Food: The new barbie stars
Entertaining outdoors? Rukmini Iyer’s meat-free recipes will turn the summer barbecue into something really special
Try Rukmini Iyer’s delicious meat-free recipes
Barbecued corn with a ginger, peanut and chilli dressing
For all the recipes, see the “related links” below.
And to drink…
The perfect mixers for your barbecue, by YOU’s Eleanor Maidment
Classic lemonade
Serves 4
Place 100g granulated sugar and 250ml warm water in a pan over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Tip into a large jug. Using a vegetable peeler, pare the zest of 1 lemon in a long strip and place in the jug. Squeeze in the juice of 3 large lemons, add a handful of mint sprigs and top up with 500ml cold water. Cram in as much ice as you can, then serve.
Cava sangria
Serves 4-6
Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange into a large jug and pour in 100ml orange liqueur (such as Cointreau). Slice 1 lime, 4 strawberries and 1 nectarine to add to the jug. Chill until ready to serve. Just before serving stir, add plenty of ice, and pour over a chilled 75cl bottle of cava (or a bottle of white wine). Top up with a splash of soda water, ginger ale or lemonade.
Gunpowder potatoes with fennel seeds, chilli, coriander and cashews; Paneer with harissa, green beans, chickpeas and lime
Now buy the book
‘Rukmini Iyer is the bestselling author of The Roasting Tin series with 900,000 copies sold’
Our recipes are from The Green Barbecue by Rukmini Iyer, published by Square Peg, price £17.99. To order a copy for £15.29 until 9 May call 020 3308 9193 or go to mailshop.co.uk/books. Free p&p on orders over £20.
Rukmini has donated her fee for this extract to Refuge.