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Kim's NY Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

This classic American-style cookie recipe comes courtesy of the fabulous Kim, star of the Greendale Accounts department! A keen baker, Kim often brings in home-cooked treats for us to share, making a day at the office just that bit sweeter… Her cookie recipe can be tailored to your own taste – simply use as it is, for vanilla-based cookies with your choice of chips, or add cocoa to give a chocolate base (see recipe for details). Makes 8

Barbecued Whole Bream with Lemon and Chilli Recipe

Greendale bream are supplied ready-trimmed, with the guts and heads removed, making this tasty recipe a doddle. We like to grill some seasonal veg alongside the fish - try asparagus spears, whole spring onions or runner beans - and it’s particularly good with our New Potato Skewers. Serves 4.

Mediterranean Sausage Plait

This recipe may seem a bit of a faff, but as soon as you get the hang of the ‘plaiting’ it’s really easy, and ready-made pastry and grilled peppers from a jar help to keep the prep and cooking times lower, too. Delicious hot or cold, we think this Plait would be great as part of a picnic – slice and wrap before you go, or take a board and knife and serve it up in situ. Serves 4-6.

Crab, Cheddar & Sweet Onion Quiche

Celebrate local crab at its wonderful best with this rich, delicious quiche. Serves 6-8.

BBQ Chicken Paella Recipe

Fancy a break from the usual bangers and burgers? This flavour-packed paella is cooked on the barbecue (though the recipe translates easily to stove-top cooking) for a deliciously different ‘al fresco’ dining experience! Serves 4-6.

BBQ Miso and Honey Glaze Aubergine Recipe

Sticky-sweet umami aubergine tastes great when cooked on the BBQ or under the grill! Serves 2 as a main dish or 4 as a side.

Devon Blue, Walnut & Nectarine Salad

Summer calls for a more relaxed way of cooking and eating, and this recipe is pretty flexible. You can tweak the dressing; substitute peaches, ripe pears or even figs for the nectarines; use any salad leaves and blue cheese you like (or choose goat’s cheese or feta); and swap the walnuts for toasted hazelnuts or almonds. As long as you have sweet, ripe fruit, full-flavoured cheese and some crunchy nuts for texture, it’ll work beautifully. Serves 2 generously.

Simple Barbecued Asparagus Recipe

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.

Blueberry & Feta Salad Recipe

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.

Raspberry Trifle with Limoncello

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.

BBQ Aubergine & Chickpea Salad

Packed with soft, smoky grilled aubergine and plump chickpeas, this hearty salad illustrates that veggie barbecue recipes are anything but dull. Serves 2-4.

Greendale Lobster with Lyonnaise Potatoes

Lobster with Lyonnaise Potatoes Recipe

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.

Raspberry Gin Mojito

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.

Peach Ripple Syllabub Recipe

Summer in a sundae dish, this fruity, creamy dream of a dessert is served with home-made lemon and almond biscuits for a pleasingly crisp contrast. Serves 4.

Oven-Baked Sea Bass

Delicious sea bass stars in this simple, healthy traybake. Packed full of sunny Mediterranean flavours, it’s great with a lemon-dressed green salad and a glass of your favourite vino. Serves 4.

Spatchcock Chicken & Lemon Garlic Butter

Spatchcocked chickens have a flattened shape, produced by removing the spine and opening out the bird. It’s still a whole chicken, with juicy, tender meat on-the-bone – and the flatter shape means it’s brilliant on the BBQ, too. Please note; you will need a barbecue with a lid for this recipe. Serves 4.

Sirloin Steak Salad with New Potatoes

This warm, hearty salad is quick and easy to put together – perfect for a mid-week meal. The steak and the potatoes can be barbecued for this recipe if wished (for handy tips see our guide Steak – a Barbecue Classic and our recipe for New Potato Skewers

Simple Steak Marinade

Worcestershire Sauce and garlic add ‘zing’ to this quick, easy-to-prepare marinade, designed to bring out the best in your barbecued beef steaks. You can use a ‘light’ Soy Sauce to keep salt levels down if preferred. Recipe sufficient to marinade 4 steaks.

Sausage and Couscous Salad Recipe

A hearty salad for warmer days. We’ve chosen our Beef and Black Pepper Sausages for this recipe, but you can swap in any sausages you like. Don’t be tempted to skimp on the herbs, as they really make the flavours come together. Serves 4.

Pork Souvlaki With Tzatziki Recipe

Based on a traditional Greek recipe, this tasty BBQ recipe may well have you reminiscing about island holidays in the sun… While we can’t promise a British summertime to rival the Med, we can offer flavours to transport your tastebuds to sunnier climes! Makes 4 servings.

White Fish with Canellini Puree & Pickled Radishes

Known for its firm, lean flesh and delicate taste, we’ve used hake in this recipe - but you can use any white fish fillets as a more sustainable alternative to cod. Here, it’s paired with a warm garlicky bean purée and some bright pickled radishes for extra crunch. Serves 4.

White Fish Shawarma With Quick Onion Pickle Recipe

Make a real meal of it with healthy white fish marinaded in shawarma spices and served in your own home-made flatbreads with a quick home-made pickle (we’ve used pollock, but hake or any other firm-fleshed white fish will work equally well). You might get a little bit messy when you eat them, but that’s definitely part of the charm! Can be cooked on the hob or over a BBQ. Serves 4.

No Smoke Without Fire Pork & Nduja Burger

This summertime spin on the old staple ‘burger in a bun’ uses Nduja (a spicy, soft and deeply savoury sausage from southern Italy) to add a delicious kick to classic Greendale pork mince. Makes 4 burgers.

No Smoke Without Fire: Nduja-Stuffed Trout

This is a great ‘hands-on’ sharing dish for a summer’s evening – it’s a really nice way to cook trout, as the fish takes on subtle smokiness from the charcoal, and the spicy, savoury nduja adds real depth of flavour, too. Serves 2-4.

Monkfish Bourride with Aïoli Recipe

Originally from the Provence region of France, this fish stew is flavoured with a wonderfully aromatic garlic sauce, aïoli – if you have any extra aioli, it’s delicious spread on crusty bread. We’ve used monkfish here, but most firm-fleshed white fish would also be fine. Serves 4.

Mackerel, Orange & Rocket Salad Recipe

Just the ticket for warmer weather, this simple, healthy salad makes a perfect light meal for two. Serves 2.

Halloumi Burgers with Tomato Salsa

It’s difficult to imagine any veggie BBQ spread without halloumi, and for good reason - when it’s cooked right, it’s hard to beat! Firm, flavourful and quick to cook, it’s ready in minutes, so be sure to get the rest of the ingredients prepped and ready to serve before the halloumi hits the grill. Makes 4 burgers.

Hake with Prawns and Capers Recipe

Unfairly underrated, Hake are just as flavoursome as any other white fish. Caught by our boats and MSC approved, our Hake is served with plump prawns and a buttery, caper-filled sauce. This lovely dish is perfect for lunch or a light supper – serve with your favourite veg, some crusty bread or a few handfuls of crisp salad leaves. Serves 4

Greendale Rum Banana Smoothie

One for the grownups, this is not a ‘virtuous’ smoothie (though you could try arguing that the bananas count towards your ‘five a day’!). Cool and delicious with a sweetly spicy kick, it’s perfect at the end of a long, hot day. Serves 2.

Green Bean & Courgette Salad

A tasty way to ‘eat your greens’, this easy salad is full of good things! It makes a great light meal, and also works well served alongside other dishes as part of a larger spread. Serves 2.

Fresh Mackerel and New Potato Salad Recipe

Eating seasonally doesn’t mean limiting your diet to a few dull recipes, as this delicious dish attests. Mackerel and new potatoes are plentiful in the UK in spring; they work beautifully together in this light but satisfying salad. Serves 2.

Devon Lobster Rolls Recipe

Something of an institution in New England, the Lobster Roll hasn’t really caught on over here, which is a bit of a puzzle. We think they’re perfect for a summer treat - quick to make, they’re also rather delicious! Recipe will make 6 rolls, serving 6 as a snack or starter, or 2-3 as a main course.

Runner Bean Chutney Recipe

If your garden or allotment groans with a glut of runner beans this summer (lucky you!), use some of them to make this delicious, slightly spicy chutney. It’s great served with cheeses and cold meats, and also goes rather well with curries. For best results (and if you can wait that long), leave the chutney to rest for about eight weeks. Recipe makes approximately 2kg of chutney.

Super Sausage Salad Recipe

Satisfy even the most ferocious of appetites with this hearty salad – as well as chunky slices of cooked sausage, it’s made with butter beans and plenty of fibre-packed veg for a healthy, tasty and filling meal. Serves 4.

Strawberry Smoothie Ice Lollies Recipe

Creamy yoghurt and fresh berries are a summery match made in heaven. If your strawberries are really ripe, you may wish to use less honey - if they’re not as sweet as you’d like, use a little more. Makes approximately 4 lollies (please see note about quantities).

Iced Espresso Martini Cocktail

A classic coffee cocktail with a Greendale twist!