Gourmet Recipes

If you are looking for picnic ideas this summer why not try one of our seasonal sandwhich filling ideas Beef and caramelised onion Rare roast beef, onions sautéed gently until soft and then finished with Balsamico, served in thick slices of bloomer with watercress. Antipasto sandwich Artichoke hearts, pitted olives, rocket, Parma ham or salami, sliced tomatoes, rocket, Parmesan and Balsamico on Ciabatta Turkey and Blue Cheese Sliced cooked turkey, crumbled blue cheese, walnuts, baby leaves, and Balsamico on sourdough Imaginative Cuisine - Balsamico Vinaigrettes

Serve this delicious bread with cheese and soups or use it to turn beans on toast into a gourmet experience. * For best results use Traditional Dried Active Yeast if making the loaf in a bread maker and Fast Action Dried Yeast if making by hand. Ingredients 1 medium onion, finely chopped 2 rashers smoked back bacon 1 1/2tsp/7.5mlsp dried yeast* 6floz/175ml water 1tsp/5ml sugar 6oz/175g strong brown flour 41/2oz/125g strong white flour 3oz/75g Munchy Seeds Chilli Mix (or another Mix if you prefer) To bake in a bread maker Trim the rind and fat from the bacon keeping it in one long strip, chop the bacon. Put the fatty rinds into a pan with the onions. Cover and cook over a very low heat for 5 minutes. Discard the rinds, and add the chopped bacon. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Leave to cool. Meanwhile stir the yeast, water and sugar together. Leave for 10 minutes. Put all ingredients into the bread maker and set to mix and cook a 1.5lb/675g loaf immediately (do not use the delay facility...