Summer Feasting from the Fire: Relaxed Recipes for the Bbq, Plus Salads, Sides, Drinks & More

More than 90 recipes in this bumper cookbook will help you celebrate summer with effortless food cooked over fire.

Make the most of your time either at the beach, camping or in your own garden with this sunny collection of not-be-missed recipes.

Combining fresh flavours with exciting grilling techniques including cooking on a fire pit grill and cedar-plank smoking, Valerie Aikman-Smith presents her recipes for perfect summer food.

From delicious seafood including Baja Fish Tacos with Blistered Jalapeños, Grilled Snapper in Banana Leaves and Mezcal Lime Shrimp on Salt Block, to feasts for meat-lovers such as Jerk Pork with Mango Chutney and Grilled Honey Plantains, Portuguese Piri Piri Poussin and an All-American Burger.

Valerie also includes fabulous vegetable dishes from Grilled Courgette Flowers with Shiso Lemon Salt to Roasted Cauliflower with Walnut Romesco. Desserts designed to round off an alfresco feast include Matcha Ice Cream with Black Sesame Praline or a classic Grilled Banana Split with Dark Chocolate Sauce. Finally, if all the heat has made you thirsty, try a Basil Aperol Spritz with Flowering Herbs, Sicilian Slush Cocktail or a Watermelon Margarita.