Pinch Perfect

Jamie Oliver Olives Greek salad uses three types of tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper, red onion, olives, dill, mint and a whole block of feta on top. It takes 10 minutes, serves four, and needs no cooking. Everything gets tossed by hand in the bowl. This is Oliver’s Greek salad from his Jamie Does… cookbook (2010). …

Jamie Oliver’s kimchi coleslaw is a fresh, spicy slaw of shredded Chinese cabbage, radishes, red onion, coriander and chillies, dressed in sesame oil and lime. It takes under 5 minutes in a food processor and serves four as a side. This comes from Oliver’s 30 Minute Meals cookbook (2010), part of his green curry and …

Jamie Oliver’s green bean salad is blanched French beans in a warm mustard dressing with vinegar, olive oil and shallot. It takes under 10 minutes and works as a starter or side. Optional capers and chervil turn it into something worth serving on its own. Oliver published this on jamieoliver.com as his “Good Old French …

Jamie Oliver’s sirloin steak is a pan-seared 260g cut served with smashed sweet potatoes and a red chimichurri. It takes about 20 minutes, serves two, and needs no marinating or resting overnight. Everything cooks in a single frying pan. This is from Oliver’s 7 Ways cookbook (2020), his date night dinner for wife Jools. He …

Jamie Oliver’s jacket potato is a crispy-skinned baked potato made with olive oil and sea salt. It bakes at 200°C (400°F/gas 6) for 1 to 1¼ hours and serves two. The result is all golden crunch on the outside with a steaming fluffy centre. Oliver published this recipe on jamieoliver.com, where he calls jacket potatoes …

Jamie Oliver’s crispy potato and egg salad is pan-fried new potatoes topped with soft-boiled eggs, quick-pickled cucumber and radishes, frozen peas and a herby yoghurt and mustard dressing. It takes 35 minutes, serves 4 and works as a brunch or a light lunch. Oliver published this on jamieoliver.com as part of his Samsung collaboration and …

Jamie Oliver’s chocolate fondant is a hot chocolate pudding with a molten centre, made with 70% dark chocolate, butter, sugar, eggs, flour and vanilla, baked at 180°C (Gas 4) for about 12 minutes. The recipe serves 4 and takes 25 minutes in total, with just 6 ingredients. Oliver published this as a step-by-step feature on …

Jamie Oliver’s mug cake is a banana and chocolate cake in a mug, made with self-raising flour, soft brown sugar, olive oil and a free-range egg, microwaved for 1 minute 30 seconds until risen and gooey in the middle. The recipe makes 4 and takes about 10 minutes from start to finish. Oliver published this …

Jamie Oliver’s Tuscan chicken is crispy-skinned chicken thighs roasted over a bed of cannellini and butter beans with leeks and garlic, finished with crème fraîche and served alongside wilted Tuscan greens. It takes about an hour, serves 4 and is naturally gluten-free. Oliver doesn’t publish a specific Tuscan chicken recipe in his books or on …