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.
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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.
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Crab is in season in the UK from April until about November, so you can eat it all summer long! This simple recipe uses zesty lemon and the lightness of mayonnaise to complement the salty deliciousness of the crab meat. Serves 4.
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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.
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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.
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Made with our delicious free-range chicken, hearty grains, fresh herbs and a yoghurty dressing, this healthy recipe shows that salads can really satisfy – best of all, it doesn’t take long to rustle up, making it an ideal midweek meal when time is tight. Serves 4.
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.
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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.
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There’s a little bit of work involved with this recipe, though most of the time needed is for marinating the beef (allow at least 6 hours, and preferably 24 hours if you can). Rich in flavour, the end result is well worth the wait! Serves 2-4?
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Based on a traditional Turkish dish, these delicious skewers are a lovely, summery way to enjoy our lean minced lamb - paired with a zesty, easily-made tomato salad, they’re also pretty healthy, too. You can cook these kofte on a barbecue, rather than a griddle, if you like (be sure to get the charcoal really hot beforehand, and check the kofte are cooked through before serving). Makes 4 skewers.
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Loosely based on the flavours of Japanese katsu curry, this simple and surprisingly healthy recipe doesn’t take long to put together, making it perfect for midweek meals and ‘what shall we have?’ moments. Makes 4 burgers.
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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.
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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.
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Strictly for adults, these cooling lollies take the phrase ‘ice and a slice’ to a new level! If you like, you can add a teaspoon of lemon or lime juice before you fill the moulds. Makes approximately 4 lollies (please see note about quantities).
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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.
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Add some Mediterranean flavour to your hotdog and it’ll feel like the sun is shining, whatever the weather! As a rough guide, the ingredients below should be enough for approximately four hotdogs.
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An adults-only ‘slushie’, perfect for sipping in the shade as the temperature rises – just remember to allow time for the juice to freeze. Makes one glass.
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.
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This traditional Scottish recipe is a simple-but-delicious combination of the ingredients that were readily available in late summer, with the luxurious addition of double cream. Leave the whisky out if you plan to make this for children. Serves 4 fairly generously.
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A simple, summery recipe that takes moments to prepare (once you’ve factored in the marinating time). It’s especially good cooked on the barbecue, but don’t worry if the weather spoils your outdoor plans - you’ll get equally tasty results if you cook the skewers under the grill. Makes at least 4 skewers.
Note: if using wooden skewers, to avoid any risk of fire please soak them in water for at least 15 minutes before using.
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These coconut-marinated kebabs are a tasty, colourful way to add a little interest to your barbecue! They’re easy to put together and won’t take long to cook – just be sure to start preparing well in advance, so the marinade has time to work its magic. Serves 4.
This classic Italian salad combines simple ingredients to stunning effect - cool, creamy Mozzarella cheese is balanced by tangy fresh tomatoes and the Mediterranean warmth of Basil. Serves 4.
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This made-in-moments smoothie is an appealing choice when you need a quick pick-me-up. The yoghurt can be substituted for soya, oat or almond milk if preferred, or omitted altogether. Serves 2.
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.
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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.
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A classic coffee cocktail with a Greendale twist!
You can vary this recipe to include whatever fruit you have to hand – mango and passion fruit are great for adding tropical flavour. For a healthier version, omit the syrup or just use the juice from the two oranges in the recipe.
Home-pickling doesn’t have to mean hours of laborious chopping and simmering, with the resulting jars jostling for space in the store cupboard; this quick, simple recipe is made in moments from fresh radishes, and is designed to make just enough to serve as part of a summer spread.
If you’re planning a barbecue, why not try this easy herb marinade? Especially good on lamb or chicken, it’ll take the flavour of the meat to another level, in return for very little effort.
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This healthy, colourful salad is a doddle to make, and delicious, too. Try experimenting with different cheeses (soft Goats Cheese is a good alternative) and different herbs, and tweak it to suit your tastes.
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Truly the taste of summer, this cordial is delicious with still or sparkling water, and even better added to a glass of sparkling wine. The recipe makes about 800ml of cordial - you can store it in a sterilised glass screw-top wine or juice bottle (the hot cycle of a dishwasher should be fine for sterilising) and it will keep in the fridge for 2-3 weeks.
Greendale has a variety of marinaded spatchcock chickens which are tasty, amazing value and easy to cook – my favourite is Teriyaki. I developed this recipe in lockdown; it’s quick to prepare, whilst using clever BBQ cooking techniques to capitalise on flavour. The rich and spicy flavours of the BBQ chicken balance well with the smoky, creamy butternut mash, for a dish that’s full of flavour and summer vibes, and good for the soul.
BBQ sausages that are black on the outside and raw on the inside are a thing of the past once you learn zonal cooking. Arranging your charcoal on one side gives you a high-heat ‘direct zone’ for flame-grilling, while the ‘indirect zone’ (away from the coals) is lower in heat, cooking the meat through like a smoky oven. Greendales sausages are big and meaty, with a variety of flavours to choose from - my absolute favourites are the Devon Chutney and Tomato & Basil flavours. The ‘rafts’ in this recipe are simply sausages held closely together with skewers, creating a platform for any topping; this allows plenty of room for creativity with different sausage flavours and toppings, but the deal-breaker is always some melted cheese on top, for absolute flavour heaven. Serve the rafts however you like, be it in baps, wraps or rolls like a hotdog; on their own with a side salad; as the star of the show in any BBQ platter; or with mash and peas for an epic ‘BBQ bangers and mash’ dinner. My own favourite accompaniments are oven-baked baguettes and some beery onions (onions sliced and sweated down with butter and a glug of beer). I’ve experimented with different flavour combinations, and absolutely loved what pesto brought to the party. Ready-made pesto from a jar or pot is easiest to use and it’s the perfect consistency for this recipe, but if you want to make your own pesto, be sure to use less oil so it’s not overly runny - we want it to stay on the Sausage Rafts and not dribble off.
Over-the-top cooking (OTT) is an amazing BBQ technique where you smoke and cook the meat above whatever sauce or veg you’re serving it with – this way, you collect all the amazing cooking juices and get that smokey BBQ flavour into everything.
This is a serious veggie BBQ showstopper that’s easy to prepare. The perfect side to a bring-and-share BBQ, or even the main event for a light BBQ lunch. The overall concept lends itself to a whole host of different fillings and toppings, but this is the combo I’ve gone for, which works beautifully. A drizzle of mayo and a garnish of fresh coriander to serve really finishes the dish perfectly. I must say the Greendale Sundried Tomato & Smoked Garlic Chutney is to die for and is the star of this dish.
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Steak is one of the best ways to enjoy Greendale's Beef in all its glory. I was never any good at cooking a decent steak until I learned proper BBQ; now I can now cook the most incredible steak ever. Cooking to temperature, not time, is the deal-breaker here, and it really is worth investing in a meat thermometer, especially one where you can leave the probe in and monitor it whilst cooking.
I also find that cooking a single, larger steak (to be sliced and shared when cooked) is better than trying to cook several thinner steaks - about 200g weight of steak per person is a good portion. My favourite cut to use on the BBQ is sirloin, as it has a decent fat cap which renders and crackles up amazingly well with charcoal.
‘Reverse searing’ is a cooking method in which the steak is cooked over indirect heat until it has almost reached the desired level of ‘done’ness; the temperature is then ramped up and the steak is placed over direct heat to give it a quick sear to finish. If you’re brave enough – and have quality local charcoal – you can even sear it ‘dirty’, i.e. directly on the coals, for this final stage; the intense heat really ramps up the Maillard reaction in the meat, giving flavours beyond this world. That said, a normal sear on the grill over raging coals will be more than good enough!
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