vegetarian full English breakfast
A full English breakfast, the peak of British hangover cuisine. My vegetarian version is very flexible – change with your mood and what's in the fridge.
A full English breakfast, the peak of British hangover cuisine. My vegetarian version is very flexible – change with your mood or what's in the fridge.
Pick and choose from the ideas below...
For lazy weekends with those you love.
All recipes serve 4
veg
roasted tomatoes
- 300g cherry tomatoes
- 2 tbsp sherry vinegar
- 1 tsp dried oregano
Heat the oven to 150°C. Slice the tomatoes in half and lay on a baking sheet, cut side up. Dab a a little vinegar onto each tomato half and sprinkle over the oregano. Roast for about an hour until dried out, but still a little moist. Season with a little flaky salt and plenty of pepper.
fresh avocado
- 1-2 avocados, sliced or diced
- squeeze of lemon or lime
- sprinkling of sumac, za'atar or your favourite spice
- pinch of flaky sea salt
Cut the avocado to taste and top with the seasonings.
garlic portobello mushrooms
- 25g butter
- 1 clove garlic
- 4 large flat mushrooms, stems removed and finely chopped
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Mix together the butter, garlic and chopped mushroom stems, season if using unsalted butter. Arrange the mushrooms on a baking tray, gill side down and roast for 10 minutes to release some of their liquid. Tip off any liquid in the tray and turn them over. Stuff with the garlic butter and roast for a further 10-15 minutes until lightly browned.
confit vegetables
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crispy corn fritters
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mushroom duxelles
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pico de gallo (fresh salsa)
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roasted aubergine purée
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chana masala or daal
A great use for leftovers and much better than baked beans.
other ideas
- Crushed guacamole with lime, smoked salt, seasonings
- Garlic butter mushrooms:
chestnut / wild seasonal mix - Overnight griddled jerk mushrooms
- Mushroom crackling
- Creamy house hummus
- Lemon-picked red onion
chilli, fresh coriander - Roasted artichokes with sage
- Deep fried artichoke hearts
potato
fried slivers of potato
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 400g/2 large potatoes, thinly sliced then diced
- few leaves of fresh rosemary, sage or thyme
Heat a large, heavy frying pan over medium heat until hot, add the oil, then sprinkle over the potatoes in an even layer. Cover and cook undisturbed until a crust has formed on the bottom, about 5 minutes, then sir and repeat. When everything is nicely browned, chop the herbs and sprinkle over. Season to taste with salt and plenty of pepper.
smoky gunpowder potatoes
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chaat roast potatoes
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crispy roast potatoes, herb salt
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baked potato skins
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other ideas
- Chaat masala fries
coriander mayo - Black sesame potatoes
sesame oil, black sesame seed coating, masala, butter - Deeply browned potato cubes
- Cacio e pepe potato rosti
- Thousand layer chips
- Beer-battered chipsgarlic mayo
- Shoestring fries
- Hash nuggets
- Fat scuffed chips
eggs
creamy scrambled eggs
- 8 eggs
- 2 tbsp double cream, crème fraîche or Greek yoghurt
- optional fresh, soft herbs
Beat the eggs to combine and season with ½ teaspoon flaky salt. Heat a medium-large saucepan over medium heat until hot and add the butter. When the foaming subsides, add the eggs. Cook, stirring very frequently, until almost cooked to taste, taking care to scrape the bottom of the pan often to avoid sticking. Stir through the cream and serve immediately.
deep-fried eggs
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other ideas
- Fried eggs with house toppings
- Turmeric fried eggs, shallots, chilli
- Tornado omelette
- Crispy Parmesan eggs
- Crispy garlic olive oil fried eggs
- Indian-style omelette, tomato, onion, coriander, chilli, cheese
- Tender omelette
tofu
tofu 'bacon'
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other ideas
- Spicy, umami silken tofu scramble
- Fat umami veg sausage, fermented vegetables, sausage spices
- Overnight smoky jerk tofu
- Black pepper tofu
cheese
halloumi 'bacon'
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- Pan-fried sesame filo feta
- Whipped feta, herbs, pistachio
- Giant Parmesan crisp
- Glamorgan sausage with cheese, leek, sourdough crumbs
- Mini Yorkshire fondue dipping pot
- Caramelised goat cheese log
- Overnight smoky jerk halloumi
- Whole burrata, herb oil
- Raclette Anglaise, bubbling Ogleshield
bread
sourdough toast
- 4 thick slices sourdough bread
- lots of butter
Toast or griddle and smother with butter.
other ideas
- Olive oil focaccia, potato, rosemary, homemade mascarpone
- Paper thin roti
- Kerala paratha
- Charred cheddar naan, coriander butter
- Spring onion pancakes
- Handmade all-butter croissant
- Tomato canelés, harissa butter
- Galettes de sarrasin (buckwheat crèpes)
bread + topping
cheese croissant
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seasonal bruschetta
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other ideas
- House cheese on toast
- Four-cheese dough balls, wild garlic butter
- Baked dough knots topped with mozzarella, garlic butter
- Focaccia di Recco col formaggio, stracchino, olive oil dough
- Spinach feta börek
homemade filo pastry, onion, garlic, yoghurt, nigella and sesame seeds - Spring onion scones, crispy cheese puddle
- Stuffed crust garlic herb bread
- Cornbread with halloumi, sun-dried tomatoes, green chilli
- Waffled onion and feta bhaji
sauces
aioli garlic mayonnaise
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coriander, chilli, garlic and lime butter
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fresh herb pesto
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homemade chilli sauce
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roasted aubergine raita
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- Green / black olive tapenade
- Chimchurri with parsley, garlic, chilli, lemon, olive oil
- Vibrant herb oil
- Habanero chilli oil
sprinkles
herb salt
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- Roasted pistachio dukkah
- Fresh seasonal herbs
serving ideas
- Freshly squeezed orange juice
