harvests ....

.... the colour of autumn.
The lovely purples and oranges of autumn are reflected in our allotment harvest at the moment. 

 

Remember the little plum tree on our allotment?
 

 Well here is our harvest.

 

 

Just three little fruits - but they were delicious!

We ate them straight from the tree.

 

 

 

 We have been harvesting the beetroot for some weeks now, but these are the first of the squash.

 

Earlier in the year, when  the butternut and harlequin squash seeds seemed very slow to germinate, I bought two munchkin squash plants from the garden centre.

 

 



They romped away and have loved the hot, sunny weather this year.

 



I don't know yet how the flavour compares to the butternut squash, but will report back when I've had a chance to try them.

 

Meanwhile, the beetroot, Bolthardy, have been delicious, boiled, roasted and raw.

This was a recipe from Hugh Fearnley -Whittingstall's book River Cottage: Veg Every Day.
Called Beetroot with Walnuts and Cumin  I can really recommend it.

Simple, but delicious!