Comfort food at its delicious, savoury best! Cottage Pie freezes well, so you could make two and pop one in the freezer for an easy meal at a later date.
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This recipe uses ready-made puff pastry to help keep things simple. It’ll make one very large tart; if you don’t eat it all, leftovers can be refrigerated for the next day. Serves 2-4.
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While British asparagus is still available, there’s no nicer way to enjoy it than grilled quickly over coals and finishing with a quick, simple dressing – the spears turn a beautiful bright green in the heat, and the charcoal imparts smoky flavour and sweetness to each stem. Delicious! Serves 4 as a side dish.
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Perfect for buffets, finger food or even a spring picnic, these little twists look impressive but are pretty quick to make (and pretty delicious to eat, too!). Makes 40.
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This recipe seems a bit daunting, but once you’ve got the hang of dipping the bread and lining the basin, it’s pretty straightforward. Make up the weight of fruit with any mixture of berries you like; raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, currants, cherries, blackberries and tayberries are all brilliant. You will need a 1.8 litre/3-pint pudding basin; for best results, begin the recipe the night before you plan to eat it. Serves 4-6.
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A simple, summery salad that’s the work of moments. Try it as part of a buffet-style spread, or serve with plenty of crusty bread for a light lunch. Serves 2-4.
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Take comfort food to a new level with this luxurious risotto. It’s a fairly simple recipe that makes the most of its wonderful ingredients – a fair bit of stirring is involved, but the end result is well worth it! Serves 2
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Healthy and delicious, this quick, simple salad combines some surprising ingredients (mango with tomato sounds odd, but somehow it works). All the lovely juices from the tomatoes, mango and lime stop the avocado turning brown, so it looks amazing, too. We like to eat this with some simply grilled chicken breast fillets – it’s also a great accompaniment to oily fish, like Mackerel. Serves 2.
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This hearty salad is packed with delicious Greendale Free-Range Chicken Breast and Greendale Smoked Streaky Bacon. Serves 4
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Fruit and cheese are a match made in heaven. This recipe pairs salty, crumbly Feta cheese with the tangy sweetness of ripe, fresh blueberries and the earthiness of fresh spinach leaves, lifted by bright mint and the satisfying crunch of savoury toasted almonds. Feel free to experiment with different soft cheeses, berries, leaves or nuts – it’s pretty hard to go wrong!
Serves 2-3 as a main meal, 4-6 as part of a selection of salads.
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Trifle is a classic treat and (helpfully) always taste better when made in advance. This version uses ready-made ingredients for speed, but tastes like you’ve spent hours in the kitchen – we won’t tell if you don’t! Serves 8.
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Packed with soft, smoky grilled aubergine and plump chickpeas, this hearty salad illustrates that veggie barbecue recipes are anything but dull. Serves 2-4.
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An indulgent breakfast, a tasty brunch or a light midday meal, this simple recipe makes the most of delicious fresh asparagus. For a vegetarian version, choose a veggie-friendly parmesan (or other aged hard cheese), or just omit this ingredient – it’ll still taste wonderful. Serves 2.
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Sometimes nothing beats a good curry – and when you can make your own, why bother with takeaway? You can use any of our lovely locally-caught white fish in this recipe. Serves 4.
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Richly spiced mash, Greendale Fish Pie Mix and authentic curry flavours combine to create a fabulous ‘Frankenstein’ of a dish – it sounds wrong, but try it and you’ll see why we like it so much! Serves 4.
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A long, slow cooking time allows diced beef to meld beautifully with the warmth and spice of this tasty curry. Served with rice, pickles and a cooling yoghurt and cucumber raita, we think it’s definitely a meal worth waiting for!
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This speedy recipe makes a healthy and delicious dinner for cold nights. Made with rich salmon, fresh tomatoes and warming spices (but free from chilli), it’s a simple, family-friendly meal that’s good to have up your sleeve! Serve with Basmati rice. Serves 4.
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Softly spiced with fragrant nutmeg and cinnamon, this delicious side dish is perfect served alongside roasts or cold meats. Handily, it can be prepared in advance and reheated; the cooked cabbage can also be frozen until needed. Serves 8 as a side dish.
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We’ve chosen some of our favourite greens here, but feel free to mix it up (thickly sliced fennel bulbs are another tasty option). The dressing adds a little extra nutritional ‘oomph’, as well as great flavour, but if you’re not a fan of tahini you could just dress the veg with oil and lemon juice – it’ll still taste delicious. Serves 4.
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Not a fan of Red Cabbage? This easy side dish makes the most of gorgeous green Savoy – flavoured with bay leaves and braised in Devon cider with plenty of butter, we think it’s just as Christmassy as its showier cousin. Serves 4-6 as a side.
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Miles away from shop-bought ‘meat-free’ options, these chunky burgers are as satisfying to eat as they are simple to make. You can prepare them ahead if you like, and they can also be frozen - just make the mixture into burgers, then freeze instead of baking. Makes 6 burgers.
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Cooked with a herby, cheesy, bacon-studded stuffing and served with home-made gravy, this classic beef roast is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser! Serves 4-6.
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This quick and easy recipe makes a light, luxurious supper – it’s also really good served as a starter. Different seasonal salad leaves will add interest (try chicory or curly endive). Serves 4.
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Although ‘tartine’ is just a fancy way of saying ‘open sandwich’, they’re definitely a lot posher than the average sarnie! We like to serve these as a starter, or cut them into smaller pieces as part of a finger-food buffet. Serves 4.
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Treat yourself to a sloe gin fizz, made with our own Greendale sloe gin. Add lemon juice, sparkling water and then garnish with a lemon slice and a blackberries, Cheers!
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This easy starter is a riff on a much-loved classic, and simply swaps prawns for hard-boiled eggs (handy if you need to accommodate one or two vegetarians at a mainly meat-eating gathering, though it’s worth checking your Worcestershire Sauce is vegetarian). Serves 2.
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This Pumpkin Spiced Rum Latte is a smooth, creamy treat, blending spiced pumpkin rum with milk or cream and maple syrup, perfect for cozy evenings or autumn celebrations.
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This is more of a guide than a recipe. Feel free to choose your own seafood and steak (and cook it to your own preference); we’ve used fillet steak and crevettes. Ingredient quantities given are for two 170g fillet steaks, but quantities can be scaled-up as needed. Makes approximately 16-18 canapés
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This luxurious recipe is a real treat! You can make the Lyonnaise potatoes ahead of time if you like – assemble the potatoes in advance, up to the point of the oven cooking time, then refrigerate and just pop them in the oven when you’re ready to cook the lobster. Serves 4.
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Great to look at and even better to eat, these special little pies make a spectacular starter - definitely a worthy vehicle for our wonderful, locally-caught scallops! Makes 4 pies.
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Delicious lemon sole is plentiful in Westcountry waters, making it a good, sustainable choice. Baked whole with delicious crab butter, and served with a creamy sauce, we think it looks brilliant (and tastes even better!). Serves 2
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The perfect Christmas drink, as it can be made well ahead, then brought out of the fridge as customers arrive – or serve it hot for a traditional winter warmer.
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A cozy, fall-inspired cocktail featuring spiced pumpkin rum, apple cider, and a hint of citrus, garnished with a slice of apple or orange twist.
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There's never a bad time to enjoy a refreshing mojito, and while the classic version is always a favourite, we’re especially fond of adding a gin twist. The raspberry gin mojito is packed with flavour, made with Torbay Gin’s blood orange and raspberry-infused gin.
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A traditional Italian dish, tweaked slightly for early spring! More than just a very tasty way to use up stale bread, this flexible recipe will happily accommodate whatever soft herbs and nuts you have to hand, so feel free to experiment. Serves 4.
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Our responsibly-fished (and locally caught) Hake pairs perfectly with the vibrant wild garlic that flourishes in the Devon hedgerows! Serve this dish with your favourite green veg alongside – we like peas or quickly steamed spring greens. Serves 2.
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