VEGETABLE PLATE RECIPES RECIPES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Place a griddle pan over a high heat to get smoking hot.
  2. Halve and deseed the peppers, then add to the griddle with the corn. Grill for 8 to 10 minutes, or until charred and bar-marked, turning occasionally. Remove to a plate to cool.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a medium frying pan over a medium heat. Drain and add the black beans, stir in the cumin and fry for 4 to 5 minutes, or until crisp, stirring occasionally.
  4. Once cooled, cut the corn kernels away from the cob and chop the peppers into 1.5cm chunks. Reserving 1 tablespoon of the corn, add to a large bowl with the peppers and black beans.
  5. Trim, finely slice and add the spring onions, reserving a small handful to one side. Deseed, finely slice and add the chilli. Pick and add most of the coriander leaves, reserving the stalks.
  6. Squeeze in the lime juice and season well with sea salt and black pepper.
  7. Wipe the frying pan clean with kitchen paper, then return to a medium heat with 1 tablespoon of oil.
  8. Peel and finely slice the garlic and finely slice the coriander stalks, then add to the pan for 1 minute.
  9. Stir in the tomatoes and ½ a tin’s worth of hot water, breaking up the tomatoes with the back of a wooden spoon. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes, or until thickened and reduced.
  10. Season to taste, carefully transfer to a liquidiser and blitz until smooth.
  11. Divide the vegetable mixture between 8 corn tortillas and roll them up. Line them up in a snug-fitting baking dish (roughly 20cm x 30cm), with the scruffy ends tucked underneath.
  12. Pour over the tomato sauce, coarsely grate the Cheddar on top and crumble over the feta.
  13. Drizzle with a little oil, then pop in the hot oven for 25 minutes, or until bubbling and golden.
  14. Serve scattered with the reserved corn, spring onion and coriander leaves. Delicious with a crisp green salad.

Steps:

• 1. Quarter and remove the stalks from the cabbage, then chop it into 4cm pieces and place in a large bowl. Sprinkle over 4 tablespoons of sea salt and massage it in with your hands.
  2. Cover the cabbage with cold water and sit a plate on top to keep the veg submerged. Set aside for 2 hours.
  3. Tip the cabbage into a colander, rinse it thoroughly under cold water, then leave to drain for 30 minutes.
  4. Peel the garlic and ginger, then place in a food processor with the sugar and blitz to a smooth paste. Transfer it to a bowl and mix in the shrimp paste and gochugaru until combined.
  5. Matchstick the daikon and spring onions, then place in a large bowl.
  6. Squeeze out any excess water from the cabbage, then add it to the bowl, along with the gochugaru paste. Wearing disposable gloves, use your hands to mix it all together thoroughly.
  7. Spoon the kimchi into a large kilner jar and press it down so the juices rise, leaving a gap at the top, then close and seal the lid.
  8. Leave the kimchi to ferment at room temperature for 2 to 5 days (place the jar on a plate to catch any brine that might bubble over.) Check the kimchi every day, letting out some gas and pressing the vegetables down into the brine.
  9. When the kimchi tastes delicious, transfer the jar to the fridge for up to 3 months.