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The only thing better than a creamy caramelised garlic dip is said dip loaded with golden halloumi, pomegranate and chilli oil. Serve a Mint and pomegranate spritz (see recipe tips) alongside for extra hosting bonus points.
Main ingredient: garlic bulb
HB-2970 · Hand-built original
A Greek salad of dry-fried halloumi, leaves, cherry tomatoes and crunchy chickpeas tossed in tzatziki.
Main ingredient: halloumi
HB-3540 · Hand-built original
Seared halloumi cubes tossed with cucumber, peaches, red onion and almonds in a lime dressing.
Main ingredient: halloumi
Pairs well with: pita, greek salad, hummus, tzatziki, olives
HB-4766 · Hand-built original
A Halloween party set: a carved bell pepper lantern filled with honey mayonnaise dip and vegetable sticks, cheese broomsticks tied with chives, and a sparkling berry wine punch.
Main ingredient: bell pepper
Pairs well with: vegetable sticks, crackers, fruit platter, sparkling water
HB-17075 · Hand-built original
Beef meatballs with Parmesan, garlic and parsley, wrapped in thin strips of crescent dough like bandages and baked until the pastry is golden and the centres are cooked through.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-13983 · Hand-built original
Crumb-coated haloumi fries with smoked paprika and Italian herbs, fried until crisp and served with a garlic yoghurt dip.
Main ingredient: haloumi
HB-3541 · Hand-built original
This incredibly easy and deliciously chunky Ham and Bean Soup features a medley of colorful vegetables, browned ham, and plenty of hearty white beans.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1076 · Hand-built original
Fried eggs and cheese-topped ham layered into toasted English muffins for a quick breakfast sandwich.
Main ingredient: cheese
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-10775 · Hand-built original
Puff pastry squares spread with Dijon mustard, topped with shaved ham and cheddar, folded into sealed parcels and baked until deeply golden and puffed.
Main ingredient: ham
HB-13986 · Hand-built original
A creamy milk chowder thickened with flour, loaded with diced potato and corn, and finished with ham browned separately in olive oil and fresh thyme.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-13988 · Hand-built original
Puff pastry vol-au-vent filled with a Brussels sprout slaw and torn ham dressed in a sharp piccalilli-style mustard sauce, with lemon zest and herbs through the ham. The sauce keeps for weeks and improves everything it touches.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-18419 · Hand-built original
Finely chopped cooked ham mixed with hard-boiled eggs, celery, onion, relish, mustard and mayonnaise, finished with lemon juice and parsley.
Main ingredient: ham
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-4443 · Hand-built original
Scrambled eggs, cheddar and ham stacked on a toasted bagel and cut in half.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-10776 · Hand-built original
Sour cabbage simmered slowly with pearl barley, potato and a smoked pork bone until the broth turns cloudy and savoury. A cheap winter soup that genuinely tastes better on the second day.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-1081 · Hand-built original
A Moroccan tomato-based soup with lamb or beef, chickpeas, celery, vermicelli and fresh herbs, thickened with a flour slurry.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-9874 · Hand-built original
Shrimp marinated in harissa, yogurt, garlic and lime, threaded on skewers and roasted until just pink and firm.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-9876 · Hand-built original
A fall salad bowl of roasted sweet potato over kale and Brussels sprouts with wild rice, grilled chicken, apple, cheese, candied pecans and pepitas under a balsamic vinaigrette.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14003 · Hand-built original
A kale salad with rotisserie chicken, garbanzo beans, apple, pepitas and pomegranate, topped with sweet potato baked over a crisp Parmesan layer and a maple Dijon dressing.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-11652 · Hand-built original
A hearty Three Sisters stew where beans, hominy and winter squash simmer for hours with cubed beef, carrots, parsnips and rutabaga in broth. Bay leaves season the long cook, giving the root vegetables time to soften into the beans and hominy.
Main ingredient: beans
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-3545 · Hand-built original
A quiche Lorraine baked in a crisp shredded-potato crust, filled with bacon, onion and grated cheese under an egg, milk and cream custard with nutmeg.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-14004 · Hand-built original
Frozen garlic bread baguettes with their cuts opened and stuffed three ways: cheddar with pickled jalapeños, brie with crisp bacon and red onion marmalade, and a pizza-style filling of passata, salami, mozzarella and tomato.
Main ingredient: bacon
HB-17657 · Hand-built original
Whole potatoes cut into thin hasselback slices, roasted and basted with olive oil, garlic and rosemary until the edges crisp and fan out.
Main ingredient: potatoes
HB-7197 · Hand-built original
Russet potato slices crosshatched waffle-style, brushed with garlic and parmesan butter and baked until golden and crisp.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-9877 · Hand-built original
Hawaiian Chicken Salad is a Hawaiian dish built around chicken. It takes 25 min in total and serves 2. It pairs well with roasted potatoes and rice pilaf.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1086 · Hand-built original
Slaw with pineapple folded through — sweet crunch for smoky meats.
Main ingredient: cabbage
Pairs well with: kalua pork, huli huli chicken, ribs
HB-5843 · Hand-built original
The plate-lunch curry stew: chicken, potato and carrot in a mild, thick curry gravy.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: rice, macaroni salad, pickles
HB-5860 · Hand-built original
Nine tropical and orchard fruits under a yogurt and coconut cream dressing, topped with toasted coconut.
Main ingredient: pineapple
Pairs well with: grilled chicken, brunch eggs, yogurt, iced tea
HB-18589 · Hand-built original
Corn basted with garlic-soy butter — the side every plate lunch deserves.
Main ingredient: corn
Pairs well with: rice, grilled chicken, ribs
HB-5870 · Hand-built original
Chicken wings marinated in pineapple juice, soy, brown sugar, ginger and sriracha, grilled indirectly and glazed over direct heat.
Main ingredient: chicken
HB-7201 · Hand-built original
A Hawaiian plate-lunch macaroni salad with tuna, hard-boiled egg, carrot and scallions in a mayonnaise dressing, chilled until set.
Main ingredient: tuna
HB-10332 · Hand-built original
The plate-lunch essential: overcooked macaroni in a sweet, creamy dressing.
Main ingredient: macaroni
Pairs well with: katsu, kalua pork, teriyaki chicken
HB-5841 · Hand-built original
Very soft-cooked elbow pasta folded with mayonnaise, vinegar, grated onion, shredded carrots and celery, chilled until the dressing soaks in.
Main ingredient: pasta
HB-7202 · Hand-built original
A clear, ginger-rich oxtail broth with peanuts and mushrooms — Chinese-Hawaiian comfort.
Main ingredient: oxtail
Pairs well with: rice, chilli water, pickles
HB-5867 · Hand-built original
Cubes of sushi-grade fish marinated in soy, rice vinegar, sesame and honey, served over steamed rice with pineapple, vegetables, edamame and a sriracha mayonnaise drizzle.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-14008 · Hand-built original
Soft, golden, faintly pineapple-sweet rolls — the ones in the orange packet, homemade.
Main ingredient: bread flour
Pairs well with: kalua pork, ham, butter and jam
HB-5851 · Hand-built original
Thin beef marinated in a sweet shoyu teriyaki and grilled fast — plate-lunch style.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: rice, macaroni salad, steamed vegetables
HB-5844 · Hand-built original
Elbow macaroni folded with celery, carrot, corn, red onion, green onion and imitation crab in a two-mayo dressing with rice vinegar and dashi, chilled before serving.
Main ingredient: carrot
HB-10780 · Hand-built original
A one-pot chicken and orzo soup with celery, carrot and onion, turmeric and Italian seasoning, brightened with lemon juice.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-11654 · Hand-built original
Healthier Creamy Yogurt Salad Dressings is a salad dressing built around greek. Ready in 10 min.
Main ingredient: greek
HB-1091 · Hand-built original
A slow-cooked tomato and vegetable soup with kale and cheese tortellini, finished with cream and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: tortellini
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, crusty bread
HB-4796 · Hand-built original
Tortilla wrap triangles tossed with smoked paprika, chilli powder, olive oil, lemon juice and salt, air-fried in batches until golden and crisp.
Main ingredient: scissors
HB-14015 · Hand-built original
A banana split built on yoghurt instead of ice cream, topped with dried figs, Medjool date, peanuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds and nut butter.
Main ingredient: lengthways
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-7207 · Hand-built original
A blended yogurt Caesar dressing with Dijon mustard, anchovy, lemon, garlic and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: cheese
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-11664 · Hand-built original
Gemelli pasta tossed with shredded chicken, celery, chopped walnuts and dried cherries, dressed at serving time with a poppy seed, mustard and apple cider vinegar dressing.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14021 · Hand-built original
Romaine and avocado Caesar salad with skillet chicken and garlic sourdough croutons, dressed with a tahini, yogurt and Parmesan dressing.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-11666 · Hand-built original
A warmed burrito tortilla spread with Caesar dressing and filled with romaine, rotisserie chicken and Parmesan, rolled in parchment.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-11667 · Hand-built original
Chicken thigh, carrot, celery and pasta soup seasoned with turmeric, oregano, dill and paprika, made in an Instant Pot or simmered on the stove.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-11669 · Hand-built original
A chicken salad of shredded chicken with celery, red onion, grapes and sliced almonds, bound with Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard and lemon instead of mayonnaise.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-12229 · Hand-built original
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