Dish of the Month: February 2026

Each month you’ll find a tasty new addition to our Dish of the Month page. We will tell you all about the ingredients needed, as well as how to cook the recipe, so you can enjoy at home with your children.

This month the children will be enjoying lots of delicious and nutritious food, prepared by our Head Chef, Oli and his dedicated team. The children loved trying this hearty dish and experiencing this new blend of flavours! If you’d like to make it at home, we have provided the full recipe below!

"We believe that a healthy nutritious diet is vitally important for growing minds and bodies." ~ Oli Michenko Maiden, Head Chef

Cock-a-leekie Soup with Seeded Oat Cakes

Ingredients:

  • 1 Pint (600ml) Water
  • 1 (60g) Onion
  • 1 Tablespoon (20g) Pearl Barley
  • 1 (10g) Chicken Or Vegetable Reduced Salt Stock Cube
  • 2 (320g) Leeks
  • 1 Stick (30g) Celery
  • 1 Teaspoon (1g) Dried Thyme
  • (10g) Parsley
  • 1 Pinch Ground Black Pepper
  • Vegan cream 300
  • Chicken – optional (don’t blend)

Method:

For the Tomato and Butterbean Soup:

  1. Peel and chop the onion.
  2. Wash the celery and leeks then finely chop then add to the pan with the thyme, parsley and stock cube. Stir to dissolve the stock cube, adding more water if required.
  3. Add pepper to taste and simmer until the vegetables are tender, approximately 20-30 minutes.
  4. Blend to a smooth consistency or leave chucky and add pre cooked stripped chicken thighs.
  5. Garnish with multi-seed Scottish oatcakes and garnish with finely diced chopped parsley.

We have also created a FlippingBook to showcase our current and past Dishes of the Month, which can be viewed below:

22 Street Lane Nursery - Dish of the Month

Make sure you come back next month for our next dish!