Homemade dressings and sauces
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Homemade pesto recipes
Punchy pesto
There’s nothing better than homemade pesto and this recipe, made with anchovies and capers, is perfect with pasta or served...
Classic sauce recipes
Simple tartare sauce
Whether it’s fish and chips, scampi, calamari or any fish or seafood dish, serve it with our quick and simple...
Wild garlic recipes
Wild garlic pesto
Swap your traditional pesto for this wild garlic recipe during the spring while the leafy plants are in season and...
Homemade dressings and sauces
New-style sauce
This salty, zingy sauce is a great dressing for seared salmon or pan-fried mackerel. Stored in a sterilised screw-top jar,...
Homemade dressings and sauces
Chimichurri
This quick Argentine spicy herb sauce recipe is perfect served with steak. Use fresh mint, oregano and red chillies.
Homemade dressings and sauces
Homemade harissa
Homemade harissa is much better than the shop bought stuff. This spicy chilli paste will last for up to two...
Classic sauce recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s beurre blanc
Make the best beurre blanc with this recipe from culinary legend Michel Roux Jr, who oversees the food at five-star...
Classic sauce recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s mayonnaise
Make mayonnaise like a pro with this recipe from culinary legend Michel Roux Jr, who oversees the food at five-star...
Classic sauce recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s fish velouté
This fish velouté recipe is direct from culinary legend Michel Roux Jr, who oversees the food at five-star hotel The...
Classic sauce recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s hollandaise
Make hollandaise like a pro with this recipe from culinary legend Michel Roux Jr, who oversees the food at five-star...
Broad bean recipes
Broad bean houmous
Broad bean houmous (hummus) is a lighter alternative to its chickpea cousin. Serve with lightly-toasted flatbreads or baby carrots and...
Homemade dressings and sauces
Classic basil pesto
You can vary this basil pesto recipe by using different herbs such as mint, coriander or flatleaf parsley, or replacing...
Homemade dressings and sauces
Olive pesto
This pesto recipe, made with black olives, is perfect for spreading onto crostini for tasty nibbles with drink. Just picture...
Homemade dressings and sauces
Ultimate tomato sauce
Our ultimate homemade version of tomato sauce can be used as the base of lots of great dishes to fill...
Homemade dressings and sauces
Classic vinaigrette
Our oh-so-simple recipe for a classic vinaigrette is the perfect base for a number of recipes including tuna niçoise, Caesar...
Homemade dressings and sauces
Classic Caesar dressing for Caesar salad
A classic dressing recipe for a Caesar salad made with garlic, lemon, Dijon mustard, anchovies and extra virgin olive oil....
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