slow-cooked tomato with feta and basil salad recipe Use your oven to 'sun-dry' your tomatoes. This retains their sweetness, does not dry them out too much and preserves them short-term.For 4 as a main course500g fresh tomatoes (a selection of colours a
marinated mozzarella with basil and prosciutto This is a brilliant recipe for making inexpensive mozzarella taste like the finest buffalo mozzarella. You can use almost any herb, rosemary, torn bay leaves, thyme or chives, but this is partic
halloumi, mint, coriander and dill pittas recipe Ideal for a quick lunch or supper (or even better for a picnic around the fire), these are delicious pockets of herbs and salty toasted halloumi cheese. A great friend and cook, Ivan Samarine, m
Rocket, beetroot and feta salad I’ve been making this salad for years and it’s particularly good now when the rocket and mix of winter salad leaves are SO delicious.Serves 4 (as a main course)4 medium sized beetroot (fresh, winter-s
asparagus and gruyère tart recipe There are plenty of summer tarts that are best eaten warm, but this one is also good cold, and when asparagus is at it's best is one of the most delicious picnic things for early summer. Serve w
baked feta with thyme and tomatoes recipe Simple to throw together and chuck on the fire or in the oven, Saganaki is Cretan shepherds' food - simple, imprecise and always delicious.Dip into the parcel with raw carrot or celery chunks, or warm
aubergine and mozzarella stacks recipe This is a great recipe for summer when aubergines are in season. It makes the perfect dish for a vegetarian barbeque. Serve this recipe with a green salad. You will need to make the basil oil a week i
