203 Alfresco recipes

Make the most of warm weather by eating outside with our collection of delicious al fresco recipes.

Quick falafel
15 minutes Not too tricky
Quick falafel
Surf & turf
40 minutes Not too tricky
Surf & turf
Baked feta in fig leaves
45 minutes Not too tricky
Baked feta in fig leaves
Simple courgette pasta
25 minutes Not too tricky
Simple courgette pasta
Aubergine tartare
55 minutes Super easy
Aubergine tartare
Spanish tortilla
Super easy
Spanish tortilla
Lentil tabbouleh
30 minutes Super easy
Lentil tabbouleh
Watermelon & feta salad
10 minutes Not too tricky
Watermelon & feta salad
Wild rice salad
25 minutes Super easy
Wild rice salad
Thai-style mussels
15 minutes Super easy
Thai-style mussels
Halloumi with griddled vegetables
25 minutes Super easy
Halloumi with griddled vegetables
Spicy feta & pepper dip
5 minutes Not too tricky
Spicy feta & pepper dip
Asparagus & halloumi salad
15 minutes Not too tricky
Asparagus & halloumi salad
Black & blushing Worcestershire fillet
30 minutes Super easy
Black & blushing Worcestershire fillet
Chilled pea & chervil soup with crème fraîche
25 minutes Not too tricky
Chilled pea & chervil soup with crème fraîche
Asparagus pâté
10 minutes Super easy
Asparagus pâté
Griddled vegetables & feta with tabbouleh
55 minutes Not too tricky
Griddled vegetables & feta with tabbouleh
Roasted banana & cinnamon ice cream
30 minutes Super easy
Roasted banana & cinnamon ice cream
Piña colada fro-yo
5 minutes Super easy
Piña colada fro-yo
Salt & pepper tofu skewers
45 minutes Not too tricky
Salt & pepper tofu skewers
Lemon sole with chipotle & ancho chilli recado
1 hour Not too tricky
Lemon sole with chipotle & ancho chilli recado
Chilli chicken with drunken pinto beans
1 hour 50 minutes Not too tricky
Chilli chicken with drunken pinto beans
Plum sorbet
1 hour Not too tricky
Plum sorbet
Rainbow jelly
1 hour 20 minutes Not too tricky
Rainbow jelly
Red mullet with jewelled wild rice
55 minutes Not too tricky
Red mullet with jewelled wild rice
Salad wedges with buttermilk dressing
20 minutes Not too tricky
Salad wedges with buttermilk dressing
Asian-style watermelon salad
15 minutes Not too tricky
Asian-style watermelon salad
Greek-style quinoa salad bomb
35 minutes Not too tricky
Greek-style quinoa salad bomb
Farro, cauliflower & asparagus salad
40 minutes Not too tricky
Farro, cauliflower & asparagus salad
Herb tabbouleh with pomegranate & za’atar dressing
15 minutes Super easy
Herb tabbouleh with pomegranate & za’atar dressing
Chichinga: suya goat kebabs
25 minutes Not too tricky
Chichinga: suya goat kebabs
Roasted spring veg with watercress dip
Not too tricky
Roasted spring veg with watercress dip
Rhubarb & strawberry pavlova
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Rhubarb & strawberry pavlova
Chilled avocado soup with tortilla chips
20 minutes Not too tricky
Chilled avocado soup with tortilla chips
Vegetable tartlets
35 minutes Not too tricky
Vegetable tartlets
Nathan Outlaw’s seafood burger
35 minutes Not too tricky
Nathan Outlaw’s seafood burger
Poached peaches or apricots & lemongrass
20 minutes Super easy
Poached peaches or apricots & lemongrass
Quiche leekraine
40 minutes Super easy
Quiche leekraine
Broad beans, garlic & feta bruschetta
25 minutes Super easy
Broad beans, garlic & feta bruschetta
Japanese-inspired seafood salad
15 minutes Super easy
Japanese-inspired seafood salad
Harvest salad
Super easy
Harvest salad
Blue cheese & apple burger
25 minutes Super easy
Blue cheese & apple burger
Spanish-style prawns with fennel
35 minutes Super easy
Spanish-style prawns with fennel
Quick grilled pizza
25 minutes Not too tricky
Quick grilled pizza
Swordfish, cherry tomatoes & capers
15 minutes Super easy
Swordfish, cherry tomatoes & capers
Monkfish with spinach & feta
15 minutes Super easy
Monkfish with spinach & feta
Jersey royals & wild garlic
40 minutes Super easy
Jersey royals & wild garlic
Garlic mushroom burgers
25 minutes Super easy
Garlic mushroom burgers
Fennel, crab & orange salad
15 minutes Super easy
Fennel, crab & orange salad
Jamie's flash steak
30 minutes Not too tricky
Jamie's flash steak
Raw spring salad
10 minutes Super easy
Raw spring salad
Summer pudding
20 minutes Super easy
Summer pudding
Quiche lorraine with carrot & parsley salad
1 hour 25 minutes Not too tricky
Quiche lorraine with carrot & parsley salad
Barbecued trout in newspaper
45 minutes Not too tricky
Barbecued trout in newspaper
Royal barbecued pork loin
1 hour 25 minutes Not too tricky
Royal barbecued pork loin
Barbecue ribs
1 hour 45 minutes Not too tricky
Barbecue ribs
Peach ice cream
15 minutes Super easy
Peach ice cream
Limoncello & fruit salad fro-yo
10 minutes Super easy
Limoncello & fruit salad fro-yo
Raspberry, agave & vanilla frozen yoghurt
10 minutes Super easy
Raspberry, agave & vanilla frozen yoghurt
Avocado ice cream
20 minutes Not too tricky
Avocado ice cream
Lobster burger
25 minutes Not too tricky
Lobster burger
Scandinavian starter
20 minutes Not too tricky
Scandinavian starter
Oyster po'boy
20 minutes Not too tricky
Oyster po'boy
Grilled lobster rolls
15 minutes Super easy
Grilled lobster rolls
Herby lamb kebabs
25 minutes Not too tricky
Herby lamb kebabs
Potatoes yiachni
45 minutes Super easy
Potatoes yiachni
Squid with tamarind recado & pineapple salsa
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Squid with tamarind recado & pineapple salsa
Chicken panzanella
1 hour 40 minutes Not too tricky
Chicken panzanella
Seafood paella
2 hours 10 minutes Showing off
Seafood paella
Crostini of smoked salmon butter & poached leeks
45 minutes Not too tricky
Crostini of smoked salmon butter & poached leeks
Jersey Royal potato salad
20 minutes Super easy
Jersey Royal potato salad
Warm potato salad with capers & rocket
30 minutes Super easy
Warm potato salad with capers & rocket
Summery pea soup with turmeric scallops
25 minutes Not too tricky
Summery pea soup with turmeric scallops
Lamb chops with ratatouille
45 minutes Not too tricky
Lamb chops with ratatouille
Tomato, black olive, feta & anchovy tart
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Tomato, black olive, feta & anchovy tart
Charred prawns in a sweet aubergine sauce
1 hour 5 minutes Not too tricky
Charred prawns in a sweet aubergine sauce
Grilled scallops with anchovy, mint & coriander
15 minutes Not too tricky
Grilled scallops with anchovy, mint & coriander
White peach cordial
30 minutes Super easy
White peach cordial
Horiatiki salad
10 minutes Super easy
Horiatiki salad
Mexican black bean burgers with lime & coriander
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Mexican black bean burgers with lime & coriander
Cevapi with ajvar
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Cevapi with ajvar
Lamb boti kabab
25 minutes Super easy
Lamb boti kabab
Runner beans, goat’s cheese & walnuts on sourdough
15 minutes Super easy
Runner beans, goat’s cheese & walnuts on sourdough
Crispy duck with fire-roasted plum sauce
1 hour 40 minutes Showing off
Crispy duck with fire-roasted plum sauce
Involtini
25 minutes Super easy
Involtini
Spicy grilled vegetable rolls & chickpea salad
30 minutes Not too tricky
Spicy grilled vegetable rolls & chickpea salad
Butterflied leg of lamb
1 hour 25 minutes Not too tricky
Butterflied leg of lamb
Spicy corn & chickpea burgers
40 minutes Not too tricky
Spicy corn & chickpea burgers
Quail & sausage skewers with celeriac
1 hour 55 minutes Not too tricky
Quail & sausage skewers with celeriac
Bombay potato salad
40 minutes Super easy
Bombay potato salad
Epic egg salad
20 minutes Super easy
Epic egg salad
Haggis scotch eggs
40 minutes Not too tricky
Haggis scotch eggs
Picnic pie
2 hours 20 minutes Showing off
Picnic pie
Sprouting super salad
40 minutes Super easy
Sprouting super salad
Bulgur & lentil salad
1 hour Not too tricky
Bulgur & lentil salad
Chicken & green mango Thai salad
1 hour Not too tricky
Chicken & green mango Thai salad
Lemony skewered artichokes
1 hour Not too tricky
Lemony skewered artichokes
Bread, watermelon & halloumi salad
25 minutes Not too tricky
Bread, watermelon & halloumi salad
Endive salad
15 minutes Not too tricky
Endive salad
Grilled radicchio with gorgonzola dressing
35 minutes Not too tricky
Grilled radicchio with gorgonzola dressing
Warm mackerel & potato salad
45 minutes Not too tricky
Warm mackerel & potato salad
Fearne Cotton's Mexican fish tacos
1 hour 25 minutes Not too tricky
Fearne Cotton's Mexican fish tacos
Chilled cucumber soup
30 minutes Not too tricky
Chilled cucumber soup
Tomato medley
30 minutes Not too tricky
Tomato medley
Stilton & sprouting broccoli frittata
40 minutes Super easy
Stilton & sprouting broccoli frittata
Ratatouille
1 hour Not too tricky
Ratatouille
Turkey kofte
1 hour 50 minutes Showing off
Turkey kofte
Spiced lamb flatbreads
7 hours 20 minutes Not too tricky
Spiced lamb flatbreads
Baked feta & tomatoes
35 minutes Super easy
Baked feta & tomatoes
Roasted grapes with cheese
25 minutes Super easy
Roasted grapes with cheese
Duck egg frittata with peas & beans
25 minutes Not too tricky
Duck egg frittata with peas & beans
Aubergine & pomegranate salad
20 minutes Not too tricky
Aubergine & pomegranate salad
Warm potato, herring, beetroot & apple salad
1 hour Not too tricky
Warm potato, herring, beetroot & apple salad
Herring tacos
30 minutes Not too tricky
Herring tacos
Roast vegetable salad
1 hour Not too tricky
Roast vegetable salad
Frozen yoghurt layer cake
15 minutes Super easy
Frozen yoghurt layer cake
Grilled courgettes with chickpeas & marjoram
50 minutes Super easy
Grilled courgettes with chickpeas & marjoram
Pickled herrings
10 minutes Super easy
Pickled herrings
Chilli pickle
15 minutes Super easy
Chilli pickle
Skinny homemade houmous
5 minutes Super easy
Skinny homemade houmous
Mexican-style fish cakes
2 hours 40 minutes Not too tricky
Mexican-style fish cakes
Sizzling Moroccan prawns
20 minutes Not too tricky
Sizzling Moroccan prawns
Chicken & garlic bread kebabs
30 minutes Not too tricky
Chicken & garlic bread kebabs
Mega veggie burgers
45 minutes Not too tricky
Mega veggie burgers
Cracking chicken burrito
50 minutes Not too tricky
Cracking chicken burrito
Beef empanadas
1 hour 40 minutes Not too tricky
Beef empanadas
Quinoa, feta & broad bean salad
1 hour 20 minutes Not too tricky
Quinoa, feta & broad bean salad
Jamie's ultimate Canada Day burger
55 minutes Not too tricky
Jamie's ultimate Canada Day burger
Chargrilled chicken kebabs
1 hour Super easy
Chargrilled chicken kebabs
Fruity frozen yoghurt
15 minutes Super easy
Fruity frozen yoghurt
Cypriot-style potato salad
45 minutes Super easy
Cypriot-style potato salad
Eton mess
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Eton mess
Prawn & papaya salad
30 minutes Super easy
Prawn & papaya salad
Arancini
Not too tricky
Arancini
Tear ‘n’ share garlic bread
1 hour Not too tricky
Tear ‘n’ share garlic bread
Blackened chicken
15 minutes Super easy
Blackened chicken
Elderflower lemonade with frozen berries
Super easy
Elderflower lemonade with frozen berries
New blossom
Not too tricky
New blossom
Vegan winter rolls
50 minutes Super easy
Vegan winter rolls
Humble stone-fruit crumble
1 hour 20 minutes Super easy
Humble stone-fruit crumble
Insanity burger
35 minutes Showing off
Insanity burger
Vegan mushroom, chestnut & cranberry tart
2 hours 35 minutes Not too tricky
Vegan mushroom, chestnut & cranberry tart
Sangria Latina
Super easy
Sangria Latina
Gluten-free carrot cake
1 hour Super easy
Gluten-free carrot cake
Ultimate G&T
Not too tricky
Ultimate G&T
Summer ratatouille salad
35 minutes Super easy
Summer ratatouille salad
Kerryann’s Turkish-style couscous
15 minutes Super easy
Kerryann’s Turkish-style couscous
DJ BBQ's scallops
20 minutes Not too tricky
DJ BBQ's scallops
Spicy pasties
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Spicy pasties
New potatoes & trout
25 minutes Super easy
New potatoes & trout
Sweet & spicy beer can chicken
1 hour 35 minutes Not too tricky
Sweet & spicy beer can chicken
Easy flatbreads
35 minutes Super easy
Easy flatbreads
Peruvian ceviche
20 minutes Super easy
Peruvian ceviche
Panzanella (Tuscan tomato & bread salad)
45 minutes Super easy
Panzanella (Tuscan tomato & bread salad)
Gorgeous Greek salad
15 minutes Super easy
Gorgeous Greek salad
Summer pisto frittata
25 minutes Not too tricky
Summer pisto frittata
Wimbledon-inspired strawberry fro-yo
10 minutes Super easy
Wimbledon-inspired strawberry fro-yo
Potato and rosemary focaccia
1 hour 20 minutes Super easy
Potato and rosemary focaccia
Falafel wraps
15 minutes Not too tricky
Falafel wraps
Summer berry pavlova
1 hour 25 minutes Showing off
Summer berry pavlova
Avocado, pancetta & pine nut salad
20 minutes Super easy
Avocado, pancetta & pine nut salad
Summer fruit plate with lime, mint and vanilla syrup
10 minutes Super easy
Summer fruit plate with lime, mint and vanilla syrup
Smoky veg bruschetta with chilli
45 minutes Super easy
Smoky veg bruschetta with chilli
Raspberry & ginger fizz
5 minutes Super easy
Raspberry & ginger fizz
Smoked salmon & avocado salad
20 minutes Super easy
Smoked salmon & avocado salad
Keralan tomato salad with curry leaves
10 minutes Super easy
Keralan tomato salad with curry leaves
Summer crunch salad with walnuts and Gorgonzola
10 minutes Super easy
Summer crunch salad with walnuts and Gorgonzola
New potato salad with crème fraîche and mint
30 minutes Super easy
New potato salad with crème fraîche and mint
Smoked mackerel pate with griddled toast and cress salad
10 minutes Super easy
Smoked mackerel pate with griddled toast and cress salad
Strawberry ice lollies
5 minutes Super easy
Strawberry ice lollies
Mint caipirinha fruit salad
15 minutes Super easy
Mint caipirinha fruit salad
Wild strawberries and vanilla cream
10 minutes Super easy
Wild strawberries and vanilla cream
Wee Scotch eggs
40 minutes Not too tricky
Wee Scotch eggs
Warm grilled peach & frisée salad with goat's cheese dressing
15 minutes Super easy
Warm grilled peach & frisée salad with goat's cheese dressing
The ultimate fruit salad
10 minutes Super easy
The ultimate fruit salad
Tapas feast: tortilla, glazed chorizo, Manchego cheese, cured meats & honey, stuffed peppers, rolled anchovies
30 minutes Super easy
Tapas feast: tortilla, glazed chorizo, Manchego cheese, cured meats & honey, stuffed peppers, rolled anchovies
Summer tomato and horseradish salad
10 minutes Super easy
Summer tomato and horseradish salad
Summer salmon salad
30 minutes Super easy
Summer salmon salad
Summer chickpea salad
10 minutes Super easy
Summer chickpea salad
Strawberry Champagne
5 minutes Super easy
Strawberry Champagne
Spicy broad bean fritters with lemon minted yoghurt
35 minutes Not too tricky
Spicy broad bean fritters with lemon minted yoghurt
Spicy barbecued leg of lamb
1 hour Super easy
Spicy barbecued leg of lamb
Quesadillas with guacamole
20 minutes Super easy
Quesadillas with guacamole
Potato salad with smoked salmon & horseradish crème fraîche
40 minutes Super easy
Potato salad with smoked salmon & horseradish crème fraîche
Pimped-up Prosecco
10 minutes Super easy
Pimped-up Prosecco
Moroccan-style lamb burgers
25 minutes Super easy
Moroccan-style lamb burgers
Mexican street salad
15 minutes Super easy
Mexican street salad
Jam jar dressings
5 minutes Super easy
Jam jar dressings
Italian roast vegetable & farro salad
1 hour 30 minutes Super easy
Italian roast vegetable & farro salad
Grilled lamb kofta kebabs with pistachios & spicy salad wrap
30 minutes Super easy
Grilled lamb kofta kebabs with pistachios & spicy salad wrap
Greek salad
15 minutes Super easy
Greek salad
Elvis burger with chopped salad and pickled gherkin
35 minutes Super easy
Elvis burger with chopped salad and pickled gherkin
Easy peasy ginger beer
15 minutes Super easy
Easy peasy ginger beer
Crispy barbecued side of salmon with cucumber yoghurt
20 minutes Not too tricky
Crispy barbecued side of salmon with cucumber yoghurt
Courgette salad with mint, garlic, red chilli, lemon & extra virgin olive oil
15 minutes Super easy
Courgette salad with mint, garlic, red chilli, lemon & extra virgin olive oil
Caprese salad with grilled peppers
25 minutes Super easy
Caprese salad with grilled peppers
Broccoli salad
25 minutes Super easy
Broccoli salad
Beautiful smoky barbecued shellfish
15 minutes Super easy
Beautiful smoky barbecued shellfish
Barbecued Thai-style chicken legs
40 minutes Super easy
Barbecued Thai-style chicken legs
Barbecued chicken
45 minutes Super easy
Barbecued chicken
Barbecued chicken
20 minutes Super easy
Barbecued chicken
Asian-style tuna ceviche
25 minutes Super easy
Asian-style tuna ceviche
Tasty fish tacos
35 minutes Not too tricky
Tasty fish tacos
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