This carrot, cabbage, ginger and chilli slaw recipe was first made for one of our staff summer parties almost a decade ago! It was such a big hit that it went on our menus shortly after and has remained there ever since. It’s perfect for a summer lunch, or to roll out once the barbecue is fired up, but its accessible ingredients, chilli warmth and aromatic dressing make it a great year-round salad 🍴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Serves 4-6 as a side -⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ingredients: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ¼ red cabbage⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ¼ white cabbage⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1 large carrot⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1 medium-hot or mild chilli, to taste, deseeded and finely sliced⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A small bunch of chives, chopped⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 10g sesame seeds, toasted⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For the tamari and ginger dressing:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1 garlic clove, finely grated⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 25g fresh ginger, finely grated⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2 tbsp tamari (or soy sauce)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lime⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Method:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Remove the hard stem base from both cabbage quarters, along with the outer leaf if it is limp or discoloured. Finely slice the cabbages from the pointed end down to the stem base. Put the shredded cabbage into a large bowl.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Peel and coarsely grate the carrot and add to the bowl with the sliced chilli, chives and sesame seeds. Tumble everything together.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To make the dressing, put all the ingredients into a small bowl and stir to combine.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Add the dressing to the veg, mix together, then allow the salad to sit for 5 minutes. Toss the salad once more before serving.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This recipe is from River Cottage Great Salads, written by @GelfAlderson 📖 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let us know if you give this one a try at home! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #RiverCottageRecipes #RiverCottageGreatSalads #SummerRecipes #BBQRecipes #SeasonalSalads #FoodToInspireChange

Game, set and match 🎾 You’ve heard of strawberries and cream, but why not try this gut loving team-up with our organic kefir! Available from @freshmilkandmore and selected independent stores. #RiverCottage #Wimbledon #Kefir #RiverCottageOrganic #Organic #FoodtoInspireChange #GutHealth

A beautiful rainbow display of seasonal delights sourced from the River Cottage Kitchen Garden - captured by our Senior Chef, @chiara__tomasoni 📸 🌈 #RiverCottage #SeasonalFood #FoodToInspireChange #HomeGrown #Organic #KitchenGarden

River Cottage on Fire 🔥 Cooking outside over fire allows you to forge a connection with the food you eat and helps you unlock instincts and hidden skills you may never have thought you had. Beyond this, I think you learn something about yourself and the environment you live in, as well as your place in it. River Cottage has been key to all this for me. Cooking alongside Hugh and the talented chefs at Park Farm has cemented my understanding of over-fire cookery. It’s a real pleasure to now teach guests these practices on the River Cottage on Fire course. This one-day course, set in the idyllic surroundings of River Cottage HQ, will equip you with the skills and confidence to cook successfully over fire. You’ll learn how to build and manage a fire and cook a wide variety of ingredients with different techniques to produce amazing tasting results! Book ahead to join me on one of my upcoming course dates: 3rd August, 11th or 21st September. Head to the link in the bio to book your place 🔗 #RiverCottage #RiverCottageOnFire #FoodToInspireChange #OutdoorCooking #CookingOverFire #VisitDevon

There’s a buzz in the air in the kitchen garden throughout the summer 🐝 What pollinator friendly plants do you have in your garden? #RiverCottage #BeeFriendlyGarden #OrganicGarden

🍸 Crumble in a cocktail glass? Yes please. Inspired by @AbelandCole’s visit to @‌RiverCottageHQ, these Rhubarb & Strawberry Organic Kombucha Crumbles are packed with summer flavours. INGREDIENTS 400g rhubarb 250g strawberries 4 cardamom pods 275ml River Cottage Organic Garden Kombucha 2 tbsp honey 25g butter 60g jumbo porridge oats ½ tsp ground cinnamon River Cottage Natural Yogurt & mint sprigs, to serve METHOD Trim the rhubarb and chop it into equal-sized pieces. Quarter or halve the strawberries, so they’re all roughly the same size. You can leave the green tops on – they’re edible – or remove and hull the strawberries, if you prefer. Lightly crush the green cardamom pods with the flat of your knife blade or a pestle and mortar to open them up. Set a frying pan on a medium heat and pour in River Cottage Organic Garden Kombucha. Add the honey and butter, and drop in the crushed cardamom pods. Bring to a gently boil, then turn the heat down and simmer for 2-3 mins. Add the rhubarb to the simmering kombucha. Turn the heat up to a gentle boil and cook for 2 mins or till the rhubarb is tender. Add the strawberries to the pan and stir to mix, then remove from the heat. You can spoon the cooked rhubarb and strawberries into four serving glasses now, pouring in the syrupy kombucha, or transfer to a bowl to cool completely. Discard the cardamom pods. Set a clean frying pan on a medium heat and tip in the porridge oats. Toast for 2-3 mins, till starting to colour and smell aromatic. Dust in the cinnamon and stir to coat. Remove from the heat. If you haven’t divided your rhubarb and strawberries between glasses, do it now. Then top with spoonfulls of the River Cottage Organic Natural Yogurt and the toasted oats. Garnish with a mint sprig and serve. #abelandcole #MyAbelandCole #RiverCottage #Organic #OrganicFood #Recipe #Recipes #RecipeOfTheDay #Dessert #Cooking #Food #Foodie #Crumble #Summer #Kombucha #Strawberry

🍺 When @RiverCottageHQ’s all-organic beer meets @abelandcole ‘s fresh, seasonal veg, great things happen. Like these perfect summer recipe for Beer Glazed Lamb Skewers with Homemade Beer-pickled veg. Sweet, tangy and perfect for the summer. 🍽 Fancy giving them a try? Click the link in our bio to find them in our recipe collection. #abelandcole #AbelandCole #MyAbelandCole #Organic #OrganicFood #Summer #RiverCottage #SummerEating #Recipe #Recipes #RecipeOfTheDay #BBQ #Barbecue #Beer #Food #Foodie

🎊 It’s giveaway time and an incredible prize worth £1,567 is up for grabs! We’re so glad to be combining the organic fruit & veg of @‌AbelandCole with the cooking know-how of @‌RiverCottageHQ again and you don’t want to miss this competition. 📚 Our lucky winner will gain access to the River Cottage Online Cooking Diploma course, complete with personal feedback and expert tuition from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and his River Cottage team. 🥕 They’ll also win six months' worth of Abel & Cole Fruit & Veg Box deliveries, keep their kitchen stocked with the freshest seasonal crops to cook with. To enter, just follow both @‌abelandcole and @‌rivercottagehq, then comment below, telling us who you’d share your new kitchen skills with. Click the link in our bio for full Ts&Cs. This competition is running across Facebook and Instagram. #abelandcole #Competition #Giveaway #AbelandCole #RiverCottage #Win #Food #Foodie #Recipe #Recipes #Cooking #Cookery

Cheers to #EnglishWineWeek 🥂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you tried our River Cottage Organic sparkling wine yet?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A medium-bodied, fresh and fruity wine, with notes of green English apple and pear and a toasty richness - created in collaboration with the award-winning team at Oxney Estate in East Sussex.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Currently stocked here:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - The River Cottage Kitchen & Store⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Online via @VintageRootsWines⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Online via @OxneyOrganicEstate⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - In a range of independent restaurants and shops⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #EnglishWineWeek #EnglishWineWeek2023 #RiverCottageOrganic #RiverCottage #OxneyEstate #EnglishWine #Wine #OrganicWine

It was such a joy to have so many of you with us at the farm on Saturday for our Summer Shindig - what a fantastic evening 🎉 A huge thank you to everyone that came along and brought the shindig spirit to River Cottage HQ! This was our first big event in a few years so it was a pleasure to meet so many of you and hear you were having a wonderful time in the sunshine, enjoying the food and festivities - we especially appreciate your patience when things got a little busy and there were unexpected queues at times! 🙏 Thank you to our fantastic music acts: DJ Rabbit, @theroyalts and @3daftmonkeys for keeping the party going all evening, and to our brilliant suppliers and event teams behind the scenes who helped us put on this event - we couldn’t have done it without you! Finally, a massive thank you to our amazing River Cottage team for all of their incredible hard work! 🙌 We really hope to see you at the farm again soon 😊 #RCSummerShindig #RiverCottage #SummerEvents #DevonEvents #LiveMusic #OrganicFood #FoodToInspireChange

Prep is well underway for the Summer Shindig tomorrow - here’s a sneak peek! 👀🎉 Will we be seeing you there? There's still a few last-minute tickets available via the link in our bio 🎟 #RiverCottage #RCSummerShindig #LiveMusic #VisitDevon #DevonEvents #FoodToInspireChange

It’s not too late to plan a great Father’s Day out! 🍴 Stop in for breakfast or lunch at the River Cottage Kitchen & Store this Sunday and Dads get a FREE River Cottage Organic beer or kombucha to celebrate Father’s Day! *Offer valid on 18th June 2023 during food service hours only Offer available with a minimum table spend of £30 Maximum of two free drinks per table The free drink can be enjoyed with their meal or taken home #RiverCottage #RCKitchenAndStore #FathersDay #SeasonalProduce #SustainableCafe #SustainableRecipe #FoodToInspireChange