Frances Atkins Cabbage and Wild Herb Cake recipe on James Martin’s Saturday Morning

Frances Atkins served up tasty Cabbage and Wild Herb Cake on James Martin’s Saturday Morning.

The ingredients are: 2 x Medium Hisbi Cabbages – approx. 80g total, 50g Olive Oil, A Handful of good Sea Salt – approx. 20g, White Sourdough Crumb – 500g Loaf, trim crust weighing out 300g, 120g Mixed Wild Herbs of your choice – do not use basil or large soft leaf herbs as they will lose colour. Eg, Nettle, Sweet Cicely, Parsley, Coriander, Dill, 40g Parmesan Cheese, 60g Philadelphia Cheese, 2 Eggs – total 100g, A tablespoon of Olive Oil and Seasoning to taste.

For the roasted veg to serve: 1 x Small Butternut Squash, peeled and diced, 4 x baby carrots, 4 x cauliflower florets, 1 x Small Sweet Potato, peeled and diced, 4 x baby Turnips and 4 x Baby Beetroots.

For the serving veg: Cooked Fresh Peas and Cooked Fresh Broads – 100g of each and 1 x diced Avocado.

For the watercress filling: 50g of Picked Watercress, 1 x heaped teaspoon of mixed English Mustard – approx. 20g, 200g Philadelphia Cheese, Wild Garlic, Spearmint, Pea Shoots and Basil.

For the Tomato Chutney: 1 x Carrot, ½ Chilli, 1 x Onion, 2 x Cloves of Garlic, 1 x Teaspoon of Mustard Seed, 1 x Teaspoon of Coriander Seed, 1 x 400g Tin of Tomatoes, 150ml White Wine Vinegar and 70g Caster Sugar.

For the ginger and lime dressing: 250g Fresh Grated Ginger, The zest and juice of 2 Limes and 100ml of Pickle Mix – 70g Sugar, 30g White Wine Vinegar, brought to the boil.




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One thought on “Frances Atkins Cabbage and Wild Herb Cake recipe on James Martin’s Saturday Morning

  1. Love the cabbage recipe but how dyu make the middle of it please? I didn’t hear it or must have missed it?

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