With SkinnyMediterranean presale starting on October 10th, it is the perfect time to organise the herb and vegetable garden.
With the rising cost of groceries hopefully this what to plant garden guide might help out a little! The herbs listed below are great for any Thermomix user to keep in the garden.
Disclaimer: In no way do I have a green thumb (the only reason I have a garden that is alive is purely due to my boyfriend waters it), nor am I a plant expert who can tell you what to plant and when.
I can share a little bit of what I have planted in my garden here in Southeast Queensland that I’ve been able to use in the cookbook.
Below is the full list of fresh herbs, vegetables and some fruit – found on the shopping list for SkinnyMediterranean. I don’t have it all planted, but I do have the following:
- basil
- parsley
- dill
- sage
- thyme
- oregano
- perpetual spinach
- snow peas
- tomatoes
- lemons
- limes
- spring onion
- rosemary
Hopefully it is useful – Sian Brown
P.S. I’ve created a handy A4 printable PDF with the below list for you to download. Simply enter your details and the PDF will open.
Fresh Herbs
- basil – for Green Pesto, Caprese Salad, Pesto Chicken, Creamy Tomato White Bean Stew, One Pot Pasta Alla Norma
- dill – I keep some in the garden to make Dill Pickles but in the book it is used for the Maroulosalata (Greek Lettuce Salad, Spanakopita Frittata)
- mint – mint can easily take over, so be careful. We use it in the Watermelon & Mint Salad, Za’atar Bean Salad, Cauliflower Tabouli, Spiced Carrot Salad, Fattoush Salad, Spanakopita Frittata, Biftekia & Lemon Potato Bake
- parsley – We use a lot of parsley in this book!!
- rosemary – We use fresh rosemary in the One Pot White Bolognese
- Plus the usuals used to make Stock Concentrate (parsley, sage, thyme, rosemary)
Fruit & Vegetables
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We use sooo much parsley in this cookbook baby potatoes
- baby spinach
- broccolini
- brown onion
- capsicum
- carrot
- cauliflower
- celery
- cherry tomatoes
- cos lettuce or baby cos lettuce
- cucumber / Lebanese cucumber
- green beans
- kale
- leek
- lemons
- lime
- medjool dates
- mandarin
- mandarin juice or orange juice
Cherry tomatoes are so easy to grow at the moment - mixed berries (fresh or frozen)
- orange juice
- pomegranate arils (optional)
- potatoes, waxy potatoes, white potatoes
- pumpkin, Kent preferred
- radishes
- red onion
- rocket or baby spinach
- shallots
- spring onion
- sugar snap peas or green beans
- sweet potato
- Swiss brown mushrooms
- tomatoes
- watermelon
- zucchini
