Potted shrimps is a traditional English dish made with brown shrimp flavored with nutmeg and baked in butter. The butter acts as a preservative. Regarded as a delicacy, it is traditionally eaten with bread. £5.50 per pot
We also have our usual fresh fare of Salmon, Cod, Plaice, Sea Bass, Tuna, Scallops, Smoked Haddock, Manx Kippers and Dressed Crab on our Seafood counter this week. To order go to our Fresh Fish section or ring the shop on 01457 852456.
Nothing beats the taste of English cherries. Kent’s rich soil, gentle climate, and generations of fruit-growing know-how produce cherries that are: Sweet, juicy, and bursting with flavour – picked at their peak. They only have a short season. Get them while they’re at their best — and taste the pride of the Garden of England.
Our cheese this week is our very popular Wookey Hole Farmhouse Cheddar, cave-aged in the Wookey Hole Caves in Somerset, England. Wrapped in cloth and taken to the heart of the caves where the cheese is matured at a constant temperature for up to six months.
This award-winning authentic handmade cheese is protected by PDO (Protected Designation of Origin), whereby it can be manufactured only in the counties of Dorset, Somerset, and Devon & Cornwall. Wookey Hole Farmhouse Cheddar is crumbly with earthy undertones and a distinctly nutty, tangy flavour. It pairs beautifully with our sourdough bread and Tracklements caramelised onion chutney
This recipe is for those who love the flavour of Wasabi. We use Tracklements Spifire Chilli and it adds a real kick to perfectly cooked Salmon fillets. This dish is delicious, quick and easy to cook.
Our amazing Basil pesto never fails to liven up a meal, perfect with pasta, fish, or to liven up sandwiches. £5 per pot
We have a new butter, Chive blossom butter. This is a seasonal, flavourful twist on herb butter, made with the mild, oniony flowers of the chive plant. It’s creamy, subtly savoury and visually stunning with flecks of purple. Perfect for spreading on bread, melting over meats or vegetables, and adding a special touch to everyday dishes. A short-season, small-batch treat that brings a bit of luxury to your table – perfect with this week’s Lancashire potatoes. £1.60 per pot
Pie will be available from around midday Tuesday. Go to our Bakery section to order
This weeks Selection – We have Spook-tacular pies this week👻
We’re thrilled to our cores to announce that Jo’s special Halloween pies will be rising from the oven Tuesday afternoon. Jo and Nick have conjured up three frightfully delicious flavours for you to enjoy.
these pies will vanish faster than a Vampire at sunrise! 🎃😋
The Vampire Slayer Pie
Stake, sunshine & holy water. One bite and your mine!
(Braised beef, garlic, baby onions, sundried figs, thyme & red wine)
Freaky Frankenstein
Blood curdling monster brains
(Roast root veg & pumpkin with roast chickpeas, tomato, coriander, mint & parsley)
The Blood of Fu Manchu
It’s hauntingly good
(Sweet & sour chicken – garlic, ginger, chillis, pineapple, peppers, water chestnuts & bamboo shoots)
We will also have Steak & Ale, Comfort Pie and Cheese & Onion
Looking for breakfast inspiration, then try our popular breakfast box which includes Kim’s homemade, all natural muesli, bursting with oats, coconut, almonds, cashews, cranberries, sultanas, pumpkin, sunflower, sesame seeds, natural puffed corn and cinnamon.
Blueberries
Raspberries
grapefruit x 2 or bananas
Large Longley Farm natural whole milk yoghurt
£13.50
It is always an exciting time in the shop when the first of the Yorkshire forced rhubarb arrives. Slender and bright pink, this elegant British speciality is ‘forced’ in the famously dark growing sheds of Yorkshire’s rhubarb triangle.
Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb is an out of season rhubarb that is first grown outside for a period of two years so that the exposure to frost toughens the roots. After initial exposure to the frost, the Rhubarb is lifted from the ground and placed into forcing sheds. Once in the darkened sheds, heat is applied causing the rhubarb to grow quickly in search of light.
The Rhubarb is harvested by candle light to maintain the tenderness of the shoots and ensure that growth continues. This growing process produces rhubarb that is sweeter and more delicately flavoured with an especially vivid red colour.
This really is the best of British produce.
We all have our favourite way of using Rhubarb, simply stewed, in a crumble or my favourite rhubarb and stem ginger fool – delicious
Our grower picks once a week on a Wednesday these will arrive at the market tonight ready for us to collect in the morning it really doesn’t get any fresher, not 100% sure of the price this year, possibly £6 for 500g (slight increase on last year at £5.50 for 500g)
We have a delicious tasty soup for you this week, Thai roasted red pepper with coconut. So easy, and any leftovers make a perfect base for a Thai curry. All the ingredients including coconut milk and Thai curry paste are included in both our £25 and £15 boxes.
As we are enjoying these warmer summer days our diets tend to become lighter and with this in mind this week we have included mainly salad and fruit. This weeks flat/butterhead lettuce is a traditional British favourite this round lettuce has soft, sweet mid-green outer leaves and a slightly crisper, paler heart, grown only a few miles away in Cheshire. They are harvested and sent to market the same day ready for us to collect the following morning . You loved the new season washed Maris Peer salad potatoes last week so we have included them again. If you would like to try something a little different cook the potatoes then add a large knob of butter, 2 tablespoons of pesto, salt and pepper to the warm potatoes and serve. 50g pot pesto £1.40
British strawberries are included in both boxes. Eating produce in season is something that is very important to us at Village Greens. We buy at the market everyday and have a close relationship with our wholesalers who understand food and farming. Working together means we can bring you produce when it is at its very best. Although strawberries are available all year round British strawberries are only available for a few short months. For a really indulgent treat why not add a carton of Longley Farm Jersey extra rich double cream, Yorkshire Show Best Chilled Product 2023 and ICDA Gold award-winner. This is definitely the cream of creams £1.90 250ml
We have included Italian aubergine in our £25 box this week, this is a delicious easy summer recipe, Marinated Aubergine –
Slice 1 large Aubergine into 1cm thick rounds. Brush both sides with olive oil and pan fry for approximately 3-4 minutes on both sides until nicely charred. To make the Marinade, Mix together 2–3 tbsp olive oil, 1 minced garlic clove, 1 finely chopped red chilli, Juice of ½ lemon, 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, a small handful of chopped fresh parsley, Salt & pepper to taste. Then lay the cooled aubergine slices in a shallow dish. Brush both sides with the marinade, then let sit for at least 15–30 minutes (longer for more flavour) Enjoy warm or at room temperature as a side dish, in wraps, salads, or antipasti platters.
English Opal plums are a great tasting early plum variety – similar in taste to a Victoria with slightly more depth of flavour. We have included them in our £25 box, and they are available to add to your £15 box £1.80 for 300g .
Our £15 box (ideal for 2/3 people)
Coconut milk (R)
Thai red curry paste (R)
Norfolk Maris Peer washed salad potatoes
Onion (R)
Red peppers (R)
Cheshire grown flat/butter lettuce
Cucumber
Cherry tomatoes
English strawberries
(R) items needed for the recipe
Our £25 box (ideal for a family of 4) contains all of the above in larger quantities plus
Sweetheart cabbage
Baby leaf spinach
Italian aubergine
Clementines
English Opal plums
Some items may change to bring you what’s best available on the day