Whether you’ve got too many burger buns or extra potato salad, there’s always something leftover after you’re done grilling. Check out our thrifty tips to reduce your food waste this BBQ season.
Use up any barbecued veg you have and make this gorgeous galette. Top ready-made shortcrust pastry with soft cheese, colourful tomatoes, and your leftover veggies. Finish with a drizzle of lemon juice, a scattering of basil leaves and a crack of black pepper for great summer lunches or dinners.
Tip: Got some pastry leftover? Roll out and cut into strips, then scatter with grated Parmesan and bake until golden for a simple snack.
Transform leftover potato salad into fabulous fishcakes. Made with tinned pink salmon and golden breadcrumbs, try adding in any salad leaves you might have leftover too, such as spinach or watercress.
Tip: Revive wilted salad leaves by soaking them in iced water for 15-20 minutes. Pat dry with kitchen paper and serve alongside your fishcakes.
Been left with a pack of buns you don’t know what to do with? This burger bun bread and butter pudding is the ultimate summer dessert, and it’s a great way to use up barbecue leftovers. Whip up a homemade custard using whipped cream and vanilla to pour over brioche burger buns. Scatter with raspberries and tinned peaches, then bake until soft and golden.
Why not try coating your brioche buns in an egg, vanilla and milk mix, then fry for French toast?
More of a savoury person? Dry out your buns in the oven and blitz into breadcrumbs to add a crunchy topping to pasta bakes. Or, use it in a bread sauce for your next Sunday roast. The options are endless…
No barbecue is complete without a selection of sauces. But what can you do with those bottles in your fridge after you’ve had your barbecue fun?
Ketchup can be stirred through sauces with chopped tomatoes to balance the tartness. Or, try mixing it with mayonnaise and lemon juice for a speedy Marie Rose sauce to serve with prawn cocktail.
Did you know that you can add a dollop of mayonnaise to cake batter to make an extra-moist sponge? Or, mix it with yogurt, chopped capers and mint for an easy tartare sauce.
BBQ sauce is great poured over chicken breasts. Wrap the meat up in bacon to make Hunter’s chicken. You can also add a tablespoon of BBQ sauce to baked beans for smokiness.
Add mustard to mashed potatoes or cheese sauces to cut through their creaminess and add extra umami flavour.
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