This Greek classic consists of large white beans that are cooked and then baked in a flavorful tomato sauce, which is usually seasoned with various herbs such as oregano, parsley, and mint. The dish calls for the use of fasolia gigantes, an authentic Greek variety of beans characterized by their large size, hence the name (gigantic). …
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Yiaourti me meli
This simple no-bake treat consists of thick Greek yogurt that is doused in generous amounts of honey, then topped with walnuts. The yogurt is occasionally flavored with vanilla, while the best choice is to use traditional thyme honey and toasted walnuts. Though simple in ingredients, yogurt with honey is a staple in many traditional taverns …
Frigania
A local delicacy of the island of Zakynthos, frigania is a creamy dessert that typically consists of three layers. The base is prepared with traditional Greek rusks that are neatly arranged and generously doused in a sugary syrup, which is spiced with lemon zest and cinnamon. The base is topped with vanilla-infused cream, and the …
Bacon & brie omelette wedges with summer salad
Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 200g smoked lardons 6 eggs lightly beaten small bunch chives snipped 100g brie sliced 1 tsp red wine vinegar 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1 cucumber halved, deseeded and sliced on the diagonal 200g radishes quartered Method step 1 Turn on the grill and heat 1 tsp of the oil in …
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Frances Quinn’s Summer’s day wedding cake
Ingredients For the lemon cakes 1.375kg slightly salted butter softened, plus extra for greasing (buy 6 x 250g packs) 1.375kg golden caster sugar 21 large eggs 2 tbsp vanilla extract 1.375kg self-raising flour 210g ground almond zest 21 large lemons plus 10 tbsp lemon juice For the lemon & mint syrup 600g golden caster sugar …
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Bread-baked chicken & summer garden salad
Ingredients 2 chicken legs For the bread crust 200g strong bread flour plus extra for dusting 5g fast-action dried yeast 1 tsp caster sugar 1 tsp picked thyme leaves For the salad 2 handfuls mixed lettuce 1 carrot peeled into ribbons 1 heirloom tomato cut into wedges 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp white wine …
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Summer allotment salad with English mustard dressing
Ingredients 400g new-season potatoes scrubbed 2 bunches of French Breakfast radishes leaves washed 1 red onion peeled and sliced 1 small cucumber peeled, deseeded and sliced into half moons small handful dill fronds chopped For the dressing 100ml rapeseed oil 20g English mustard 1 tbsp white wine vinegar pinch of white caster sugar 1 tbsp …
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More veg, less meat summer Bolognese
Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 2 onions finely chopped 3 carrots finely chopped 4 celery sticks, finely chopped 2 courgettes cut into small cubes 4 garlic cloves finely chopped 250g pack beef mince 1 heaped tbsp tomato purée 400g can chopped tomato 400g fettuccine 200g pea frozen or fresh handful parsley roughly chopped Method step …
Summer potato salad with minty Dijon mayo
Ingredients For the dressing 300ml mayonnaise 2rounded tbsp Dijon mustard 2 tbsp fresh chopped mint For the salad 750g pack baby Jersey Royal potato 400g fine green bean trimmed 450g frozen pea thawed 2large ripe avocados ½ lemon juice only Method step 1 Mix all the dressing ingredients with a little salt and pepper and …
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Herbed goat’s cheese & summer veg tarts
Ingredients 320g pack puff pastry a little plain flour for dusting 150g tub soft goat’s cheese 1 tsp herbes de Provence, or chopped herb from the garden 2 small courgettes cut into thin rounds 5 tomatoes (not too big), thinly sliced handful pitted black olives leaves from a few thyme sprigs drizzle of extra virgin …
Pick ‘n’ mix summer garden salad
Ingredients 1 head of British garden lettuce such as Webb or butterhead, outer leaves discarded 175g cheddar cheese 5 spring onions 2 handfuls radishes bunch cherry vine tomatoes 8 slices of your favourite ham bottle of your favourite dressing Method step 1 Tear the lettuce into large pieces. Cut the cheese into finger-size pieces, shred …
Caramel peach & summer berry knickerbocker glory
Ingredients For the ice cream 500ml full-fat milk 500ml double cream 3 vanilla pods 100g golden caster sugar plus 1 tbsp 12 free range egg yolks 40g poppy seed 150ml Kümmel liqueur For the fruits 3-4 large peaches ideally white flesh 150g golden caster sugar plus 1 tbsp for coulis 8-10 large basil leaves For …
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Preserved lemon chicken skewers with summer tomato salad
Ingredients 6 skinless and boneless chicken thighs, trimmed of excess fat 1 preserved lemon pith finely chopped ½ small bunch lemon thyme leaves picked, plus extra to serve 2 large garlic cloves finely grated 2 tbsp rapeseed oil For the salad 2 tbsp rapeseed oil 1 lemon juiced ½ small bunch parsley finely chopped 1 …
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Little buttermilk cheesecakes with honey-roast summer fruits
Ingredients For the cheesecakes 100g digestive biscuits 50g butter melted 450g full-fat soft cheese 150ml buttermilk 100g icing sugar 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk 1 tsp vanilla extract For the fruits mixture of stone fruits halved or quartered and de-stoned (we used 2 apricots, 2 plums and 1 small peach) 1 tbsp honey 2 …
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Barbecued leg of pork with grilled summer vegetables
Ingredients handful bay leaves handful rosemary sprigs handful thyme sprigs 4 garlic cloves 3 tbsp olive oil 4 tbsp cider vinegar 2-3kg boneless, skinless pork leg, butterflied into 1 piece handful parsley leaves, chopped For the vegetables 2 fennel bulbs cut into wedges, fronds picked and kept separate bunch spring onions green parts finely sliced …
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