Light and fluffy and with a wonderfully thick crust, this brilliant recipe can be found in Natasha’s new book titled ‘Honestly Health In A Hurry‘.
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Grilled Chicken Burger With Lemon & Herb Mayonnaise
Perfect for a quiet supper or a barbecue to feed a crowd, this really is a delicious number to have up your sleeve.
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Pasta with Asparagus & Wild Garlic
A recipe to celebrate the quintessential taste of spring: British asparagus. The perfect, fresh and seasonal supper from our Cookery School.
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Asian-inspired Slaw with Peanut Butter, Soy & Lime Dressing
We serve a version of this dish in the restaurants and on the food to go menus at Daylesford year-round.
We’ve used our new peanut butter in this dressing but cashew butter is also excellent. Make extra and use the dressing to add punchy flavour to other dishes such as salads, grain bowls, noodles, fish and chicken.
For the slaw, feel free to vary the ingredients depending on what’s in season, or what you have handy.
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One Pot Roast Chicken with Fennel, New Potatoes & Pesto
This is a dish that can be enjoyed year-round. Quick to make, it creates minimal need for washing up and delivers on flavour.
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Comforting Chicken Broth with Pearl Barley, Ginger & Watercress
Steaming broth brings instant comfort to the airways, while quality chicken broth is revered as an antiviral remedy to support the immune system around the world.
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Salmon Curry with Yoghurt & Spiced Cauliflower Rice
Made with Omega 3 rich salmon, rich in healthy fatty acids to support brain function and healthy skin and hair, a Daylesford favourite.
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Butterflied Leg of Lamb
The combination of fennel seeds, fresh rosemary and thyme in this recipe is the perfect complement to our pasture fed organic lamb.
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Slow-cooked Lamb Shoulder with White Beans & Salsa Verde Mayonnaise
This is a favourite of head chef Gaven Fuller: “A lovely, rustic, slow-cooked and warming stew that really showcases the lamb."
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Leek & Cheese Tart with Truffled Brie
This creamy tart balances sweet, mellow leeks with the punch of our semi-soft Adlestrop cheese and the decadence of truffles.
This recipe is inspired by a dish served in our cafés. Discover more seasonal recipes and cooking skills at our Cookery School.
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Butter Roasted Asparagus, Poached Egg & Wild Garlic Hollandaise
A delicous seasonal alternative to classic eggs benedict.
In cookery, hollandaise is a ‘mother’ sauce and has many variants which will add to your repertoire, while knowing how to poach an egg is a key skill.
Discover more seasonal recipes and cooking skills at our Cookery School.
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Winter Vegetable Broth
Nothing is more satisfying than a warming, nourishing bowl of broth on a winter’s day and this one is a celebration of winter vegetables from our organic market garden.
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Courgette, Cumin & Lime Fritters
"Our heroes are courgettes this time, but they could just as easily be grated carrot, beetroot, parsnips or cauliflower another day."
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Courgette Paratha – a guest recipe by Romy Gill
Romy Gill MBE will be joining us at our Summer Festival for a live cooking demonstration of recipes from her second book On The Himalayan Trail.
3:30pm, Sunday 18th June, Cookery School Tent
Discover Romy's top tips for making flatbreads at home in our journal here.
Photos by Matt Inwood.
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Roast Salmon with Peas, Bacon & Braised Little Gem
“Wild salmon comes into season at the start of the summer, so this dish is based around pairing it with other seasonal ingredients."
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Farmhouse Chicken Thighs with Fennel, Tarragon & Thyme
Here, a marinade of aromatic herbs, lemon, garlic and white wine or sherry transforms juicy thighs into a wonderfully flavourful dish.
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Barbecued Fillet of Beef
A real centrepiece, this barbecued fillet of beef recipe is perfect for entertaining and makes an elegant and light summery dish.
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Penyston Brie & Celeriac Tartiflette
This brie and celeriac tartiflette is a twist on the classic French dish and the perfect recipe to showcase our soft, creamy penyston.
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Raw Kale, Turkey, Cranberry & Candied Chestnut Salad
A light way to use up leftover turkey in the days after Christmas, a lovely combination of winter ingredients, it’s one of our favourites.
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Butternut Squash, Honey & Sage Soup
Another award-winning soup. John Hardwick - ‘fantastically smooth and silky, with a great colour and just the right element of sweetness.’
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Butternut Squash, Adlestrop Cheese & Cavolo Nero Crumble
Bold enough to be served as a standalone lunch or supper dish, this recipe is also a great accompaniment to roast chicken, pork or lamb.
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Feel-good Chicken Soup – A Guest Recipe From Donna Hay
An extract from Donna Hay’s book Basics to Brilliance using the basic Asian-style poached chicken recipe Here.
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Warm Panzanella Salad with Daylesford Heritage Tomatoes
A quick, filling and thoroughly easy dish for a vegetarian summer supper or as part of a delicious lunch, celebrating our heritage tomatoes. We grow over 40 varieties of tomato in our organic Market Garden and every year we are in awe of their colours, texture and unrivalled sweetness. Most of the time we tend to enjoy them raw but every now and then a glut calls for a little variation and this quick cooking technique brings out their wonderful flavour.
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Woodland Mushroom & Thyme Risotto
With parmesan cheese & parsley oil.
Risotto is one of the most comforting foods, especially during colder months. It is worth sourcing the different mushrooms stipulated in this recipe so you get a variety of textures and flavours in every bite. The mushroom purée adds a velvety creaminess while the parsley oil lifts the dish and adds colour.
This recipe is inspired by a dish served in our cafés. Discover more seasonal recipes and cooking skills at our Cookery School.
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Whole Roast Cauliflower With A Mustard, Blue Cheese & Sage Topping
An ideal main course for vegetarians or as a side with roasted chicken anda selection of steamed greens.
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Light Mushroom Broth
This simple nourishing broth is full of minerals. The natural sweetness of leek and carrot balances and rounds out the flavours.
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Baked Aubergine Imam – A Guest Recipe by Alexandra Dudley
Taken from the brilliant cookbook ‘Land and Sea’ by ALEXANDRA DUDLEY this is just the dish for a hearty Meat Free Monday supper.
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Venison Ragu with Pappardelle
This recipe is one we have served at Daylesford for many years, full of flavour and a firm favourite on our winter menus.
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Herbed Salad of Jersey Royals, Asparagus & Pancetta
When it comes to the garden’s ingredients, spring is the most uplifting time of year with the arrival of asparagus and Jersey Royals.
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Market Garden Gazpacho
This vibrant gazpacho showcases our favourite organic summer produce, straight from the Market Garden.
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Baked Pancakes with a Bubbling Mornay Sauce
Every Shrove Tuesday we think, why don’t we make pancakes more often? Loved by children and adults, this delicious recipe proves why.
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Fig Salad With Burrata – A Guest Recipe From Wendy Rowe
World renowned makeup artist, Wendy Rowe believes that the key to good skin is to feed it with the right nutrients.
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Rump Of Lamb with Peas, Broad Beans & Kale Pesto
This delicious recipe offers a lighter take on traditional lamb dishes and is full of the delicate flavours of summer.
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The Perfect Steak with Wild Garlic Sauce
A juicy steak is the ultimate carnivorous treat when you are craving something meaty.
We have paired the perfectly cooked steak with a piquant, herb-rich sauce that combines elements of salsa verde and chimichurri, plus some beautiful wild garlic from our estate.
Elevate your culinary skills at our Cookery School's Steak Night and learn the all important techniques and secrets to cooking the perfect steak at home every time.
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Salmon Ceviche with Bergamot Lemon & Pink Peppercorn Dressing
This simple yet sophisticated dish would be ideal for a celebratory dinner party or as part of a festive spread. The fresh herb and citrus flavours in the crème fraiche and dressing complement the omega-3 rich salmon beautifully and you can impress your guests by carving slices from the whole side of salmon to serve at the table.
This recipe is inspired by a dish served in our cafés. Discover more seasonal recipes and cooking skills at our Cookery School.
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Fishcakes – A Guest Recipe by Amelia Freer
Recipe from Simply Good For You by Amelia Freer.
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Minted Lamb Meatballs with Fresh Peas & Asparagus
Packed with fresh herbs and bright greens this recipe is all about celebrating some of our favourite spring and early summer ingredients.
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Carrot & Ginger Soup
This is one of the first dishes we served when Daylesford first opened 20 years ago. The recipe is so popular we also sell pouches of carrot and ginger soup in our farmshops and online. Made in small batches on the farm with organic ingredients, the pouches are ready for customers to take home and gently heat through – easy, convenient and delicious.
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Lamb Hotpot
This traditional recipe makes the most of our organic lamb or mutton and is a wonderful family meal.
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Millet Risotto with Asparagus
Vibrant, bright and full of the flavours of spring, this quick risotto is made with nourishing ancient grains and plenty of greens.
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Lamb Shoulder with Hasselback Potatoes & Herbed Jus
Though it may look as though this recipe requires a number of steps, it is incredibly easy and provides a fresh approach to the Sunday roast.
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Daylesford Orchard Salad with Flat-iron Chicken
The candied pecans provide a delicious crunch, while the apple and dressing a subtle sweetness. A perfect dish while the kale season lasts.
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Foraged Mushroom Linguine with Brown Butter & Thyme
There is no better way to celebrate the mushroom flavour than with generous doses of organic butter, garlic, salt, pepper and fresh herbs.
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Open Buckwheat Crêpes with Wilted Greens & Ricotta
A guest recipe by Thomasina Miers.
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Leftover Turkey & Ham Pie
There is no better way to celebrate Christmas leftovers than with a creamy pie with a thick, crumbly pastry. We like to serve this with jars of wholegrain mustard.
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Barbecued Côte de Boeuf
We believe that our organic approach produces beef that is exceptional to eat, ours is dry-aged for a minimum of 28 days for optimal flavour.
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Foraged Nettle Gnocchi With Wild Garlic Pesto
Make the most of springtime’s bright green shoots in this recipe which combines heady wild garlic and tender nettle leaves.
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Creamed Gratin of Cavolo Nero
Ideal as a side or main dish, this versatile gratin is packed with flavour and can be prepared in advance. Simply omit the pancetta to make a vegetarian version.
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Pumpkin Pappardelle
Inspired by places and people they love, Jemima Jones and Lucy Carr-Ellison, founders of Tart London and Wild by Tart.
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Basic Asian-style Poached Chicken by Donna Hay
An extract from Donna Hay’s book Basics to Brilliance. Once you have made this recipe, try it in Donna’s FEEL GOOD CHICKEN SOUP RECIPE.
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Garlic & Thyme Mushrooms on Toast
Simple to make and delicious to eat, our Garlic & Thyme Mushrooms on Toast recipe is the perfect warming, speedy supper for autumn evenings.
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Winter Root Vegetable Salad
This dish is a celebration of the vegetables and salad leaves from our Market Garden that offer the most flavour and texture during the colder months. The recipe uses a number of different techniques, but you can make a pared down version if you prefer, or make larger batches of things like the pickled beetroot and crisp kale, so it's easier to assemble the salad next time.
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Venison, Port & Bay Casserole
This warming winter venison casserole celebrates our venison, farmed organically on our Staffordshire estate.
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Instant Tomato & Cannellini Bean Soup
This is an ‘instant’ soup. Simply blend the raw ingredients together in a decent blender, and it’s ready. No cooking required. Simply Good For You by Amelia Freer.
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Cauliflower & Spiced Toasted Grains Salad
With lemon, pistachio and spiced fruit.
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Pan Seared Mackerel With Pickled Rhubarb & Land Cress
This piquant rhubarb pickle is the perfect complement to rich, oily mackerel. It is also lovely served alongside creamy soft cheese or smoked fish and will keep happily for a week or so in your fridge. Quick to make and pleasing to the eye, this is a dish The Cookery School often teaches on their Seasonal Dinner Party courses.
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Shredded Turkey, Raw Sprout, Wild Rice & Quinoa Salad
Laced with raw sprouts, herbs and spices, this leftover turkey salad salad is
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Traditional Soda Bread with Homemade Butter
Quick and simple, with no kneading or proving required, soda bread is the perfect loaf for those just beginning on a bread making journey.
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Whole Baked Heritage Squash with Garlic & Sage Butter
Try baking a variety for added colours and textures and serve as we have done here on a big platter, drizzled with the flavourful butter.
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Roasted Red Kuri Squash
With braised red onions, pickled chillies, rocket & yoghurt dressing.
This vibrant seasonal dish packs enough flavour to be served as a standalone dish, or would make a great accompaniment to roast chicken or lamb. The pickled chillies give a peppery heat to the dish, balanced by the yogurt dressing.
This recipe is inspired by a dish served in our cafés. Discover more seasonal recipes and cooking skills at our Cookery School.
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Raw & Roasted Asparagus With Sauce Gribiche
A great dinner party dish that combines different textures of raw and butter roasted asparagus with sauce gribiche, a classic French sauce that is both rich and sharp.
Discover more seasonal recipes and cooking skills at our Cookery School.
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Dukkah Cauliflower 'Steak' with Green Tahini, Spinach, Curd & Capers – a guest recipe by Eve Kalinik
You could say that this is as 'meaty' as it gets for your microbiome, due to the feast of fibre the cauliflower provides. The curd or cheese is a natural fermented source of bacteria that is beneficial for our gut health, and a punchy green dressing delights the eyes as well as the taste buds.
Taken from Happy Gut, Happy Mind by Eve Kalinik. Photo by Nassima Rothacker.
Read more about the gut-brain connection by Eve Kalinik here.
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Sticky Beef Brisket with Celeriac Remoulade
This recipe can be made in the oven or slow cooker.
An extract from Seed Magazine Volume 5, available to order now.
Seed magazine was founded on the belief that we need to live sustainably and consciously. Its philosophy is to lead by example: to gently inspire readers to make small changes with their own choices.
The recipes in volume 05 demonstrate delicious ways we can reduce food waste and be more economical in the kitchen. This sticky beef brisket uses a cheaper cut of meat and an energy-saving slow cooker to help you feed more for less – without compromising on flavour.