This simple potato salad recipe is one of our favourite summer recipes to make. Whether it’s for a BBQ or just as a side dish for your evening meal, this potato salad is very simple healthy recipe to make and is a must have this summer!

We always try and pick recipes from the internet that we believe have some of the best flavours and tastes to offer you! We also pick some based on how easy they are to make, and this potato salad recipe is a great example of that. This Tesco Real Food potato salad is full of fantastic flavours and is a healthy option as a side dish for your main meal or BBQ! Including freshly chopped parsley, mint and basil, and freshly cooked potatoes, all combined together with low fat yoghurt and mayonnaise, this recipe takes no longer than 25 minutes to make, so it can be rustled up even at short notice.

 

Ingredients:

  • 750g of potatoes
  • 2 tbsp of low fat Greek yoghurt
  • 3 tbsp of reduced fat mayonnaise
  • 85g of watercress
  • Chopped Parsley
  • Chopped Mint
  • Chopped Basil
  • 3 sprigs of mint

Instructions:

Step 1- Chop the potatoes up if you want to. Fill a saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Add the potatoes along with a pinch of salt and the mint sprigs. Allow the potatoes to cook for 20 minutes until they start to soften.

Step 2- Once you are happy the potatoes are cooked, drain them and remove the mint sprigs.

Step 3-In a separate mixing bowl, add the parsley, mint and basil, along with the yoghurt and mayonnaise. Season to taste.

Step 4-Take the watercress and blanch it for no more than 15 to 20 seconds in boiling water, before allowing it to cool.

Step 5- Add the potatoes to the yoghurt, mayonnaise and herb mix followed by the watercress. Serve in a large glass bowl .

Source: Tesco Real Food 

Sausage Rolls

Make your dad something delicious this Father’s Day by having a go at these fantastic chorizo and apple sausage rolls at home!

We all love a sausage roll from time to time, but this Father’s Day, we thought it would be good to provide you with a recipe that puts a delicious twist on the traditional recipe! These chorizo and apple sausage rolls are bursting with flavour thanks to the succulent chorizo sausage meat and the sweetness of the apple sauce. These little beauties only take 25 to 30 minutes to cook, so you can really surprise your dad this Father’s Day in no time at all!

Photo by fenwench (view original here)

 

Ingredients:

  • 6 chorizo sausages
  • 1 small apple
  • A knob of butter
  • Parsley
  • 375g pack of puff pastry
  • 3 tbsp of apple sauce
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 tbsp of poppy seeds

Instructions:

Step 1-Add the apple and the knob of butter to a pan and cook for no more than 5 minutes until the apple has become visibly softer.

Step 2-Take the skins off of the chorizo sausages and place the chorizo sausage meat in a mixing bowl. Once the apple has cooled, add this in along with the parsley and bind it all together.

Step 3-Preheat your oven to 200 degrees celcius/180 degrees for a fan oven/ Gas mark 6 and roll out the pack of pastry in to a rectangle shape. Cut it in half to leave yourself with two long thing rectangular shapes.

Step 4-Divide the 3 tbsp of apple to between the two pieces of pastry by spooning it on the centre of each piece. As well as this, divide the chorizo sausage meat in to two long sausages and place one on top of the apple sauce on each piece of pastry. Brush the edges of the pastry with the beaten egg and bring the pastry together on one side to keep the filling inside. Seal by pressing the pastry down on the other side.

Step 5-Cut in to smaller pieces, each sausage roll should be about 7cm long. Spread the sausage rolls on two baking and brush with more of the beaten egg. Garnish with the poppy seeds and cut groves in to the top of each sausage roll.

Step 6-Put them in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Swap the trays over half way through cooking to ensure the cooking process is even.

Step 7-That’s it, these delicious chorizo and apple sausage rolls are ready to serve for your dad on Father’s Day, and we bet he will love them!

Source: BBC Good Food 

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Who doesn’t love chocolate? Well the combination of chocolate and chilli is now more popular than ever in both sweet and savoury cooling and this fantastic chocolate and chilli tart is one of those chocolate desserts that must be tried and the added kick from the chilli is something that we absolutely love. The recipe comes from Great British Chefs and it didn’t take long for us to decide that we had to share it with you all!

This recipe is a brilliant way to bring some much needed heat to kick start our British summer! You may look at this recipe and think to yourself that surely chilli doesn’t go with chocolate? You’ll have to trust us as the combination is too good to turn down! The rich taste of the dark chocolate combined with the buttery pastry is heavenly, and that’s before the chilli adds a fantastic kick! The lime zest and crème fraiche finish off what is a fantastic combination of flavours, contributing to a brilliant dessert! Thank you to the great people at Great British Chefs for posting this recipe!

 

Ingredients:

For the Chocolate and Chilli Filling

  • 350ml of double cream
  • 150ml of milk
  • 400g of 70% dark chocolate, chopped in to pieces
  • 3 to 4 tsp of chilli flakes
  • 2 eggs, beaten

For the Pastry

  • 250g of plain flour
  • 100g of icing sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 egg
  • 125g of unsalted butter, keep any extra for greasing your tin
  • 35g of ground almonds

To serve

  • Crème Fraiche
  • The zest of 1 lime

Instructions:

Step 1-Start making this delicious chocolate and chilli tart by preparing the pastry case. Add the flour, unsalted butter, ground almonds and icing sugar in to a mixing bowl. Add the egg and mix together well without using your hands when possible. Once it is well mixed, wrap it up in a piece of cling film and place it in the fridge for around 1 hour.

Step 2-Now the pastry is prepared and put to one side, you can start preparing the delicious filling. Add the 150ml of milk and 350ml of double cream to a saucepan and bring to the boil. Once it has reached this point, add the chilli flakes, take it off the heat, and allow the mixture to soak up the flavour of the chilli for about an hour.

Step 3-Take your loose base tart tin and grease it with some of the leftover unsalted butter. Take the pastry out of the fridge and push it in to the corners of the tin ensuring it is evenly spread out. Line with baking paper and fill with baking beads ready for baking.

Step 4-Set your oven to 190 degrees celcius/Gas mark 5 and once it has heated, bake the pastry for around 10 minutes until it is a delicious golden brown colour. Take the baking beads out carefully and return to the oven for another 10 to 15 minutes to ensure the base cooks. Again, once the base turns a golden brown colour, you will know it is finished. Once you are happy the pastry is cooked, take it out of the oven and glaze it with the egg yolk. This will seal the pastry ready for the chocolate and chilli filling later on.

Step 5-Now you can move on to the chocolate mixture which will form part of the filling. Take the 400g of dark chocolate and add it to a mixing bowl. Take the chilli cream which should have been infusing for the past hour and bring it back to the boil. Once it has reached the right temperature, pour it over the chocolate and stir in until the dark chocolate is completely melted. Add the beaten eggs in at the end and mix in.

Step 6-Turn your oven down to around 150 degrees celcius/Gas mark 2. Take the chocolate filling and pour it in to the pastry case you prepared earlier. Place it in the middle of your oven carefully and allow it to cook for 15 to 20 minutes until the filling is set. Once you are happy the mixture is set, take the tart out of the oven and allow to cool on the side, but do not put it in the fridge.

Step 7- We’re nearly there now! It is time to serve this delicious chocolate tart. Slice the tart with a knife and serve it with a serving of crème fraiche and the zest of a lime. Now you can take a bite of this delicious chocolate and chilli tart and you’ll love it!

Source: Great British Chefs 

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It’s British Tomato Week and at this time of year there aren’t many better tastes than our own British grown tomatoes! This simple tomato filo tart recipe is bursting with flavour and perfect to make as an accompanying dish for a main meal!

From May 19th to May 25th, it is British tomato week and these delicious little vegetables are something we should be proud of here in Britain. This recipe for a tomato filo tart is extremely simple to make, and is the perfect alternative to serving garlic bread with your main meal. All you need to make this recipe is filo pastry sheets, plum tomatoes, feta cheese, fresh thyme and rosemary, olive oil and kosher salt. The whole process from preparation to serving takes about 40 minutes, and a majority of that is cooking time. So why not enjoy tomato week at home by giving this tomato filo tart a go!

 

Ingredients:

  • 7 sheets of filo pastry
  • 8 plum tomatoes
  • 1/4 of a cup of crumbled feta
  • 1 tsp of chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 tsp of chopped fresh rosemary
  • 5 tbsp of Olive Oil
  • 1/4 tsp of kosher salt

Instructions:

Step 1- We think this recipe is the perfect way to celebrate British tomato week! Start by preheating your oven to 190 degrees Celsius/375 degrees Fahrenheit. Unroll the filo pastry sheets and cover with kitchen towel. Take a baking sheet and brush with olive oil and place a sheet of the filo pastry on the baking sheet before brushing with more olive oil. Top with another sheet of filo pastry and again brush with olive oil. Repeat this process until all the filo pastry has been used.

Step 2-Take the slices of plum tomato and arrange on top of the filo pastry in a single layer. Ensure that you leave about ¼ of an inch gap around the edge of the pastry.

Step 3- Add the feta cheese over the top, along with the chopped thyme and rosemary. Season with salt and pepper to taste and drizzle any olive oil that is left over the top.

Step 4-Place in the oven and bake for around 30 minutes. You will know when the tart is done as the pastry will turn a delicious golden brown colour and the edges will start to crisp. Allow the Tomato Filo Tart to cool for 5 minutes before cutting in to a dozen pieces or so to serve. Now all there is left to do is enjoy a piece of this fantastic Tomato Filo Tart!

Source: Health.com 

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This week is otherwise known as British Sandwich Week 2015, and what better way to celebrate than making yourself a delicious Steak sandwich as a treat for lunch!

Sandwiches are a popular choice for lunch in Britain, so when it is British Sandwich week, you have to make yourself some extra special sandwiches to get through the day! This steak and onion sandwich recipe from BBC Good Food is very simple to make, all you need is the bread, the steak, caramelised onion and watercress to make yourself the perfect sandwich. The combination of the tender steak, sweet onions and crispy bread is fantastic, so why not try this at home yourself!

 

Ingredients:

For the Steak and Onion Sandwich

  • 4 minute steaks or 2 thick sirloin steaks
  • 1 tbsp of olive oil
  • 1 small loaf of ciabatta
  • 4 tbsp of caramelised onions
  • Half a bag of watercress

Instructions:

Step 1- Turn on your grill to give it chance to heat up. Heat some olive oil in a griddle pan.

Step 2- Season both sides of your steak to your personal taste with salt and pepper. Fry the steak on each side for no more than 2 minutes.

Step 3- Slice the ciabatta half lengthways and grill the bread on the cut sides until it is a delicious golden brown colour..

Step 4- Take the ciabatta off the grill and drizzle the bottom part of the bread with olive oil. Place half of the caramelised onions on the bread, then the steak on top. Place watercress on top before finishing this steak sandwich by placing the other piece of bread on top.

Step 5- Cut in to four separate sandwiches which should be perfect for two people. That’s it, this simple yet delicious steak and onion sandwich is ready to enjoy as part of British sandwich week 2015!

Source: BBC Good Food 

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