Swiss chard is one of those vegetables that are hard to get your head around… the leafy stems can come in all rainbow colours, and they pack a very earthy flavour. Like a super intense spinach, with very crunchy stems. In the South of France, in Nice, you find tarte aux blettes – a sweet pie filled with these leafy greens. Pretty weird, if you ask me. Then there are tourte aux blettes, savoury pies with chard – which is definitely more my vibe. But for this recipe I’ve decided to go in a completely different direction: I’m making a creamy dip (slightly inspired from my spinach and artichoke dip) and serving it with one of my favourite things: crispy smashed potatoes. These are boiled new potatoes, which get crushed and then baked to crispy perfection. It works great together, and I made it all with vegetables from my weekly veg box.

This was made with a large ‘imperfect’ savoy cabbage which was in my Onperfekt box. Onperfekt are fighting food waste by giving wonky veggies and fruits a second chance. To do this, they set up a shop in in Marnach, selling imperfect produce, and they’ve launched a weekly wonky veg box service. Every Friday, the Onperfekt website publishes a list of all the fresh 100% local vegetables they’ve rescued. And you can then order your box until Sunday. You can opt for a subscription of 6 or 12 boxes, and decide when you want to get them (regularly or from time to time). I have partnered up with Onperfekt to create a series of delicious recipes with imperfect vegetables.