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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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Lentil & brown rice salad with zaatar, sumac, beets, broccoli and feta
Cheese & chive cornbread muffins
Thai-style ‘crying tiger’ tomahawk steak with dipping sauce
Coal-roasted new potatoes
Herby feta, courgette & butter bean salad
Strawberry & white chocolate pistachio roulade
Strawberry Aperol frozé
Panisse with green chilli & double garlic aïoli
Watermelon, hot smoked salmon & rice noodle salad
Chopped summer salad with feta & olives
Spiced duck & plum salad
Sausage & pineapple salsa barbecued flatbreads
Spicy barbecued lamb with minty tomato & watermelon relish
Roast whole sea bass with green tikka, coriander & lime
Smoky aubergine freekeh with harissa & zhoug
Rarebit & sauerkraut burgers
Vietnamese-inspired hot dogs
Grilled T-bone steaks with seaweed butter
Grilled pineapple & passion fruit pavlova
Gunpowder chicken
Roasted courgette & herbed pearl barley
Courgette scarpaccia
The best coleslaw
Orange & herb butter spatchcock chicken, with cheat's sriracha aïoli
The best Scotch eggs
Braised mixed summer greens, fennel & beans with pasta
Jersey Royal, green bean, salad onion & anchovy salad with pesto dressing
Summer layered strawberry cheesecakes
Spanish-style garlic prawns
Spiced corn on the cob
Greek-style vegan pittas
Beef tagliata, flame-roasted tomato & mozzarella salad
Blueberry & lemon thyme friands
Roast veg & goat's cheese pan bagnat
Hoisin sausage rolls
Beetroot Scotch eggs
Barbecue steak sandwiches with chimichurri
Coconut loaf cake
Herby courgette, olive & lemon orzo salad
Pizzette with truffle & artichoke pesto, speck & mozzarella
Lime & mango loaf cake
Jersey Royal salad with broad beans, peas, radishes, mint & English goat’s cheese
Sirloin steak with radish butter
Pork, bacon & sage escalopes
Coronation king oyster mushroom salad
Triple cheese & mustard straws
Ham, pea & asparagus quiche
Eggs royale sandwiches
Cherry Bakewell traybake
Cucumber & pomegranate salad with cumin and lime
Toast & marmalade muffins
Cream & jam sandwich cake
Roasted salad onion & goat's cheese tarts
Marsala, citrus & olive oil cake