This month's newcomers...
Butternut squash, celeriac, chestnuts, elderberries, figs, kale, oysters,
partridge, pumpkin, quince, walnuts
Still in season: Artichoke, aubergine, beetroot, broccoli, carrots,
courgettes, fennel, garlic, lamb, potatoes, onions, pak choi, rabbit,
radishes, red grouse, rocket, watercress
, apples (egremont russet, blenheim orange, orleans reinette), blackberries,
wild mushrooms (ceps, chanterelles, oyster), pears (beth, williams, merton
pride), peppers, sweetcorn, goose, venison
Editor's pick of seasonal recipes: Spiced carrot
and butternut squash soup ; Celeriac soup
with cobnuts ; Honey-glazed pumpkin wedges
; Braised kale with pancetta ; Wild
mushroom pâte with glazed cranberries ; Radicchio
salad with pear, watercress and hazelnuts ; Pasta
with pumpkin and chestnuts ; Venison and
Autumn Vegetable Pie ; Marinated figs with
mozzarella ; Sticky quince and ginger pudding
; Chocolate and chestnut torte with chestnut cream
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VEGETABLES
Artichoke Harissa lamb with couscous and
artichokes ; Spinach and artichoke gratin
; Artichoke soup ; Lamb
and artichoke skewers ; Artichoke, beetroot
and potato salad ; Stuffed Artichokes
; Artichoke and asparagus 'mimosa' ; Parma
Ham and Artichoke Frittata
Aubergine Cumin lamb and aubergine stew
; Lamb stew with aubergine and saffron tomatoes
; Seared tuna with roast aubergine salad with Asian
dressing ; Almost moussaka ; The
perfect ratatouille ; Sweetcorn blinis with
aubergine and tomato ;
Aubergine, goat's cheese and cherry tomato stacks
; Mackerel and aubergine bruschetta, with pimento and
tomato salsa ; Melanzane alla parmigiana ;
Spicy aubergine pot (Qie zi bao) ; Aubergine
wraps ; Baked Chicken with Aubergine,
Courgette and Tomato
Beetroot Smoked eel with celeriac, beetroot and
horseradish remoulade ; Warm beetroot,
watercress and grilled goat’s cheese salad ; Salad
of roasted baby beets with balsamic dressing ; Candied
beetroot with feta and dill
Butternut squash Spiced carrot and butternut
squash soup ; Butternut squash and vanilla
soup ; Roast butternut pumpkin ; Braised
brisket with butternut and cinnamon ; Roasted
duck breast with butternut squash, braised chestnuts and plum sauce ;
Squash and feta super-salad and gingery soup
; Butternut squash with Lebanese lamb and garlic
yoghurt ; Roast squash with coriander pesto
; Squash,
runner bean and coconut curry ; Lamb
and butternut squash tagine ; Squash
and shrimp soup
Celeriac Celeriac remoulade with a winter leaf
salad ; Celeriac soup with cobnuts
; Pork and celeriac casserole ; Celeriac
Anna
Chestnuts Pork and chestnut stuffing balls
; Chocolate and chestnut torte with chestnut cream
; Chestnut, cranberry and orange stuffing
Courgettes Courgette, lemon and mint risotto with
mascarpone ; Courgette, queso fresco and
basil omelette ; Courgettes with vinegar and
mint ; Zucchini ripieni ; Baby
Pea, Broad bean and Courgette Salad with Pancetta a La Grecque ; Courgette
and red pepper salad ; Stuffed courgette
rolls
Fennel Dinner Tonight: Fennel Provençale with
penne ; Fennel and manzanilla monkfish with
couscous and salsa verde ; Smoked haddock
and fennel carpaccio ; Endive and fennel
salad with mint and orange-blossom dressing ; Fennel
and Smoked Salmon Salad ; Pork and fennel
souvlaki in pitta with rocket and red onion ; Fennel
soup with spicy merguez sausage ; Turbot
fillets with fennel and lemon ; Radicchio,
fennel and figs ; Lamb with wild fennel and
tomatoes ; Braised Fennel ; Brown
trout baked with fennel
Kale Pasta with kale, chilli and anchovy
; Kale salad with lemon, feta, pine nuts and raisons
; Braised kale with pancetta ;
Mushrooms Mushroom pilaf with spinach ; Jamie
Oliver’s grilled mushroom risotto made with fresh chicken stock
; Wild mushroom pâte with glazed cranberries
; Salami and mushroom hash ; Mushroom
and prawn risotto with lemon and mascarpone ; Wild
mushroom bruschetta topped with taleggio cheese ; Mushroom
on Toast ; Wild mushroom soup with madeira
; Paneer, Mushroom and Spinach Wraps ; Grilled
flat mushrooms with marscarpone, blue cheese and basil ; Wild
Mushroom, Garlic And Mint Pizza ; Oyster
mushrooms with garlic
Pak choi Char siu pork on steamed pak choy and
sweet orange sauce ; Stir-fried sesame soy
greens ;
Peppers Roasted pepper and spelt salad
; Provencal stuffed summer vegetables ; Roasted
pepper, caper, olive and goat's cheese pasta salad ; Bucatini
with roasted red pepper, ginger and coriander sauce
Pumpkins Pumpkin soup with chermoula ; Roast
butternut pumpkin ; Honey-glazed pumpkin
wedges ; Roasted pumpkin crostini with
pancetta ; Roast pumpkin, goat cheese and
walnuts ; Pumpkin risotto ; Pasta
with pumpkin and chestnuts ; Spiced Pumpkin
Cake
Rocket Rocket, basil, mint and parsley soup
; Beef carpaccio with rocket ; Rocket
cocktail
Rosemary Rosemary lemon chicken ; Rosemary-braised
carrots ; Lemon and rosemary popsicles
; Risotto with rosemary and parsley ; Lemon
and rosemary ice-cream ; Red onion and
rosemary farinate ; Rosemary shortbread
Spinach Spinach with pine nuts and raisins ;
Spinach fiorelli with gammon and mascarpone
; Spiced spinach-stuffed lamb ; Spinach
tart with bacon and feta ; Simple spinach
and lentil curry ; Sesame spinach ;
Smoked Haddock, Baby Spinach, Cashel Blue and Egg Pizza
; Spinach tempered with cumin and garlic ; Spinach,
pancetta and dolcelatte tart ; Chickpeas,
spinach and bacon ; Spinach with lemon and
parmesan ; Barley and spinach risotto
; Spinach chana dal ; Spinach
and feta pie ; Spinach and fennel soup
Sweetcorn Sweetcorn fritters with creamy rocket
pesto ; Mexican Cornbread ; Bortsch
with sweetcorn, ginger and orange ; Scallops
with sweetcorn puree and quail’s eggs ; Sweetcorn
blinis with aubergine and tomato ; Fried
sweetcorn cakes with sweet chilli sauce ; Roast
partridge with sweetcorn potato cakes ; Roasted
chilli sweetcorn ; Sweetcorn risotto with
bacon
Watercress Watercress and potato soup ; Chicken,
potato and watercress salad ; Watercress,
red chard and mint salad ;
FRUIT
Apples Upside-down apple tart ; Pork
chops with cider apple sauce ; Caramel cream
glazed apple tart ; Sweet and sour pork with
apples ; Suckling pig sandwich with apple
sauce ; Apple snow with date and walnut
biscotti ; Toffee apple muffins ; Cinnamon
Apple Tempura with Toffee Sauce ; Apple pie
; Steamed Toffee Apple and Date Pudding ; Croustade
of apple and coconut ;Spiced apple pancakes
with calvados sabayon ; Celeriac and apple
remoulade with marinated sultanas
Blackberries Venison with blackberry sauce,
smoked onion purée and onion rings ; Redcurrant
and blackberry smash ; Blackberry
upside-down cake ; Stem ginger and
blackberry pudding ; Loin of Venison with
Blackberry Sauce ; Blackberry Tart with
Lemon Mascarpone and Crystallised Basil ; Blackberry
Parfait ; Blackberry Tart with Lemon
Mascarpone and Crystallised Basil
Figs Baked pheasant with figs and Marsala sauce
; Figs poached in marsala wine served with mascarpone
cheese ; Fig tarte Tatin ; Marinated
figs with mozzarella ; Marsala-roasted figs
with black-pepper cookies ; Serrano ham and
goat’s cheese salad with fig vinaigrette ; Fig
and orange crumble
Pears Individual pear tartins with gorgonzola
ice-cream ; Radicchio salad with pear,
watercress and hazelnuts ; Pear Mont Blanc
; Warm spiced autumn fruit compote, with roasted nuts
; Grilled salmon with pear salsa ; Pear
ice cream ; Honeyed pears with parmesan and
rocket ; Pears with star anise ; Poached
pears with butterscotch sauce ; Pear &
Ginger Muffins ; Red wine pears with caramel
cream ; Pear and apple crumble
Quince Poached quinces ; Sticky
quince and ginger pudding ; Quince,
gorgonzola and chicory salad ;
MEAT
Grouse Honey-roast grouse with apples, cinnamon
and cider ; Grouse breast salad with
raspberry vinaigrette ; Grouse casserole
with red wine, borlotti beans and juniper
Hare Hare in Ale with Saffron
Lamb Saddle of lamb stuffed spinach ; Lamb
brochettes ; Leg of Lamb Stuffed with
Garlic, Feta and Herbs ; Greek lamb and
tomato casserole with fennel ; Lancashire
hotpot ; Grilled lamb with white beans and
mint ; Lamb chops with rosemary beans
Venison Venison and Autumn Vegetable Pie
; Venison medallions with a brunoise of winter
vegetables
FISH AND SEAFOOD
Crab Crab toasties ; Hot
potted crab sandwiches ; Crab Salad Sandwich
; Classic dressed crab ; Crab
salad with passionfruit dressing ; Crab
spaghettini ; Cucumber Gazpacho with Crab
Mayonnaise on Sourdough Toasts ; White Peach
and Crab Salad ; Crab pie ; Crab
mayonnaise in iceberg wraps ; Potted Cromer
Crab ; Crab gratin ; Crab
brushetta ; Crab risotto ; Sweetcorn
and crab soup ; Tagliolini with crab and lemon
Crayfish Crayfish or prawn étouffée
; Crayfish cocktail ; Crayfish
Salad ; Crayfish Tails with Lemon Thyme
Mayonnaise ; Crayfish Bisque
John Dory Shallow-fried
John Dory with Ratatouille ; John
dory pan-fried with green spice paste
Oysters Oysters with three sauces ; Steamed
oysters with mirin and soy
Salmon Salmon and coriander fish cakes
; Cumin salmon with green bean raita ; Grilled
salmon with pear salsa ; Fennel and Smoked
Salmon Salad ; Seared salmon with shallot
and white wine sauce ; Oven-roasted salmon
with red cabbage and beetroot ; Salmon baked
with herbs and caramelised lemons ; Salmon,
bacon and wilted sprout tops ; Salad niçoise
with seared salmon
Sea trout Poached Sea Trout with Gewürztraminer
Sauce ; Wild sea trout and baby leeks with
crushed potato and tomato butter ; Smoked
trout kedgeree
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