Two bank holidays in one month? Oh May, you do spoil us… Relish this second long weekend with the best of the seasonal crops (hello, Jersey Royals) and our sunshine-infused recipes.

Caesar salad fit for a royal

Everyone’s favourite tatty is back – it’s time to make the most of Jersey Royal season. With a helping hand from plenty of cheese, this crispy smashed potato and bacon Caesar salad makes these posh spuds the main character.

Make Smashed potato & bacon Caesar

ON YOUR RADAR

It’s a flatbread-filled summer

Warm weather’s great for many things, but summoning mealtime inspiration (or effort) isn’t one of them. Enter our new gunpowder flatbreads – spiced with Kashmiri chilli, turmeric, cumin and fennel, they make a welcome bed for roasted vegetables or cheeses, no thinking required.

Shop gunpowder flatbreads

DINNER TONIGHT

Yamas to the weekend

These lamb burgers bring together an all-star Greek flavour line-up in one bun. Topped with oregano, aubergine and red pepper dip, they’ll bring a bit of Hellenic sunshine to your bank holiday BBQ, even if the weather’s not playing ball.

Cook Greek lamb burgers

SIP OF THE WEEK

Wine lovers, it's your time

Waitrose’s 25% off six wine bottles is back. Included in the offer, San Leo Prosecco is an aromatic, creamy fizz with a fresh, fruity flavour – ideal for toasting the long weekend.

Shop San Leo Prosecco

This week on Dish

Angela feels the pressure when actor, film maker and excellent cook Jon Favreau drops in for cacio e pepe gnocchi with broccoli & walnuts. “It’s like having Gordon opposite me,” she says.

See the recipe

SHOPPING

Things we're buying this week

SHOPPING

Things we're buying this week

Waitrose senior development chef Will Torrent shares his best buys this week

Essential Bananas

“A family favourite and always in my weekly shop. As these are Fairtrade, I also know that the farmers who grow them will receive a fair price for them.”

Shop Essential Bananas

Waitrose BBQ Tomato & Mozzarella Pork Kebabs

“This is a great new BBQ option for the weekend, but the kids have been loving them with the Waitrose 10 Plant Pasta Sauce for midweek dinners too.”

Shop Tomato & Mozzarella Pork Kebabs

Tony's Chocolonely Filled Gooey Caramel Sea Salt Crunch

“All I can say about this milk chocolate bar with salted caramel filling and caramel pieces is that I’m totally addicted!”

Shop Tony's Gooey Caramel Sea Salt Crunch Chocolate

No.1 Fire Roasted Red Pepper Sharing Dip

“Colourful, vibrant and full of texture, this generously sized dip is so good. Great with grilled fish or chicken, or just with tortilla chips.”

Shop No.1 Fire Roasted Red Pepper Sharing Dip

IN MY BASKET

Cooks’ Ingredients Fiery Harissa Paste with Lemon is one of Helen Graham’s favourite flavour bombs

Cookbook author and former executive chef of London’s Bubala uses this flavour-packed jar to jazz up her vegetables and pasta sauces. Try it in Harissa-dressed tomatoes with a lime ricotta.

“I was so excited to discover this product, which combines two of my favourite ingredients in one. The harissa adds fruity, sun-roasted heat from chilli and paprika, while the lemon adds a zesty fragrance from its natural oils. This is so useful and versatile – you can use it as a condiment or dressing, as well as an ingredient for marinades, soups and stews.”

Shop Cooks' Ingredients Fiery Harissa Paste with Lemon

Want a bit more?

It’s the last week to get your hands on May’s issue of Waitrose Food magazine, a loving homage to the 80s – the good, the bad and the cheese-and-pineapple hedgehog.

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