pmI loved my box too Cathy. No thinking and everything ready to hand – win win!
Sarah Cooper
3rd March 2016 at 11:02 amCourgettes – would make stuffed herby courgettes from my new recipe book!
ELISHA
3rd March 2016 at 11:03 amI would like to see kohlrabi, make soup or stirfry with it.
Emma Fox
3rd March 2016 at 11:05 ampeppers – I love peppers especially stuffed
Karl Borowy
3rd March 2016 at 11:07 amcauliflower to make cauliflower cheese chicken type dish
Nicki Evans
3rd March 2016 at 11:08 amI would like to see Mushrooms to make a Mushroom Stroganoff.
Squawkwoo
3rd March 2016 at 11:15 amI’d like cauliflower. Not very original I know but I love cauliflower cheese all bubbling hot from the oven. I invariably sling edamame or peas in there for extra protein and top with tomato slices. Served with a heap of a spinach salad. Yum.
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 5:43 pmCauliflower cheese is one of favourites. I occasionally add mushrooms and like you top with tomato slices, but never added peas or edamame – nice idea.
Susan Lloyd
3rd March 2016 at 11:20 amI would love to see butternut squash, as I love it, but find it hard to prepare. The recipe would have to be either a curry or a risotto.
Vicky
3rd March 2016 at 11:31 amCeleriac, I love it simply roasted in a little extra virgin olive oil with a generous sprinkling of paprika and sea salt.
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 5:40 pmRoasted celeriac or mashed with potato are two of my favourite ways of eating it too Vicky, though I must say the curry was very good.
Sophie Sanderson
3rd March 2016 at 11:36 amI would like to see loads of ingredient for a tasty stir fry!
Julie T
3rd March 2016 at 12:16 pmI would like to have peppers and I would make a pepper, onion & olive oil mix cooked in the oven to accompany virtually any meal.
emily
3rd March 2016 at 12:17 pmspaghetti squash is different would love to bake it with other veg
Harline
3rd March 2016 at 12:27 pmSquash id make a lovely soup
Gill
3rd March 2016 at 12:30 pmPurple sprouting – I love it boiled and covered in butter!
Miranda
3rd March 2016 at 1:08 pmI would love to see broccoli since its my favourite vegetable and I love it in a stir fry!
Jo Bryan
3rd March 2016 at 1:20 pmPeppers for a nice hot chilli!
Martina Pichova
3rd March 2016 at 1:32 pmI would like to get asparagus – because we don’t usually buy it. I would make a risotto with it.
Paula Readings
3rd March 2016 at 1:44 pmGarlic, to add to my Spaghetti bolognaise to give it a kick.
kim neville
3rd March 2016 at 1:54 pmSpinach to make saag aloo or just cooked with some garlic
Iris W
3rd March 2016 at 1:58 pmBeetroot I lve them in any way cooked, roasted with a bit of balsamico or raw in a salad
Anne perry
3rd March 2016 at 3:04 pmAsparagus and red onions
Hayley Atkins
3rd March 2016 at 3:11 pmLeeks,together with potatoes and mushroom,double cream and nutmeg to bake a delicious gratin!
Julia Nicholls
3rd March 2016 at 3:15 pmI would love to see some interesting wild mushrooms so that I can make my favourite risotto
Gill Holmes
3rd March 2016 at 3:35 pmButternut Squash and I would make some yummy Butternut Squash soup.
Fiona K
3rd March 2016 at 3:56 pmI would like to see beetroot because it is a tasty superfood and perfect for salads or I would accompany it with most meals
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 5:23 pmI really like beetroot, but sadly, it’s one of the very few foods CT doesn’t like.
suzy b
3rd March 2016 at 4:00 pmMy friends used to get riverford boxes and they always looked so good. This would be great!!!
Suzanne
3rd March 2016 at 4:01 pmI would love to have red onions and mushrooms to make a risotto.
suzy b
3rd March 2016 at 4:01 pmI’d like to see turnips as I have a turnip gratin recipe I’d like to try out!
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 5:22 pmTurnips with a good recipe would be fab Suzy. I never know what to do with turnips, other than add them to curries.
Mark Palmer
3rd March 2016 at 4:10 pmI’d love to see mushrooms and a recipe for mushroom risotto
julie h
3rd March 2016 at 4:17 pmCourgettes, I’d love some new ideas as I never quite know what to do with them, something garlicky perhaps
Emily Knight
3rd March 2016 at 4:26 pmDefinitely butternut squash for me, as I’m slightly obsessed with it! I’d love to see a recipe for a curry that uses it.
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 5:17 pmSquash curry is one of my all time favourites and a CT speciality. Though there are even nicer squashes than butternut if you can get them.
Elizabeth Hinds
3rd March 2016 at 4:29 pmI love asparagus, so would love to see that. I’ve used it in risottos, etc, but would be very interested to see some different recipes that it could be used in 🙂
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 5:16 pmOoh can’t wait for the asparagus season to come around Elizabeth. Good idea.
Rebecca Williams
3rd March 2016 at 4:36 pmI would like to see leeks so i could make leek and potato soup. 🙂
Freya Johnson
3rd March 2016 at 4:41 pmI’d like to see sweet potato, it’s so versatile and could be used in lots of different recipes but sweet/spicy sweet potato fries with a homemade dipping sauce would be just awesome!
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 5:15 pmOoh yes, I’m with you all the way Freya.
hannonle
3rd March 2016 at 4:49 pmI’d like to see courgettes and some recipes that’s not just tossed into buttery pasta or in an omelette. It’d give me some ideas for when I get a growing glut of them later in the summer!
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 5:14 pmOh, I do know that feeling. I long for our first courgette and then suddenly there is nothing but! I’ve got quite a few chocolate courgette cakes on the blog, but with the best will in the world, there’s a limit to how many of those you can make.
lorraine
3rd March 2016 at 4:55 pmI would like to see Courgettes and with a mediterranean style recipe with cherry tomatoes etc
Kim M
3rd March 2016 at 4:56 pmI’d like to see some different varieties of potato – still hankering after some we used to get from a farm when I was little – they were so good just used to have them boiled with a little butter.
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 5:13 pmOh yes, I remember potatoes like that. I’m sure I’ve never had any as good as my granddad’s used to be 😉
e. malcolm
3rd March 2016 at 4:58 pmpotato to make a delicious fish pie
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 5:11 pmHmmm, not sure you’ll find a fish pie in a vegetarian recipe box, but I guess you can adapt!
Holly Gibson
3rd March 2016 at 5:07 pmI’d like to see spinach in a saag paneer
emma walters
3rd March 2016 at 5:20 pmbutternut squash would love some new ideas like veggie lasagne with it
Laura Jeffs
3rd March 2016 at 5:47 pmI’m a big fan of aubergines, a vegetarian (or, even better, vegan)stuffed aubergines recipe would be great 🙂
Spencer Broadley
3rd March 2016 at 6:00 pmI love the look of the kebabs and love peppers
kate knight
3rd March 2016 at 6:04 pmFresh peas for a risotto
Karen R
3rd March 2016 at 6:05 pmI’d love any exotic veg, like okra – and make a curry with it 🙂
Charlene P
3rd March 2016 at 6:08 pmCeleriac is one of my favourite vegetables, and I’d love to see a soup or stew recipe for it.
Choclette
3rd March 2016 at 6:29 pmThe curry was delicious Charlene – not something I’d have thought of if it hadn’t been for the recipe box.
Harry Sutton
3rd March 2016 at 6:14 pmDefinitely leeks and asparagus in a gorgeous roasted vegetable medley.
Ben Audsley
3rd March 2016 at 6:21 pmpochini mushooms – so i can make risotto!
Janet Robertson
3rd March 2016 at 6:44 pmI’d love leek & potatoes to make soup
debbie smith
3rd March 2016 at 7:01 pmi would have to say beetroot as i love it but never know how to experiment with it x
Charlene Keddy
3rd March 2016 at 7:09 pmKale!! I’ve only recently discovered kale and I love it! I’ve seen a recipe for kale and potato fish cakes that looks tasty xx
Barbara Knight
3rd March 2016 at 7:17 pmA curry using jerusalem artichokes – to give me inspiration for how to use all our allotment-grown ones!
Choclette
4th March 2016 at 5:08 pmHaha, I need some inspiration for those too Barbara. My mum used to make a really nice dish of them in a lemon sauce I seem to remember.
Lisa Everaert
3rd March 2016 at 7:23 pmSweet Potatoes as they have such a miriad of uses. The Kids absolutely love it mashed.
Laura
3rd March 2016 at 7:37 pmI’d like to see celeriac in there and I’d mash it with some garlic and Parmesan to go on a cottage pie
laura cooper
3rd March 2016 at 8:03 pmleek in a vegetable soup! Yum!
laura banks
3rd March 2016 at 8:10 pmcarrots so i could have a bash at carrot and coriander soup
Simon C
3rd March 2016 at 8:23 pmLeeks, potatoes, onions, and other good stuff to go into a nice hearty potato and leek soup.
janet humphrey
3rd March 2016 at 8:37 pmcourgette would be great – love spiralizing but would like more options and receipes
Rach
3rd March 2016 at 9:17 pmSweet potatoes with a recipe for sweet potato falafels which I would love to try 🙂
Becky Duffy
3rd March 2016 at 9:42 pmButternut Squash, so I could make soup! 🙂 x
Stephanie Tsang
3rd March 2016 at 10:06 pmI would love to see sweet potatoes there and would like a curry recipe for it.
Barb5
3rd March 2016 at 10:10 pmCeleriac root. I’d like a nice, hearty, winter soup recipe that freezes well. Or any other recipes for using this tasty veg.
Hon Cheung
3rd March 2016 at 10:36 pmI would like to see an interesting stir fry or soup recipe with Sugar Snaps.
Kat Glynn
3rd March 2016 at 10:41 pmAsparagus – A lovely Risotto
Margaret Gallagher
3rd March 2016 at 11:28 pmThese look wonderful live my fresh food boxes to create healthy treats for all my family
andrea telfer
3rd March 2016 at 11:29 pmbutternut squash and a lovely healthy hearty soup
Louise A
3rd March 2016 at 11:39 pmnot sure what is included in the boxes but would like to see some unusual veg to make an interesting curry
Choclette
4th March 2016 at 5:04 pmThe recipes change each week Louise, so who knows 😉
Sharon H
4th March 2016 at 1:19 amI’d love to see an aubergine and a recipe with a Moroccan twist would be great.
jennifer thorpe
4th March 2016 at 10:31 amI know its extravagant but I would love to see asparagus, I love it. I would make asparagus wrapped in parma ham
Philippa Gerrard
4th March 2016 at 11:48 ami would love to see butternut, i only every make butternut squash soup, would love to learn new recepies
helen tovell
4th March 2016 at 11:49 amCarrots as they are so versatile and can be used for savoury or sweet but I would put them in a lasagne
Anna Hewitt
4th March 2016 at 11:52 amI’d love to see mushrooms and love to have a pasta dish recipe with it
Choclette
4th March 2016 at 5:00 pmAha Anna, as you will have seen from the post, thats just what I had 🙂
Samantha loughlin
4th March 2016 at 12:31 pmAsparagus I’d have it with poached egg and holendese sauce xx
LucyH45
4th March 2016 at 12:36 pmI’d love to see some kale in the recipe box – I’m obsessed with it! 🙂
Bryony Brooke
4th March 2016 at 12:40 pmI love fennel and comfort food, so would love to see it incorporated into a lasagne!
Maria Stone
4th March 2016 at 12:56 pmany veg would suit me, fresh and yummy
Chrissie Curtis
4th March 2016 at 1:05 pmMushrooms! and lots of goodies for a Veggie Stir Fry!
Lynsey Buchanan
4th March 2016 at 1:30 pmI would like to see asparagus so that I can attempt some asparagus soup. I had it for the first time n a restaurant recently and loved it.
Liam Bishop
4th March 2016 at 1:49 pmI’d like Asparagus, such a great flavour but I never know how to use it.
Ruth Tesdale
4th March 2016 at 3:05 pmSweet potatoes and I need some new ways of using them.
Gill Bland
4th March 2016 at 4:17 pmI’d like to see salsify and perhaps in a curry recipe? It would be nice to see an old childhood veg re-appear
Choclette
4th March 2016 at 4:58 pmA recipe for using salsify would be great. I never quite know what to do with it.
Alison
4th March 2016 at 6:22 pmWould love to try one of these boxes they look fab. Would love to see celeriac and any recipes for using it that are not chips or coleslaw as I always wonder what to make with it
Choclette
4th March 2016 at 9:31 pmWell I can attest that the celeriac curry was very nice Alison 🙂
claire griffiths
4th March 2016 at 6:53 pmi would like to see potatoes and leeks so i can make a soup
Richard Tyler
4th March 2016 at 11:44 pmSweet Potato for soup with chilli flakes in there 🙂
Emily Clark
5th March 2016 at 12:23 amAubergine, for a tasty middle eastern aubergine tagine with capers and olives.
Nat thomason
5th March 2016 at 2:40 amSweet potato for mash
Vanessa Cox
5th March 2016 at 11:48 amI’d like to see Butternut Squash to make a fantastic veggie curry!
Chris Andrews
5th March 2016 at 12:29 pmWhat vegetable would you most like to see in the box and what type of recipe would you like to see with it? . . . . . .celariac ‘cos it is not widely available, but is soooo delicious, would like a few ideas as l usually mash / roast / /soup it
Choclette
5th March 2016 at 9:11 pmWell I can highly recommend the curry Chris 🙂
clair downham
5th March 2016 at 1:20 pmpeppers to make stuffed peppers with rice
Shivon Davis
5th March 2016 at 1:32 pmI would love to see Red Peppers and then a recipe with stuffed peppers and rice x
Laura Chapman
5th March 2016 at 2:51 pmI love courgettes, so would definitely love to see these in the box, although currently out of season. I think some curry recipes would be great.
Choclette
5th March 2016 at 9:10 pmCan’t wait for courgettes to be back in season, although once they are I suspect I’ll get fed up with them pretty quickly 😉
Jenna Parrington
5th March 2016 at 6:53 pmOhh great question. I would like to see sweet potato and a beef casserole recipe. I would love to make a beef casserole topped with sweet potato mash!
Samantha O'D
5th March 2016 at 7:58 pmI would like to see celeriac, i dont have a clue what to do with it
Choclette
5th March 2016 at 9:07 pmHaha Samantha, well at least you now know it makes a good curry 😉
Emma Nixon
5th March 2016 at 8:27 pmLeeks. They could be used in a lovely homemade chicken and leek pie served with lots of seasonal veg. My favourite.
Kat Lucas
5th March 2016 at 8:55 pmArtichokes and would love to see them used in Italian dishes like pizza & pastas
Maxine G
6th March 2016 at 8:45 amParsnips, swede, carrot and a recipe for a root vegetable crumble
Sam Swain
6th March 2016 at 8:51 amI would love there to be some squash and recipes to make some tasty soups for lunches.
claire woods
6th March 2016 at 9:30 amI’d love to see some asparagus and I’d make a asparagus risotto!
Ruth Harwood
6th March 2016 at 10:53 amLove Brocolli – maybe a recipe using it unusually xx
Karen S
6th March 2016 at 3:11 pmAubergine – something Turkish like Iman bayildi
leanne weir
6th March 2016 at 3:25 pma butternut squash and a nice veggie recipe
Gwyn Sharps
6th March 2016 at 5:36 pmI’d like to see aubergine and would love to try some mediterranean dishes.
Hassni
7th March 2016 at 8:44 amWild mushrooms to make a mushroom risotto. It’s a shame the shops don’t stock a a larger variety of mushrooms.
Choclette
7th March 2016 at 4:11 pmI’m in total agreement with you there Hassni.
lelia
7th March 2016 at 1:35 pmred onion and curry
Fiona JK42
7th March 2016 at 5:20 pmI’d like cauliflower and instructions to make one of those cauliflower “rice” dishes that I’ve seen but never tried.
Choclette
7th March 2016 at 9:26 pmI’ve got a recipe for cauliflower rice on the blog Fiona.
Val Swift
7th March 2016 at 10:06 pmI would like to see Celeriac, but I’m not sure what to do with it so some recipes would be good!
Natalie Crossan
7th March 2016 at 11:56 pmRed onion curry xx
Paul Sahl
8th March 2016 at 1:06 amSweet potato, Roasted sweet potatoes on fried mince beef with herbs and spices.
Lucy I
8th March 2016 at 9:59 amAubergine – any recipe as I never what to do with them but like eating them
BECCA STAPLES
8th March 2016 at 11:20 amLeeks, and some kind of nice soup of pie filling x
emma franklin
8th March 2016 at 4:16 pmSweet Potato – I love sweet potato and have it daily…but I’m not very adventurous so would love to find something to do with it. Maybe a pasta dish?
Christine Constable
8th March 2016 at 9:37 pmI’d love to see sweet potato because I find it so versatile, but it would be good to have fennel which has such a lovely aniseed flavour.
Solange
9th March 2016 at 2:34 amI’d like to see carrots, as I love making carrot cakes.
Eb Gargano
9th March 2016 at 9:59 amWe recently tried out a Riverford veg box and it was fab. I love the idea of the recipe boxes too. I’d love some asparagus in my box and a recipe for asparagus risotto. Yum! Eb x
Choclette
9th March 2016 at 12:09 pmOoh yes, asparagus is just gorgeous. Have just posted a tart with asparagus as it happens 😉
Lucy I
9th March 2016 at 11:09 amAubergine as I don’t really know what to do with them
Sarah Rees
9th March 2016 at 12:53 pmCougettes – I would like to find out what else you can make with them
Amy Richardson
9th March 2016 at 4:32 pmI’d like broad beans in the box so I could make a springtime risotto.
Michelle Sykes
9th March 2016 at 10:09 pmI would love asparagus – but it the wrong time of the year so aubergine would be fab
Hassina Begum
11th March 2016 at 1:24 pmI would love to see some pumpkin, I have heard it’s good for. A curry recipe would be nice.
Laura Nice
12th March 2016 at 11:55 amPeppers love them in my stir fry! <3
Matt McAndrew
13th March 2016 at 3:16 amDefinitely sweet potatoes! I can do all kinds of things with a sweet potato
Ali Thorpe
13th March 2016 at 6:55 pmFresh vegetables to make a balti as it’s one curry I’ve never made from scratch.
Kate ONeill
14th March 2016 at 11:43 amI’d like to see flat field mushrooms, as a stuffed mushroom is one of the nicest things ever!
olivia Kirby
14th March 2016 at 6:44 pmBroad beans – I’d love to see them in a gorgeous Spring time risotto dish.
Laura Baker
15th March 2016 at 9:42 amI would love to see a butternut squash in the box as it’s one of my faves and a new recipe would be great as I’m always looking for new things to try.
Sophie
15th March 2016 at 2:47 pmI’d love to see kale. I think I would make a spicy spring soup with plenty of ginger, to enjoy with homemade bread.
Choclette
15th March 2016 at 7:26 pmSounds delicious. Love ginger and kale.
Michael Griffin
16th March 2016 at 1:03 pmCourgettes to make courgetti with my new spiralizer
Anna K
16th March 2016 at 1:10 pmI am not sure exactly what vegetable I would like to see in there but I would like to see things that are a bit unusual and that you would not normally buy (celeriac, chard, artichoke etc.). Then the recipe would need to tell me what to do with them or how to cook them. The reason I don’t buy them as because I would not have a clue what to do with them. 🙂
Choclette
16th March 2016 at 4:59 pmI like this idea Anna. A recipe box with all the veg you never know what to do with 🙂
Henry Little
16th March 2016 at 3:59 pmRunner beans always a favourite & new local season potatoes!
Nicki Ramsay
16th March 2016 at 6:47 pmAsparagus would be a real treat, I’d like. Recipe for an asparagus frittata.
Tracey Parker
16th March 2016 at 7:03 pmI would like to see something like mooli, artichokes but never know what to do with them. I only every roast celeriac so more ideas there would be appreciated too.
Jayne Kelsall
16th March 2016 at 7:22 pmLeeks, a. because I love them and b. so I could make a leek and potato soup.x
Leah Wheatley
16th March 2016 at 7:38 pmI would like to see Aubergine’s which would be a good base to make ratatouille.
Zoe Atherton
16th March 2016 at 7:41 pmCauliflower yum to make a delicious curry!
Amelia Kennedy
16th March 2016 at 8:01 pmAubergine – I’d add it to other root veg and roast it in the oven.
Michelle Bennett
16th March 2016 at 8:03 pmWe quite like aubergines in our hourpse. Moussaka being a firm favourite for a meal. I’d love to try variations of this dish.
Amica Grant
16th March 2016 at 8:04 pmFresh mushrooms and I would make a fritters or omelette
Freya Knudsen
16th March 2016 at 8:27 pmAsparagus, I usually put a little oil with salt and pepper and in the oven for 20mins. Though I’d really like some new suggestions maybe for soup or another combination.
Sarah Morris
16th March 2016 at 8:45 pmCauliflower, I would love to try a recipe I saw for a vegetable curry and the base vegetable used was the good old cauli.
Lucy Major
16th March 2016 at 8:47 pmi’d like some asparagus so i could make my mushroom and asparagus risotto 🙂
barbara daniels
16th March 2016 at 8:48 pmsome butternut qsuash for veg risotto
Carol Phile
16th March 2016 at 8:56 pmAsparagus as I can’t usually afford it, to have blanched with a good quality mayonnaise and a squeeze of lemon juice, as a starter
stephen ashdown
16th March 2016 at 9:03 pmsome wild mushrooms so I could stuff them, my wife loves mushrooms but hard to find decent sized ones these days!
Stacey Carnell
16th March 2016 at 9:07 pmAvocado because its my favourite although I don’t know many recipes :/
Rosy
16th March 2016 at 9:27 pmArtichoke! It’s my favourite but I’ve never cooked with it and no idea how to use it so any recipe would be good for me !
sarah rees
16th March 2016 at 9:30 pmI would like to see yummy recipes to make with sweet potato, hear lots of things about them but never had before
Russ Thorpe
16th March 2016 at 9:47 pma real, proper, well grown tomato – cannot be beaten at all!
Eliz M
16th March 2016 at 10:03 pmchinese vegetables such as pak choi and recipes for how to use them
Lisa Jones
17th March 2016 at 1:42 amI’d love Cauliflower as Cauliflower Cheese is my speciality !
Kara Harrison
17th March 2016 at 8:41 amI’d like to see some cauliflower recipes – something a bit different. We eat a lot of cauliflower in our house, but we’re not very imaginative so it would nice to get some good ideas!
laura stewart
17th March 2016 at 12:30 pmsweet potatoes would be good i like to make them into chips!
Janice Papworth
17th March 2016 at 1:00 pmI’d like to see fennel in the box and some recipes using it both raw and cooked
charlotte clavier
17th March 2016 at 1:35 pmButternut Squash or Sweet Potato. I love both roasted #Delish
Amanda
17th March 2016 at 2:14 pmI would love to see my favourite root vegetable celeriac as I love celeriac, walnut and apple soup
Kate Phillips
17th March 2016 at 5:55 pmI’d be happy to see a pumpkin or squash for a soup which is good any time of the year.
Andrea Fletcher
17th March 2016 at 8:19 pmCarrots and a vegetable soup recipe.
Victoria Prince
18th March 2016 at 9:28 amI would most like to see sweet potato, though I have no idea what sort of recipe – something a bit different that I wouldn’t have thought of! I just love sweet potatoes, and don’t get to have them nearly often enough 🙂
Choclette
18th March 2016 at 11:26 amYes, I love sweet potatoes too Victoria, but tend to do the same old things with them, so a fabulous new recipe for those would be great.
Ellen
18th March 2016 at 11:42 amI would love to see some squash of some description and some new ways of cooking it, I always tend to roast it! Maybe a risotto.
Helen Thurston
18th March 2016 at 11:56 amHappy to see any vegetables (except turnips and radishes) – especially some of the more unusual ones with some new recipes suitable for vegan cookery – I do tend to use a lot of cauliflower, courgette, mushroom, peppers so would be nice to try something different.
Choclette
18th March 2016 at 12:03 pmYes, I’m not a great fan of turnips either, though I find I can tolerate them in a mixed vegetable curry.
Carly
18th March 2016 at 4:42 pmI would love some beetroot or tomatoes 🙂 X
Mark R
19th March 2016 at 1:21 pmA cauliflower so that I could make an Indian cauliflower curry
Rebecca Pickering
19th March 2016 at 1:51 pmI really love cabbage and would welcome recipes that show new ways of cooking with it
Heather Haigh
19th March 2016 at 3:16 pmI’d llike to see an artichoke, and any recipe as I’ve no idea how to cook one but want to find out.
julie-ann eley
19th March 2016 at 5:46 pmRed peppers would be great to see and recipe like how to use them in an omlette would be great
Michelle Wild
20th March 2016 at 12:18 amI would like to see fennel in there and recipes for vegetables baked in the oven as the taste is far superior.
Olivia Meads
20th March 2016 at 2:11 amI’d love to see shepards pie please 🙂
Tracy Gladman
20th March 2016 at 5:46 amCarrots and roasted recipies as I get bored with boiled ones.
Kirsti Peters
20th March 2016 at 12:38 pmI would love to see some Romanesco Broccoli and a healthy bake recipe
Krzysia
20th March 2016 at 2:10 pmI’d love to see beetroot in the box. It’s lovely in sandwiches with smoked mackerel and horseradish, borscht (beetroot soup) and last, but by no means least, moist beetroot and chocolate cake!
Danielle Cresswell
20th March 2016 at 5:18 pmI’d like butternut squash, it’s lovely with a risotto. I would need the recipe for that I can never remember how to make it
marie powell
20th March 2016 at 5:44 pmpeppers, as I only chop them and throw them into things would be nice to make them the main thing or a side dish
Corinne Peat
21st March 2016 at 7:00 pmI would love to see leeks and mushrooms in the box, would love to make a creamy leek and mushroom pie!
Kelly L
23rd March 2016 at 11:22 pmSweet potato!
Ella L
24th March 2016 at 6:51 amAubergines I would love to try a recipe I have seen for a Spinach and feta Mousakka
GLENDA HANKS
24th March 2016 at 7:30 pmCeleriac with a recipe for a celeriac mash with a tasty gravy please
Elisa Trueman
26th March 2016 at 10:31 amI’d love leek and I would use it to make a ham hock and chicken pie with mustard mash – delish
lyndsey
26th March 2016 at 4:13 pmi love parsnip with a sunday roast
Victoria Morrison
27th March 2016 at 6:13 pmAubergine – vegetable lasagne
Greig spencer
28th March 2016 at 11:30 amlove to see dishes with mushroooms in as they are my fave vegtable to use in cooking
Tina @ The Spicy Pear
28th March 2016 at 3:43 pmI recently tried the Riverford recipe boxes and was very impressed with how tasty the recipes were. The vegetables are flavoursome and the portions are enough for 4.
Choclette
28th March 2016 at 4:35 pmYes, our box for two lasted us pretty much the entrée week Tina – really enjoyed the recipes too.
Layla Thomas
28th March 2016 at 7:06 pmAny kind of squash as I never quite know what to do with it so I’d love recipe suggestions.
carole n
28th March 2016 at 8:16 pmI would love to see a mix of traditional and not so well known vegetables.
Danielle Rawlings
28th March 2016 at 9:42 pmCarrots and i would love to see a stew
david cavender
29th March 2016 at 8:27 amlove to see pumpkin and i would make pumpkin soup
charlotte
29th March 2016 at 11:28 amI would like to see celeriac…I love it, but I struggle with ways to use it. Other than replacing a potato – there must be better things to do with it! Perhaps using it in bakes…
jemma dwyer
29th March 2016 at 5:56 pmAsparagus would be great x
Rachel Butterworth
29th March 2016 at 10:08 pmParsnips, to make creamy parsnip soup.
Cheryl Price
30th March 2016 at 10:54 amParsnip and i would make a yummy chicken and parsnip honey mustard one pot x
Emily Hutchinson
30th March 2016 at 12:32 pmI’d like to see a butternut squash in the box, and a curry recipe using it
Angie Hoggett
30th March 2016 at 3:09 pmceleriac – not something I know how to do alot with other than putting it into soups!
Bridgette West
30th March 2016 at 5:21 pmProper tasty big potatoes for jacket potatoes, not the tasteless ones from the supermarkets
tasha
30th March 2016 at 10:46 pmI would love to see mushroms so I could make a nice risotto.
Lauren Old
31st March 2016 at 5:22 pmI would like to see some sweet potatoes as I’m using them a lot at the moment, and I’d like to see them in a recipe for an alternative cottage pie
Carol Emmett
31st March 2016 at 6:50 pmA well flavoured full size carrot – I’d make the Crecy pie recipe from the Cranks cookbook, but use the family pastry recipe.
Ann Williams
31st March 2016 at 7:10 pmI’d like to see parsnips. I roast them and use them in stews but keep hearing references to parsnip puree and other ways of using them so recipes would be appreaciated
Mary Baldwin
31st March 2016 at 9:33 pmCavalo Nero – I really want to try it but always end up with the tried and tested favourites.
sarah fielding
31st March 2016 at 11:28 pmI love tomatoes so any inventive recipes involving those would be great!
Sheila Sloan
1st April 2016 at 8:18 amCarrots to make carrot and coriander soup
Hannah Griffiths
1st April 2016 at 11:52 amI’d love some red juicy tomatoes to make my favourite tomato pasta dish!
Jenny B
1st April 2016 at 8:44 pmI’d love to see some kale to make some delicious stir fries!
Kat Allinson
1st April 2016 at 9:13 pmI’d like to see celeriac as I don’t really know any recipes for it but it’s something I’ve always wanted to cook with, as for the recipe anything really so that I can try it out
Sarah Davison
1st April 2016 at 9:37 pmWild mushrooms for a mushroom risotto.
Sarah Archibald
1st April 2016 at 9:59 pmSweet potato, as it’s something I really want to like but as of yet I’ve not had much luck, mind you I’ve only tried to make them i to chips , they were a bit flimsy and soft…
Penelope Hewitt
1st April 2016 at 10:02 pmCan I have two please as I have been craving Brocolli and Cauliflower cheese
Debbie Preston
1st April 2016 at 10:19 pmI would like to see courgettes as can use in lots of pasta dishes including roasted veg lassagne
Jamie Walker
1st April 2016 at 10:21 pmI would like peppers to be included and a curry recipe 🙂
abby gower
1st April 2016 at 11:10 pmid love to see heirloom tomatoes
CAT CULMER
2nd April 2016 at 12:29 amI’d love to see quick and simple meals suitable for a fussy toddler
Kerry Kilmister
2nd April 2016 at 1:02 amI would love to see Butternut Squash as my best friend gave me a fantastic recipe for Butternut Squash Macaroni Cheese – much healthier alternative to the usual Mac Cheese
Ruth Hedges
2nd April 2016 at 3:30 amI would like to see carrots so I can make a carrot and coriander soup
susan Trubey
2nd April 2016 at 6:09 amI would like to see leeks. Being Welsh, I use them in everything.
jo liddement
2nd April 2016 at 8:13 amI would like to see aubergines and a recipe to make a spicy curry
Natasha R-M
2nd April 2016 at 9:09 amI would love to receive any type of onions in the box and a recipe for vegetarian lasagne.
georgina sudron
2nd April 2016 at 9:50 amWild mushroom so I can make a cream of mushroom soup
Dawn M
2nd April 2016 at 10:08 amSomething a bit unusual, like Kohl rabi?
I am in the process of cutting out processed foods and reducing meat intake whilst increasing good quality fruit and veg intake. My hubby is unsure about the meat reduction and I’m finding it fun to come up with healthy meat free recipes to prove we don’t need meat every day. I’m enjoying the challenge.
I don’t know what I would make with Kohl rabi – that’s why I specified that as I would need to research it to see what I could do with it! I love spending time in the kitchen destressing and making healthy meals for my family!
Choclette
2nd April 2016 at 6:03 pmKohl rabi is a good one Dawn. I grew loads of it last year, then as I wasn’t too sure what to do with it I forgot to harvest it. Good luck.
Andrew Hindley
2nd April 2016 at 10:20 amMarrow – Stuffed Marrow With Beef Mince
Zoe g
2nd April 2016 at 10:33 amcarrots for a carrot and coriander soup
Helen
2nd April 2016 at 11:10 amAubergines – I love Jamie Oliver’s pasta alla norma recipe
Lynn Evans
2nd April 2016 at 12:33 pm8 ball courgettes – new ideas on what lovely ingredients to stuff them with!
Chris Bell
2nd April 2016 at 12:47 pmIm absolutely in love with parsnips, but I am not much of a cook and not really prone to inspiration and reliant on cooking books!! And all the ones I have tend not to utilise them too much! 🙁
cat holdcroft
2nd April 2016 at 2:22 pmmushrooms to make into a rissoto
Kelly Jones
2nd April 2016 at 3:14 pmMushrooms and I would make a nice risotto 🙂
Samantha R
2nd April 2016 at 3:16 pmCourgette or sweet potato – they’re so versatile.
joanna butler-savage
2nd April 2016 at 3:47 pmaubergine
Jeremy Andrews
2nd April 2016 at 4:16 pmLeeks – With recipie to make creamy leek and cicken pie
Jeremy Andrews
2nd April 2016 at 4:17 pmLeeks. I like leek and chicken pie and would love to see a new twist on this classic meal.
Eleanor Powell
2nd April 2016 at 4:29 pmAubergine for a nice vegetarian mousakka – its years since I made one
Daniela Eigner
2nd April 2016 at 4:37 pmI would love to see some butternut squash to make a healthy vegetarian curry with basmati rice.
Stevie
2nd April 2016 at 4:39 pmI think I’d like organic carrots. We could make a lovely carrot soup.
Julie Wilson
2nd April 2016 at 5:47 pmI’d like to see asparagus in any vegetarian recipe.
Tara Davies
2nd April 2016 at 6:42 pmMy absolute fav’s are mushrooms and tomato’s so a recipe which combines them both would be fab !
Natalie Gillham
2nd April 2016 at 7:13 pmCeleriac, as I have never had it but would love to try it and use it in a recipe
Samantha Atherton
2nd April 2016 at 7:29 pmI never use cauliflower anymore as my husbands not a huge fan and as a family we all find is a bit boring so I’d like to see an exiting recipe using cauliflower.
Lyla
2nd April 2016 at 7:30 pmI’d like cauliflower because apart from Cauliflower cheese I never really know what to do with it
Rachael w
2nd April 2016 at 8:15 pmI’d like sweet potato and I’d make sweet potato curry and a soup too!
Emma H
2nd April 2016 at 8:52 pmI’d like a butternut squash and a butternut squash and sweet potatoe risotto recipie.
Sheri Darby
2nd April 2016 at 9:09 pmAubergines and a vegetable Moussaka
Al
2nd April 2016 at 9:56 pmCarrots and beetroot
Ioana Cristina Popescu
2nd April 2016 at 9:57 pmSpinach for a healthy recipe.
Victoria Middleton
2nd April 2016 at 10:20 pmSprouts, I absolutely love them but always do them in the same boring way. I’d love any sort of recipe that gave them a bit of interesting twist
Jessica Hutton
2nd April 2016 at 11:13 pmSweet potatoes and I would want to make a Thai curry xx
Jayne K
2nd April 2016 at 11:35 pmPurple sprouting broccoli with a stir fry type recipe
Rebecca Smith
2nd April 2016 at 11:52 pmLeek and perhaps a pie or a soup?
Ayse
3rd April 2016 at 12:43 amI would love to see spring onions and maybe a thai or chinese style recipe.
Sal
3rd April 2016 at 4:12 amPeppers are my fave as they are so versatile. But any veggie recipe would be great to entertain my non-meat eating friends!
Jason Tolliss
3rd April 2016 at 5:05 amSpinach to make some spinach and goat’s cheese tartlets
Jo McPherson
3rd April 2016 at 8:18 amCauliflower, to make a cauliflower cheese or roasted in the oven is one of our favourites
Laura Pritchard
3rd April 2016 at 9:49 amSome peppers & a stir fry recipe
liz ferguson
3rd April 2016 at 10:05 amCorgettes are one of my favourite vegetables. I normally fry them in olive oil with a bit of garlic, onions and bell peppers (for a side dish). And, I’m following a low carb diet, so recipies for spiralized corgettes would be great x
Samantha Bolter
3rd April 2016 at 10:20 amcourgettes to make courgette spaghetti 🙂
Rachel James
3rd April 2016 at 10:28 amWhen my shopping arrived this week I’d been sent 4 courgettes as a free gift and, other than chopping and frying them, I’m not altogether sure what to do with them! Receipes showing an alternative use for them would be great. Fancy cutting them into strips – maybe as a pasta alternative?
Elspeth MacMillan
3rd April 2016 at 10:32 amCarrots for me I just love them so versatile can add to most stews, great in soup and makes the most delicious cake!!
Juli Savage
3rd April 2016 at 11:11 amParnsips – love the sweet taste but would like new ideas on how to cook them other than roast them
kate kathurima
3rd April 2016 at 11:24 ambutternut squash – chicken and butternut squash thai curry
Karen Harrison
3rd April 2016 at 1:02 pmI really like courgettes and would like to ee it used as a main ingredient.
Dale Dow
3rd April 2016 at 1:05 pmCarrots, with a delicious recipe for carrot cake, I’ve never made it!
Claire Thorpe
3rd April 2016 at 2:31 pmI would like to see Artichokes – I love them but haven’t made anything with them apart from a dip!
LORNA WILS
3rd April 2016 at 2:46 pmSWEET POTATOES- TO MAKE CHIPS, MASH & CAKES
MichelleD
3rd April 2016 at 3:02 pmCourgettes, I’d make courgette and ricotta lasagne!
Helen Newton
3rd April 2016 at 3:28 pmI would like to see some Cauliflour and I would make some Creamy Cheesy Cauliflour Cheese 🙂
Tishist
3rd April 2016 at 3:37 pmCauliflower to make roast cauli with tahini
George Wright
3rd April 2016 at 3:43 pmFennel because I like experimenting with it! I’ve made a tasty fish dish with it in the past but with the bulb I have today I’m going to make coleslaw 🙂
Choclette
3rd April 2016 at 5:09 pmI’ve just made the fennel salad again that was featured in one of the recipes in my box. It’s become a firm favourite.
susan thornton
3rd April 2016 at 3:50 pmI’d like to see some cauliflower and make cauliflower cheese x
eirini kourvouli
3rd April 2016 at 3:51 pmi would make wedges
Barbara Handley
3rd April 2016 at 3:55 pmI would like a selection of spring vegetables to make soup with.
Cerys John
3rd April 2016 at 4:13 pmWatercress as it’s in season- and a recipe for a Watercress soup would be lovely 🙂
Karl Borowy
3rd April 2016 at 4:15 pmjust love chicken
Sheila Reeves
3rd April 2016 at 4:42 pmI’d love to see some cauliflower, and a recipe for a spicy curry
Wes McIntosh
3rd April 2016 at 5:08 pmI love asparagus
SUSAN L HALL
3rd April 2016 at 5:18 pmI would like Cauliflower and an Indian or japanese style recipe with it – i find them one of the most versatile vegetables.
Katie
3rd April 2016 at 5:36 pmRed peppers with a nice stuffed pepper recipe.
Claire Toplis
3rd April 2016 at 5:49 pmI’d love to see some easy chocolate puddings
Joanna Sawka
3rd April 2016 at 6:22 pmI would liek to see more recipies with green leafy vegetables eg spinach
M Allen
3rd April 2016 at 6:51 pmI love using aubergines as a chunky substitute for meat. I’ve often thought of trying them in a chilli recipe.
Emma
3rd April 2016 at 7:16 pmBroccoli. Something fresh so that I can cook it in a new way.
Rachel Bonness
3rd April 2016 at 7:21 pmI’d like to see celeriac & some recipes with how to use it
Lisa Conn
3rd April 2016 at 7:32 pmLove the quality of Riverford. This is a great idea to try new recipes without any waste. I would like to know what to do with some more unusual veg like celeriac and fennel.
Choclette
3rd April 2016 at 8:57 pmI just made a lovely fennel salad which was based on one of their recipes.
jackie rushton
3rd April 2016 at 8:19 pmI’d love to see Aubergine and a tasty moussaka recipe
jill dean
3rd April 2016 at 8:27 pmPak Choi – I know it’s used in oriental cooking but I have no idea what to do with it.
claire davey
3rd April 2016 at 8:31 pmLike to see one for allotment vegetables mix. Xx
Kay Broomfield
3rd April 2016 at 8:40 pmButternut squash and I’d make a roasted and spicy squash soup!
Anneka Hulse
3rd April 2016 at 8:41 pmwater chestnuts to add to a stir fry
Elizabeth Gurney
3rd April 2016 at 8:58 pmI’d like avocado – and I’d be keen to see what recipes you can do with it!
Danielle Kennedy
3rd April 2016 at 9:09 pmI would like butternut squash in it and a recipe for sprialized butternut squash and roasted veg with halloumi
Gilla01
3rd April 2016 at 9:45 pmI’d like to see cauliflower, as I’ve been dithering about trying to make cauliflower rice. It sounds good so I must try it.
Jane Middleton
3rd April 2016 at 9:45 pmanything with leake, love he taste
Ruth Wollerton
3rd April 2016 at 10:09 pmI would love receipes with aubergines for a different vegetable to introduce to my boys but in a yummy way
Judy Beba-Brown
3rd April 2016 at 10:10 pmAsparagus – it’s nearly time for it, and I could do with some new ideas, a risotto recipe or a really good sauce to enhance it, maybe a soup recipe too.
Emma Jones
3rd April 2016 at 10:22 pmBroccoli. I know it makes me a freak, but I just love it!
Sarah Gray
3rd April 2016 at 10:26 pmAsparagus. I am obsessed with it at the moment!! 🙂
nicola james
3rd April 2016 at 10:31 pmparsnips…..a soup with a twist please
Alice Megan
3rd April 2016 at 10:50 pmI’ve gotten really into smoothies lately so I’d love protein rich veggies likes Asparagus and some nice smoothie recipes for veg
Joanna Kasznicki
3rd April 2016 at 11:10 pmI would like to see courgettes to use in curries or stuffed courgettes or even cakes mmm
Karen Howden
3rd April 2016 at 11:50 pmTomato to make a nice creamy soup