What's your favourite summer meal that's a crowd pleaser with the whole family?

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Summer is finally here and that means barbecues, alfresco breakfasts and picnics in the sun. Whether it’s delicious brioche burgers or a pasta salad to feed the five thousand, we want to know your favourite summer meal that's a crowd pleaser with the whole family.

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Home made butter chicken.

Also carbonara.

we love watermelon, a selection of quiches, crustless, plain, packed with vegetables and the new arrival (from my cookbooks) cheeseburger quiche, greek salad, and dips with sliced peppers, carrots and cucumber.

Spatchcock roast chicken
Lemon couscous
Lamb koftas, cous cous and salad
Halloumi and watermelon salad
Quiche and pasta salad
BLT and chips
Greek chicken kebabs,
Greek salad
Tzatziki
Pita bread
Hummus
chops, steaks,
halloumi,
sardines
home made coleslaw (I add grated apple which is a real winner)
Croissant filled with cream cheese
slices of good bread rubbed with garlic

vine ripened cherry tomatoes, salad, home made dressing, quiche, and strawberries with greek yoghurt and honey.

feta salad, Mediterranean quesadilla, blend of chopped spinach, red onions, Kalamata olives, feta cheese crumbles and mozzarella cheese, honey roast ham sandwiches, a selection of summer fruits

minted new potatoes, celery sticks and cream cheese, watermelon chunks, feta cheese salad.

mini quiches (made in a Yorkshire pudding tin) fruit salad -just put anything you have in your fruit bowl, and I add tinned peaches chopped, cheeseburger quiche for (layer of mince, tinned tomatoes simmered with white wine vinegar and a spoon of sugar) and scrambled eggs with cream cheese, carrot sticks and coleslaw

Falafel, tabbouleh, yoghurt, cucumber and mint salad and halloumi burgers in brioche buns with homemade salsa. Fresh, seasonal fruit like strawberries for dessert. 😍

grilled asparagus, strips of red orange and yellow pepper with dips, melon, greek yoghurt with honey, quiches

Cold meats (turkey, ham and beef) with a nice Greek salad and some buttery new potatoes. We also add a boiled egg, cheese, coleslaw or beetroot to the plate.

Lamb kofte, pita bread, hummus and tons of salad.

Summer fruits (and use the overripe ones, cooked and pureed for ice lollies), egg and cress sandwiches, cheese and tomato flan, mixed leaf salad with a honey and mustard dressing, feta cheese and cherry tomatoes.

Home made burgers in brioche burger buns, with french fries and mixed salad.

Pasta and sweetcorn in a cream cheese sauce always get my two eating. Also homemade pizzas!

I've a fussy family so pizza making is always great fun. We sort out a big salad with cob and the cob.

Flatbread pizzas with ready made flatbreads. So easy and quick to make, I also make them with chhese and garlic butter so like a cheesy garlic flatbread. Only problem is they're so moreish I end up eating tons of them!

Breakfast pops 🍭

I decided to make these amazing yoghurt and granola breakfast pops and my son loved them! These pops are delicious anytime of day, but their wholesome ingredients make them a totally acceptable breakfast option tehy are a great summer snack!
I like to keep my petit filous pots and use these but you can use any lolly mould.

We have kiwi pavlova.

Kids are requesting Chorizo Pasta lots at the moment.
Anything with homemade (cheats - flour and yoghurt) flatbread goes down well - middle eastern lamb shoulder, koftas, shawarma or lemon chicken.

Barbecue with green salad, rice salad lots of veggie options and some bananas chucked on the barbecue with honey, walnuts, maple syrup and ice cream.

Ohh, meringue pavlova all the way for dessert! It looks impressive but is so simple to make and doesn’t matter if it looks messy - it all adds to it! Perfect for a summers day. I love a buffet main with loads of salads/breads/quiches/cheeses etc because everyone will have something they like and there are lots of different flavours. I’m a fan of green, quinoa and rice salads, myself and I love a bit of quinoa pizza.

Bbq’ed spatchcock paprika chicken
Smashed new potatoes with a spot of garlic and fresh mint
Green salad

Am just loving this rainbow salad with chickpeas and halloumi - it’s Melissa Hemsley. It’s sooo good!

Our family favourite is kebab burgers with banana curry sauce, potatoes wedges with spicy nando’s spicy mayo! Yum yum!

Greek meze with kofttas, some spiced lamb cutlets, hummus, salads, feta, flatbreads, some seafood or fish. Aubergine on the BBQ is amazing too with it