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New potatoes in a delicious herby mayo dressing. By Nigel Slater
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Soup might not seem like an obvious option during the summer, but these light and refreshing recipes make the perfect for lunch whatever the weather -
Traditionally made with store-cupboard ingredients, this version adds a few fresh items for a seasonal twist on the midweek classic -
How do you like your water cooked? This version from Tuscany – beans, spuds, tomatoes, parmesan, garlic, lashings of olive oil – sounds rather delicious -
Hot summer days call for cooling salads and refreshing desserts. By Nigel Slater
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Canned sardines, mackerel and shellfish make a quick and easy dinner. Just add bread or pasta … -
Spam is a shining beacon of culinary innovation through hardship, and represents a complex history across many cultures -
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Make the most of seasonal stone fruit while you can: try this grilled apricot, honey and goat’s cheese starter, roast broccoli drenched in tahini and spicy sour cherry sauce, and marinated lamb with a knockout peach chutney
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Sea bream in an Indian-style marinade with a zingy ribbon salad, a spicy beetroot and tahini dip with salsa macha, and pork chops in a coffee marinade with a creamy white bean mash and kiwi salsa -
Seasonal courgettes as they do it in Bulgaria: stuffed into dolma with smoky bulgur wheat and tomato, fried with feta and onion into golden patties, or as a base of a lighter lamb moussaka -
Get the juices flowing with the warming flavours of grilled fruit, spicy lamb, creamy yoghurt sauce and herbed couscous -
Roast pork loin stuffed with a minty herb mix to serve with these beans or enjoy cold in sandwiches
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Select only the best and ripest in-season peaches to get the full-on flavour of this roast peach parfait and a nutty tart topped with sweet fruit wedges -
Low-cost, shape-shifting ingredient is always a treat – whether it’s baked into a cake or fried until crisp -
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Sicily’s famous sweet and sour stew offers plenty of scope to adapt to your own taste … while paying heed to the basics -
Cool down with this piquant, refreshing, herby summer starter. By Nigel Slater -
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The season for plums is short and sweet, so make the most of it with desserts and savoury dishes -
A finely tuned balance of rose syrup, vermicelli, milk and basil seeds result in this magic Indian cold dessert that’s ideal served with a scoop of ice-cream -
This quintessential summer fruit cooked in a sweet wine from Málaga is made even better by serving with sandcakes
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Whether in brothy beans or a zesty shakshuka, fish can be cooked easily – with low cleanup involved -
This fresh and lemony seafood pasta is ideal for summer suppers -
Breaded fish sandwiches layered with gherkins and watercress with a garlic and chilli mayonnaise on the side – also works a treat with halloumi
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Three Indonesian snacking favourites you could find on any street stall (and that just happen to be vegan): aubergine in spicy sambal, sweetcorn fritters, and marinated mushroom skewers -
Three ways with seasonal tomatoes: a dip with layers of jammy tomatoes and yoghurt with caramelised figs, bulgur wheat tomato fritters, and a hunter’s chicken-style stew made lighter for summer -
Fish scraps can be used as stock, or meat from the head and skeleton can be made into a “mince” for these croquettes -
You don’t need a barbecue to conjure these smoky, sun-ripened dishes of chilled aubergine soup, fish in vine leaves and a zippy bulgur wheat salad
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Green beans and cannellini beans in a garlicky tomato sauce, with a basil mayonnaise-style sauce -
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Tamal’s go-to hassle-free meals are sesame scrambled eggs on toast, and butter beans topped with garlicky, lemony, and raw tomato sauce -
Should beans really be in a British cooked breakfast? Can you cook a meal for 30p? And what does she always keep handy for a quick dinner? -
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It’s a gin sour, but made with pine syrup and needles for a pure Northumbrian waft -
Easy summer coolers for picnics and barbecues -
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