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The latest recipes from macknade

We can’t get enough of food & drink and we love nothing more than sharing our favourite recipes with like minded foodies.

Here you’ll find some of our stand out dishes, from mid week treats, to simple dinners, cocktails and celebration feasts, led by the changing seasons and featuring the very best ingredients from our stores.

Blood Orange & Sesame Peanut Crunch Bowls

Blood Orange & Sesame Peanut Crunch Bowls

Vibrant, sweet yet sharp blood oranges have arrived, adding a welcome splash of colour to the seasons otherwise green-dominated palette. They pair beautifully with Asian flavours, so this rice bowl is perfect loaded up with seasonal greens and a sesame-oil fried egg... plus a generous few spoonfuls of White Mausu’s delicious Peanut Rayu!

Panettone Trifles

Panettone Trifles

Pairing cherries steeped in kirsch with a tangy, slightly sweetened whipped cream and pillowy slices of Macknade panettone, these trifles are super easy to make for Christmas!

Brussels Sprout Slaw

Brussels Sprout Slaw

This slaw is delicious served alongside your Christmas cheese board... or to accompany your cold cuts the next day!

Slow Cooked Beef Chuck Roll

Slow Cooked Beef Chuck Roll

Chuck roll - a cut from between the ribs and the back bone - is both delicious & underrated. It's also the perfect winter warmer, so cook it slow and serve with creamy mash or polenta!

Butternut Squash Orzotto

Butternut Squash Orzotto

Orzo is a great replacement for rice in a risotto as it takes a lot less time to cook! Here we’ve added grated butternut squash to add a lovely bit of autumnal veg, but you can use whatever winter squash or pumpkin you have to hand.

Sticky Baked Sausages with Red Onion & Plums

Sticky Baked Sausages with Red Onion & Plums

This simple supper of our Mr Peppers sausages with sticky sweet baked plums is perfect for busy weeknights and delicious served either with lightly crushed potatoes or plenty of crusty bread to mop up the copious amount of sauce.

Chilled Aubergine & Cucumber Salad with Tofu

Chilled Aubergine & Cucumber Salad with Tofu

When it is very hot, there is nothing better than a cool, crunchy salad with bold, vibrant flavours to cool down with. Here peak season aubergines are roasted and paired with cooling cucumber in an Asian-inspired dressing before being poured over silken tofu.

Marinated Tomato Pasta with Crunchy Garlic Breadcrumbs

Marinated Tomato Pasta with Crunchy Garlic Breadcrumbs

A delicious recipe for marinated tomatoes that is equally as delicious spooned over hot pasta, stirred through cold to make an excellent pasta salad, or piled onto garlic toast for an easy bruschetta.    

Strawberry &Rosé Wine Jellies

Strawberry &Rosé Wine Jellies

These light and summery Strawberry & Rosé Wine Jellies are the ultimate make-ahead dessert made with juicy Kentish strawberries and crisp French rosé wine.