Category Archives: Summer recipes

Baby tomato and roasted pepper salad with sherry vinegar dressing

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

The secret to this beautiful and vibrant looking salad is the colourful mix of red and yellow peppers and baby tomatoes; the sherry vinegar dressing brings out their natural sweetness. You will need… 2 x 250g packs of mixed yellow … Continue reading →

Posted in Salads, Summer recipes | Tagged baby tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, Sainsbury's pointed peppers, Sherry vinegar, Tesco Finest baby tomatoes | Leave a comment

Cumin spiced lentils with pasta and caramelised onions

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

Savoury side dishes that mix spiced grains, lentils and pasta are very common in Middle Eastern cookery and this is one of my favourites. It’s wonderful as part of a mezze-style lunch or supper with roast lamb or chicken. Tasty, quick, … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes, Summer recipes, Vegetables | Tagged brown lentils, chicken stock, cumin seeds, Garlic, Olive oil, Onion, tagliatelle | Leave a comment

Roast hake with chermoula on a bed of new potatoes and tomatoes

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

We’re lucky that the excellent Mummery Brothers sell all kinds of delicious fresh seafood on the market in Bury St Edmunds. You can make this dish with any meaty white fish such as cod and haddock but this delicious hake caught our eye … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes, Summer recipes | Tagged chermoula, chilli powder, cod, Garlic, hake, lemon juice, new potatoes, Paprika, roast fish, tomatoes | 1 Comment

Tabbouleh deluxe!

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

A Pigeon Cottage ‘Garden Kitchen’ favourite weekend lunch is a marinated, butterflied leg of lamb cooked on the barbie served with a delicious salad like this one; and a cold glass or three of course! It’s very simple to make, … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes, Summer recipes | Tagged bulgur wheat, caraway seeds, chicken stock, cumin, Fresh coriander, fresh mint, fresh parsley, Garlic, healthy eating, healthy salad, lemon juice, pine nuts, pomegranate seeds, summer recipe, tabbouleh | Leave a comment

Onion and Anchovy Tart

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

I recently bought a pack of The Fickle Fish hot smoked anchovies from Waitrose because they looked interesting and I just really like anchovies. I was wondering what to do with them and I had a roll of all-butter puff … Continue reading →