Trusted British chef recipes, tested at home
Nigella Lawson’s beetroot and chickpea dip is a vividly pink dip of home-roasted beetroot blitzed with chickpeas, garlic, tahini and lemon. It’s a five-ingredient, no-cook-once-the-beets-are-roasted dip that makes about 900ml. In Cook, Eat, Repeat (2020) she calls herself a dips-with-drinks devotee, and this is a new regular in her stable. The beetroot turns the chickpeas …
Jamie Oliver’s lamb meatballs are pepper-studded lamb ovals pan-fried with charred red peppers, served on a lemony tzatziki and mint sauce. It’s a five-ingredient Greek-inspired mezze or starter that serves 4 in 25 minutes. In 5 Ingredients Mediterranean (2023) he ties it to the meatballs he saw all over Thessaloniki. There’s no breadcrumb or egg …
Jamie Oliver’s feta filo turnovers are crisp pan-fried filo parcels stuffed with feta and marjoram, drizzled with honey and scattered with pistachios. It’s a five-ingredient vegetarian dish that serves 4 in 20 minutes. In 5 Ingredients Mediterranean (2023) he traces them to a teenage holiday in Cyprus, where he saw feta cooked rather than just …