Extract taken from Cooking with Anna: Modern home cooking with Irish heart by Anna Haugh (Bloomsbury, £26 Hardback). Photography © Laura Edwards
Try These Three Summery New Recipes from TV Chef Anna Haugh
Say hello to warmer weather with these delicious summery dishes
With the warmer weather (hopefully) here to stay, we have three fresh and light new recipes for you to try from Anna Haugh, head chef and owner of Myrtle Restaurant in Chelsea.
Monday Night Salmon with Chickpeas, Peas and Watercress
'My restaurant Myrtle is closed on Mondays. Usually, after a weekend, I want to eat something light and on the healthy side, but I never want to spend ages in the kitchen, as I've still got a lot of admin to do while the restaurant is closed,' Anna says. 'So it has worked out that I make a version of this recipe most Mondays!'
Summer Bean Bowl
'What's great about this is that you can prepare it a day before you need it, leave it in the fridge and have it when you get home,' Anna says. 'It's also a good dish to bring on a picnic, or take for a lunch at work. Making the dressing in a jam jar also makes it great for travelling. I've kept this version vegetarian, but cooked chicken or prawns would be a nice addition.
Pea and Cheddar Burgers
'I created these for a guest who I hadn't realised was vegetarian. When I found out, I looked in my cupboards and pretty much all I had was a bag of frozen peas and some cheese! It didn't look like a meal, but when I put it together it turned into a burger,' Anna says. 'These are completely delicious: not only satisfying in flavour, but the texture of the seeds, the spicy horseradish kick and the sweet peas all really complement each other.'
