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Alfresco recipes
Fire up the barbecue, dust off your picnic blanket and pop a bottle of rosé in the fridge – long, lazy days are here, and there’s no better way to celebrate the season than with a spot of feasting outdoors. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your picnics beyond picky bits or searching for no-fuss salads for laid-back garden dinner parties, our alfresco recipes are a taste of sunshine.
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Lemony Lebanese-spiced tiger prawns
Jalapeño honey pulled pork with lime slaw
Texan-style steak & corn salad
Barbecued wagyu sirloin with nahm jim jaew
Sweetcorn and mixed tomato som tam
Coal-roasted aubergine with 'waterfall' herb salad
Smoked potatoes with Thai green sauce
Strawberry almond croissants
Yogurt set creams with Muscat-soaked strawberries
Crispy bread & courgette salad with walnut and basil pesto
Swiss chard, leek & vintage Cheddar spanakopita-style pie
Three-cheese scones
Chargrilled Thai-inspired curry chicken skewers
The best roast chicken
Lemon drizzle cake
The best panna cotta
Quick pork pie ploughman's
Lemon, passion fruit & raspberry summer cake
Skagen-style salad with lemon & dill dressing and rye croutons
Garlic & lemon labneh with paprika-tomato salad and pine nut brown butter
The best sweetcorn fritters
Blueberry corn scones
Cornish picnic pasties with harissa yogurt dip
Coronation chicken Scotch eggs
Tomato, basil & creamy pecorino bruschetta
Quiche Lorraine
Caramelised onion, feta & beetroot couscous
Seared lamb Niçoise with toasted pine nut dressing
Miso caramel bananas
Greek-style prawns
Apricot & halloumi skewers
Steak satay skewers
Zaatar aubergine skewers with tahini
Spicy tuna fish cakes with mustard mayo
New York-style beef & pork hot dogs
Curry lamb skewers
Kir strawberries with mascarpone & shortbread
Chilli courgette & king prawn rice
Potato salad
Smoky chipotle chicken burgers with pickled fennel
Lamb & Jersey Royal skewers
Peach paloma
Goat’s cheese, asparagus & tarragon tart
Potato, radish & cucumber salad
Prawn & halloumi tacos with pomegranate and lemon harissa
Sticky toffee flapjacks
Pork, chicken & apricot pie
Easy mayonnaise cupcakes
Strawberry sherbert cocktails
Salsa verde
Cowboy butter
Baked tomato, green bean & anchovy salad
The best barbecue ribs
Cajun butter salmon & lime skewers