We've been trying to eat up all the odds and ends from our fridge this week, so that we can clean it out and start afresh after the long weekend. We always seem to be left with bits and bobs that aren't enough to make a full meal, so you have to get a little creative.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present you with Delicious English Summer Tapas.
We had a bundle of asparagus, so we gently boiled that in salted water for around 7 minutes, so that it still had some bite. That got dressed with a zingy sauce that we found in Sophie Grigson, although we had to play around with it because we didn't have some of the ingredients and I was too lazy to go to the shops. We picked a big handful of fresh mint, and another of parsley, from the garden and whizzed them manically in the blender with a teaspoonful of honey, some olive oil, the juice of half a lemon, and a teaspoonful of balsamic vinegar to balance it. The resulting sauce (which splatters tres artistically in the blender) is a vibrant green and is full of beautiful fresh summer flavours.
Alongside the asparagus we served a potato salad, which were simply boiled potatoes dressed with the leftover sauce, and chopped chives and garlic added in.
And there was some chorizo as well. Hmmm. That's not very English. But we had some to finish up in the fridge.
I even set the table in celebration of this meal. With a tablecloth and everything. I hope you're impressed.
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