Summer dinner recipes
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Lentil recipes
Puy lentil and tomato salad with jammy onions and crispy feta
This lentil salad combines the freshest tomatoes, lightly marinated, and red onions prepared two ways. Add crispy feta for creamy crunch.
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July seasonal recipes
Halloumi and blistered tomato orzo
This 5-ingredient dinner is so easy. It's full of flavour from blistered tomatoes, grated halloumi, mint and lemon.
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Leftover lunch recipes
Leftover pasta frittata
Leftover spaghetti is the carb hero of this robust omelette. This versatile frittata is the perfect vehicle for any leftover pasta and veg.
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Recipes using chickpeas
Chickpeas with chorizo and herbs
Dish up an effortless weeknight dinner of chickpeas with chorizo and fresh herbs. This dish can also be made ahead for a barbecue side dish.
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Lettuce recipes
Braised lettuce with trout, peas and mint
This one-pot dinner sings of early summer and is ready in just 20 minutes. If you’ve never braised lettuce before, you’re in for a treat.
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Lettuce recipes
Cos wedge salad
Flavourful cos lettuces are perfect for making a wedge salad with blue cheese dressing. Make this cult US salad with our easy recipe.
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Dinner ideas for two
Lemongrass turkey mince noodle salad
A riff on a Vietnamese rice noodle salad, this turkey dish is bursting with fresh flavours from lemongrass, ginger, chilli, mint and lime.
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Sausage pasta recipes
Angela Hartnett’s rigatoni with fennel and sausage
A simple, rustic, deeply flavourful pasta dish from the iconic Angela Hartnett, with fennel and sausage in a tomato sauce.
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Quick and easy pork recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s pork steaks with summer vegetables
This summer-ready dish by Michel Roux Jr makes a hero of pork steaks, cooked simply alongside asparagus, courgettes and tomatoes.
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Mussel recipes
Rick Stein’s arroz verde (green rice with garlic, parsley and mussels)
Mussels and rice are a winning combination in this sunny arroz verde (green rice) by Rick Stein, flavoured with parsley and garlic.
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Favourite chicken recipes
Spatchcocked crispy-skin chicken with herbs, lemon and garlic
Brined, spatchcocked chicken is a great method for roasting the bird as it really dials up the flavour. Try it for your next Sunday roast.
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Favourite chicken recipes
Spatchcock saffron chicken (joojeh kabab)
This spatchcocked saffron chicken is a modern twist on a Persian classic – the joojeh kabab. Make it your go-to dish for summer entertaining.
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Alternative barbecue recipes
Barbecued aubergine and figs with pickled apricot salsa
You need to know about this barbecued aubergine and fig dish from Helen Graves, which comes with a pickled apricot and harissa salsa. It's the dream dish for a vegetarian barbecue.
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August seasonal recipes
Sardine escabeche
Thomasina Miers shares her make-ahead recipe for sardine escabeche. The sustainable fish is marinated in a moreish sweet-sour sauce.
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Sustainable recipes
Cockle and dill rice
Zainab Pirzada's cockle rice recipe is inspired by her mum's signature spicy prawn and dill rice, a family favourite in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Risotto recipes
Pea and broad bean risotto
A vibrant, ultra-creamy pea and broad bean risotto to celebrate the best of summer produce - an easy vegetarian main course for dinner
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