#Vegetables 2/2

ABOUT ME

During my travels as a Food Buyer for Waitrose I learnt so much from farmers, growers, food producers, chefs and food lovers.

Through them I developed the knowledge and expertise to find the most flavoursome good quality ingredients at the right time of year from the best countries to create the tastiest meals.

Lydia Gerratt

Aug 23, 2015
2 min

Courgette (zucchini) summer soup

If you’ve been given a pile of courgettes from a friend’s allotment or bought a few packs from the supermarket because they are so cheap...

Lydia Gerratt

Aug 11, 2015
2 min

Ratatouille Niçoise

There is only one time of year to make ratatouille and it’s NOW! The summer vegetables that make up this dish are in season, British...

Lydia Gerratt

Jun 25, 2015
3 min

Courgette and mint risotto

I love cooking dishes that are so in season that it makes me feel like one of those celeb chefs pulling newly ripened vegetables out of...

Grilled peppers, courgettes and aubergines with new potatoes, garlic, olive oil & basil

Lydia Gerratt

May 24, 2015
3 min

Grilled peppers, courgettes and aubergines with new potatoes, garlic, olive oil & basil

This is my absolute favourite way of eating vegetables; grilled to a melting softness on the barbecue and steeped with your very best...

Broccoli with garlic and extra virgin olive oil

Lydia Gerratt

Mar 26, 2015
2 min

Broccoli with garlic and extra virgin olive oil

I’ve dabbled with the different broccoli varieties over the years; tenderstem and purple sprouting, but I’ve come back to the original...

Lydia Gerratt

Mar 23, 2015
1 min

Carottes Vichy

The one thing I’ve realised about making delicious tasting vegetables over the years is, it’s all in the cooking technique (plus one or...

Cauliflower with chorizo, olives, capers, garlic and extra virgin olive oil

Lydia Gerratt

Mar 2, 2015
3 min

Cauliflower with chorizo, olives, capers, garlic and extra virgin olive oil

For years I used to look at the cauliflowers in the supermarket, wanting to buy (particularly when they are sometimes as little as £1 in...

Raw fennel salad with lemon juice & extra virgin olive oil

Lydia Gerratt

Dec 17, 2014
2 min

Raw fennel salad with lemon juice & extra virgin olive oil

The first time I visited my Italian friend, Patrizia, at her home on Italy’s Liguria coast, her mother made a beautiful winter meal of...

Caponata (Sicilian slow cooked aubergines)

Lydia Gerratt

Aug 7, 2014
3 min

Caponata (Sicilian slow cooked aubergines)

One dish that I just couldn’t get enough of on my recent holiday to Sicily was Caponata – it’s full on addictive. This is an aubergine...

Lydia Gerratt

Jun 17, 2014
2 min

Piemonte peppers

I’m always on the lookout for seriously good vegetable recipes for my family, particularly ones that don’t look like a portion of veg...

Lydia Gerratt

Jun 3, 2014
2 min

Fusilli with courgettes and mint

I do think that courgettes need some help from other ingredients to bring out their own distinctive taste. Creating a dish that brings...

Lydia Gerratt

Mar 18, 2014
2 min

Chestnut mushroom and Porcini risotto

My recipe featured in the Waitrose Weekend magazine; This dish induces serious contentment. The mushrooms, stock and parmesan are...

Roast potatoes with garlic, rosemary & olive oil

Lydia Gerratt

Feb 10, 2014
2 min

Roast potatoes with garlic, rosemary & olive oil

Sometimes, all I want is a huge pile of crisp shard-like pieces of roast potato flavoured with garlic, rosemary and a lot of sea salt to...

LYDIA GERRATT

Inspiring you to transform your food from bland to miraculous

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