Accompaniment

When you're planning party food, it's always good to have a choice of smaller dishes to add colour and flavour, whether it's salad, pickles or vegetables

Confit of Cranberries

This is my favourite accompaniment to duck or game. It's also fabulous with pork and venison sausages.

1 hour

to cook

Avocado Salsa

This avocado salsa – a cross between a sauce and a salad – not only complements the flavour of salmon, but ...

This avocado salsa – a cross between a sauce and a salad – not only complements the flavour of salmon, but it also looks so pretty against the pink of the fish.

Vegetarian

Barbecued Sweetcorn

I think this is the nicest way to eat sweetcorn. Even if you don't have a barbecue going, you can still ...

I think this is the nicest way to eat sweetcorn. Even if you don't have a barbecue going, you can still cook it under a pre-heated grill.

5 minutes - 10 minutes

to cook

Brown Rice Salad

Brown Rice Salad is included in our Cookery School, and you can watch Delia's video showing how to make it....

Brown Rice Salad is included in our Cookery School, and you can watch Delia's video showing how to make it. Just click the image to play.

40 minutes - 45 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Wild Rice Salad with Dried Cranberries

Good old rice salad is an absolute must at a buffet party. This one, made with wild rice, looks very pretty...

Good old rice salad is an absolute must at a buffet party. This one, made with wild rice, looks very pretty with the jewelled colours of the dried cranberries and nuts...

50 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Christmas Chutney

This is so-named because it is made with dried fruits, which I always associate with Christmas: prunes, dat...

This is so-named because it is made with dried fruits, which I always associate with Christmas: prunes, dates and apricots It's dark, spicy and delicious with cold ...

1 hour 30 minutes

to cook

Chunky Green Salad

This is a simple salad of leaves with a bit of bite to them.

Vegetarian

Courgette and Potato Cakes

These quite brilliant little courgette cakes used to have to be fried. However, we then tried baking the...

These quite brilliant little courgette cakes used to have to be fried. However, we then tried baking them in the oven, which worked a treat, making them particularl...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Cranberry and Onion Confit

A confit, as the name suggests, is a kind of sauce reduced to a concentrated, jam-like consistency. This...

A confit, as the name suggests, is a kind of sauce reduced to a concentrated, jam-like consistency. This one is a good accompaniment for all kinds of things at Chri...

1 hour 15 minutes - 1 hour 20 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Cucumber Raita

This is a side dish for curries. This idea is that the coolness of the yoghurt and the cucumber will cou...

This is a side dish for curries. This idea is that the coolness of the yoghurt and the cucumber will counteract the hotness of the curry and so it does - much more ...

Cucumber with Soured Cream

Dill goes well with all cucumber or soured cream recipes. This combines both, and is a marvellous vegeta...

Dill goes well with all cucumber or soured cream recipes. This combines both, and is a marvellous vegetable accompaniment to fish. It is also good made with some sm...

Di's Red Pepper Relish

This is a jewel of a recipe, which my friend Di wrote down for me after a stay her Provencal home. It wo...

This is a jewel of a recipe, which my friend Di wrote down for me after a stay her Provencal home. It would be terrific served at a barbecue with bangers or kebabs,...

Dolmades (Stuffed Vine Leaves)

You will find the vine leaves for this favourite easy recipe in packets in supermarkets.

Vegetarian

English Mustard Pickle (Piccalilli)

This is as English as pork pie and very difficult to buy commercially - I've never found a good bought vers...

This is as English as pork pie and very difficult to buy commercially - I've never found a good bought version except in small delis and farm shops. It's so good at...

Coleslaw

The four 'stars' in this case are celeriac, carrot, cabbage and spring onion. The result is a very crunc...

The four 'stars' in this case are celeriac, carrot, cabbage and spring onion. The result is a very crunchy fresh-tasting coleslaw that can be made the day before, i...

Courgette and Coriander Salad

Courgettes grow like the clappers – fast. So you have to be vigilant and collect them every day or you e...

Courgettes grow like the clappers – fast. So you have to be vigilant and collect them every day or you end up with huge marrows and whilst the odd marrow is not to ...

Vegetarian

Marinated Courgettes with a Herb Vinaigrette

If you grow courgettes then this recipe is superb for serving the ones that – if you don't keep a sharp eye...

If you grow courgettes then this recipe is superb for serving the ones that – if you don't keep a sharp eye on them – become baby marrows overnight. If you don't, t...

10 minutes - 14 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Mexican Guacamole

The first time I ever used Tabasco (hot chilli sauce) was when I made my first guacamole. This spicy Mex...

The first time I ever used Tabasco (hot chilli sauce) was when I made my first guacamole. This spicy Mexican purée, made with fresh avocados, chillies and ripe toma...

Vegetarian

Oven-roasted Potatoes with Garlic

Oven-roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary: In the dish on the right In keeping with the principle t...

Oven-roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary: In the dish on the right In keeping with the principle that outdoor eating needs to be gutsy, these little potatoes ...

30 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Patatas Arequipa

This recipe - one of the best impromptu vegetarian dishes I know - is dedicated to the school in Zapallal, ...

This recipe - one of the best impromptu vegetarian dishes I know - is dedicated to the school in Zapallal, near Lima in Peru. We have helped to fund the school for ...

Vegetarian

Pheasant Terrine

This is excellent served as a light lunch with lovely crisp gherkins and lightly toasted bread. It also ...

This is excellent served as a light lunch with lovely crisp gherkins and lightly toasted bread. It also goes a long way at a help-yourself buffet party, or as a fir...

1 hour 45 minutes - 2 hours

to cook

Pickled Peppers and Courgettes

This is adapted from an old Cordon Bleu recipe for pickled cucumber. It's one of the best, in my opinion...

This is adapted from an old Cordon Bleu recipe for pickled cucumber. It's one of the best, in my opinion, for serving with patés, as it provides a bit of crunch and...

Pitta Bread

Home-made pitta bread is such a treat, and with a breadmaker to make the initial dough, it's not a lot of b...

Home-made pitta bread is such a treat, and with a breadmaker to make the initial dough, it's not a lot of bother. I love the way they puff up and become hollow.

8 minutes - 10 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Potato Salad with Roquefort

This potato salad, with creamy, piquant Roquefort and the added crunch of celery and shallots, is good to e...

This potato salad, with creamy, piquant Roquefort and the added crunch of celery and shallots, is good to eat all by itself, but I also like to serve it with cold cuts...

Vegetarian

Accompaniment

Confit of Cranberries

Avocado Salsa

Barbecued Sweetcorn

Brown Rice Salad

Wild Rice Salad with Dried Cranberries

Christmas Chutney

Chunky Green Salad

Courgette and Potato Cakes

Cranberry and Onion Confit

Cucumber Raita

Cucumber with Soured Cream

Di's Red Pepper Relish

Dolmades (Stuffed Vine Leaves)

English Mustard Pickle (Piccalilli)

Coleslaw

Courgette and Coriander Salad

Marinated Courgettes with a Herb Vinaigrette

Mexican Guacamole

Oven-roasted Potatoes with Garlic

Patatas Arequipa

Pheasant Terrine

Pickled Peppers and Courgettes

Pitta Bread

Potato Salad with Roquefort

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