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Ploughman's Lunch

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Ploughman's Lunch

A classic British pub lunch plate of good cheese, pickle, bread and accompaniments — with no actual cooking, the whole thing lives or dies on ingredient quality: a properly sharp cheddar and real chutney, not the cheapest jar on the shelf.

Total time
5 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
0 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
British
vegetarian

Ingredients

200gmature cheddar or Stilton, in wedges
4 thick slicescrusty white or wholegrain bread
4 tbspBranston pickle or chutney
1apple, sliced
1/2 cuppickled onions
4radishes
2celery sticks
cold butterto serve

Instructions

1

Arrange the cheese wedges and slices of bread on a large board or plate as the base of the spread.

2

Add the apple slices, pickled onions, radishes and celery around the cheese and bread, grouping similar items together.

3

Spoon generous helpings of pickle or chutney alongside the cheese, with a small dish for easy serving.

4

Set out cold butter for the bread and serve everything at room temperature so the flavour of the cheese comes through fully.

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