Wednesday, August 31, 2022

🍱 Healthy lunchbox ideas and 22 ways to cook with figs

Weekly recipes and kitchen inspiration from the olive team. View this email online

What we're cooking

Ingredient of the week: figs

Fig tart

Soft and sticky with a honeyed taste, figs are a dream to pair with sweet and savoury ingredients. Explore our ideas for cooking with the autumnal fruit, from simple salads to impressive tarts.

22 ways with figs

Test kitchen inspiration: sourdough

Sourdough

Celebrate sourdough September with dishes that make the most of the fermented bread. We've got an easy sourdough recipe, then ideas for transforming your leftover loaf into salad, ratatouille and tartines.

Make a start today

Baking ideas: vegan baking

Vegan brownies

Impress your friends with our fantastic plant-based bakes. Take your pick from aquafaba meringues, decadent brownies and dairy-free chocolate cookies.

Plant-based bakes

Healthy inspiration: nourishing lunchbox ideas

Healthy lunchboxes

Perk up your lunchbox with one of our nourishing ideas, from protein-rich hot smoked salmon with avocado and egg, to a light and crunchy carrot and edamame bean salad.

Easy recipes

Cocktail hour: Italian cocktails

Bicicletta spritz

Summer might be coming to an end, but you can transport yourself to the sunny Amalfi Coast with one of our Italian tipples. Keep it classic with a bellini, go for a punchy negroni or sip a fruity limoncello spritz.

10 tipples

Kitchen inspiration

Treat yourself: back-to-school lunchboxes

Best lunchboxes

There's so much more to weekday lunches than soggy sandwiches, so buy one of these funky pots to pack a feast in – from sleek tiffin tins to contemporary bento boxes.

Our top picks

Cook like a local: Venice

Halloumi and black olive cake

Want to learn about Venetian food? Experience the varied cuisine of this historic Italian city like sweet and sour sardines, deep-fried polpette or carrot mostarda.

Venetian recipes

Coffee break: a barista's expert French press guide

A barista's expert French press guide

Perfect at-home barista skills this September and create your own morning rituals with expert barista – Celeste Wong's – guide to using a French press.

Master the brew method

Get away: UK boutique hotels for food lovers

Boutique hotels for foodies

Embrace the turn of the season by booking a relaxing holiday at one of our favourite UK boltholes. Discover riverside retreats, elegant Hampshire estates and an idyllic shepherd's hut.

Plan your next trip

Save up to 30% in our summer sale

olive shop

Discover hundreds of quality products and gifts, from independent merchants and award-winning artisan producers. Whether you're planning a picnic, curating a dinner party spread, or searching for a thoughtful gift – the olive team has handpicked selections to help fill your basket. Discover artisan cheeses, craft gins, coffee, storecupboard essentials and more.

Plus get an extra discount with code OLIVEFLASH5 for £5 off £40+ orders or OLIVEFLASH10 for £10 off £70+ orders.

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olive podcast: 10 things you need to know about French foodie destinations

French foodie destinations with Alex Crossley

This week olive's digital editor and self-confessed Francophile Alex Crossley shares her top 10 French foodie destinations. From the most gourmet street in Paris to the coastal delights of Arcachon and Marseille there's inspo here for every type of food obsessed traveller.

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