This is a favourite recipe from ” Real Food” by Nigel Slater. Although I have a couple of similar recipes by other food writers on my site I think his version was the first that I came across many years ago. SErve with rocket or baby spinach leaves to mop up the juices, or alternatively some green beans.
I found this recipe for Tuna in ” Lobster & Chips” by Trish Hilferty, one of my go to fish cookbooks. She inherited it from Tom Norrington Davis and they both worked at the renowned Eagle in London. You need to use really fesh tuna and waxy potatoes such as Charlotte. The tuna could be replaced with swordfish or other robust meaty fish. The tuna will be medium rare which is the best way to eat it, but if you prefer cook it for a little longer.
This is more substantial than a soup and makes a filling lunch or supper served with some fresh bread. The recipe is from ” The Hidden Hut” by Simon Stallard.
A very good potato salad from ” Notes from a Small Kitchen Island” by Debora Robertson. If you like it can be made the day before, but only add the onion and the herbs and stir them in about an hour before serving.
This version of kleftiko originates in Symi and was shared by Rick Stein in ” Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul”. It would make a great dinner for Easter or indeed any other occassion when you fancy a feast.
I love to eat chaat as a starter , as part of an Indian meal or even as a salad on its own. This version is from Julie Sahni’s ” Indian Heritage Cookery”. You can replace the papaya with other fruit if wished.
