The beetroots had been in the ground for quite a few months - planted from a "strip of seeds" but only five beetroots appeared (I was expecting about 15 - ripped off)! The carrots have been in their pot since the beginning of July and we did pull a few up about 6 weeks ago but they were tiny - like (tasty) toothpicks.
My zucchinis have been hit and miss (no bees to pollinate = hand pollinating like a weirdo + a lack of something in the soil = tough zucchini times on the balcony). That said I do seem to get a few good ones each week from my 5 plants despite the plants not being the healthiest specimens. AND my baby spinach continues so thrive...it's like a never-ending spinach supply.
So what did I do with this edible bounty? Why a roast vegetable salad of course!
Forgive the terrible photography (lit by the stove's range-hood) and my awful food styling - Donna Hay would NOT be impressed! I tossed all root veggies + zucchini in a mix of olive oil along with some garlic and Spanish onion and popped the whole lot in the oven. After the veggies were cook they were tossed in with the baby spinach and some low-fat feta. YUM!
You can see more Harvest Monday at Daphne's Dandelions.
Yumm looks delicious! I bet it couldn't get more satisfying than cooking with your own produce :) And so jelly over your baby spinach ! I swear I'm buying some every other week but I always have too much and it goes sad in the fridge :(
ReplyDeleteDelicious! I'm especially impressed with your baby spinach and zucchini. How good is roast beetroot & feta salad? (Very good!)
ReplyDeleteThat's actually a really good looking salad, I LOVE feta cheese :)
ReplyDeleteYour home garden is looking great! Fresh, organic produce - what more could you ask for? (:
ReplyDeleteWow I feel inspired! I will have a balcony garden in Sydney and have already planted some rocket and silverbeet there.
ReplyDeleteawesome job Mel! your garden is blossoming!!
ReplyDeleteLooking good my balcony farmer friend, love your salad...I might have to jump on this blog hop too!
ReplyDeleteWow, how cool is that. Definitely need to start myself off with a herb box planter ;)
ReplyDeleteWow - impressed with the veg effort! I've just put in a whole lot of new herbs, lettuce and broadbeans. Fingers crossed
ReplyDeleteHow very exciting, Mel. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI have total garden envy. The possums around here would have a field day with that bounty. Well done Mel, you should be very proud of your harvest.
ReplyDeleteLovely salad. It's great to see you've gone from a person who did not cook at all to someone who grows and cooks her own veggies!
ReplyDeleteI think beetroot is hard to photograph generally - all that pink bleeding into the other ingredients....you get some great stuff out of your balcony. Your carrots look far better than mine.
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