RECIPE: Mushroom and red onion toastie

RECIPE: Mushroom and red onion toastie

If you’re feeling hungover, our mushroom toastie with red onions, cheddar and blue cheese is the best thing since sliced bread.   INGREDIENTS  Oil for frying ½ red onion, sliced 80g button mushrooms, halved or quartered if large A few thyme sprigs, leaves picked,...
RECIPE: Apple & Colston Bassett Puffs

RECIPE: Apple & Colston Bassett Puffs

Little puff-pastry dumplings with the time-honoured filling of apples and cheese. The onion pickle adds a pleasingly sharp note. They are almost as good cold (packed lunch, autumn picnic, midnight snack) as they are when eaten hot. It is worth taking care to seal them...
RECIPE: Broccoli & Colston Bassett Soup

RECIPE: Broccoli & Colston Bassett Soup

A smooth, blended vegetable soup with blue cheese that’s as good for a comforting meal as it is for a dinner party starter.   Preparation time: 10 minutes  Cooking time: 35 minutes Total time: 45 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients 2 tbsp rapeseed oil 1 onion,...
RECIPE: Christmas leftover veg tart

RECIPE: Christmas leftover veg tart

A versatile tart that will work with whatever veg you have left over from the big day. This also works well with any firm or semi-soft cheese, including Colston Bassett Stilton.    Preparation time:20 minutes + cooling and chilling Cooking time:1 hour 5 minutes...
RECIPE: Ham & Colston Bassett Tart

RECIPE: Ham & Colston Bassett Tart

There’s no need to make pastry for this tart, just buy a packet of filo. The leftovers are great for packed lunches too.   Serves: 4 Ingredients 6 large sheets filo pastry or 10 sheets if small 1 tbsp olive oil 100g sliced ham , chopped 1 bunch spring...
RECIPE: Colston Bassett & Bacon Tart

RECIPE: Colston Bassett & Bacon Tart

This recipe for blue cheese and bacon tart is really easy to make and is packet full of great flavours. Make sure you use a high-quality blue cheese so that it has a bit of a kick. It’s delicious hot or cold, serve with a simple salad. Ingredients unsmoked bacon...