Small plates
The Portuguese chef shares simple dishes with big flavours that can be served together as petiscos (tapas), stand alone for lunch or be scaled up for dinner
Nuno Mendes’s quick salted cod with potatoes, garlic and comté cheese
This recipe brings Portuguese, French and British flavours together for a satisfyingly rich dish
Nuno Mendes's braised chicken with shiitake mushrooms
A simple and savoury supper packed with flavour and bite – make it a day before to really get the most from the marinade
Nuno Mendes’ small plates: salmon with courgette, cucumber and yoghurt
A deliciously zesty way to celebrate the glories of Scottish salmon, at their very best at this time of year – and hone your home-curing skills
Nuno Mendes’ summer plates: grilled leeks, radishes and anchovy dressing
Keep summer alive with this plate of leeks and radishes in a zingy, caesar-style anchovy dressing
Nuno Mendes’ summer recipes: tomato and berry salad with herbs
Fresh tomatoes and sweetly acidic berries are a perfect match
Nuno Mendes' summer recipes: seared cured bass with tofu sauce and raw peas
Make sure to use the freshest fish and peas, and eat them right away
Nuno Mendes’ summer recipes: grilled peaches with burrata, walnuts and chervil
Pairing cooked and raw peaches makes the most of the fruit’s delicious flavour and texture
Nuno Mendes’ summer recipes: seared beef salad with herb puree
Cooking with this unusual method produces the juiciest steak, which pairs beautifully with seasonal vegetables
Nuno Mendes’ summer recipes: grilled mackerel with cherries
Fish cured with a salt and sugar mix, on a bed of marinated cherries, creates an authentic, and simple, Portuguese delicacy
Nuno Mendes’ summer recipes: asparagus migas with sorrel, fennel and garlic
Make the most of the season’s asparagus glut with a fresher take on a traditional Portuguese dish
Nuno Mendes’ late winter recipes: steak sandwich, piri-piri sprouts and gooey cake
How do you improve on a beef sarnie? Marinate the meat in its own fat, cook it in oil and serve with lashings of butter. Plus: celebrate an underrated vegetable and bake a cake you have to eat with a spoon
Nuno Mendes’ winter sunshine recipes: eggs with chouriço and crab, duck legs and roasted cauliflower
The renowned chef brings Portuguese warmth to your table as winter finally bares its teeth
Nuno Mendes’ Portuguese Christmas recipes
The chef recalls childhood Christmases and recreates a traditional feast, featuring marinated pork belly, warm cabbage salad with chestnuts and sweet potato sonhos
Nuno Mendes’ Portuguese squid, rice and beef recipes
A celebration of Portugal’s amazingly diverse food, from simple seafood to runny rice and ‘woodpecker’ beef
Nuno Mendes’ home comfort recipes: confit cod with chickpea salad; rice and chicken soup with piso
In his second monthly column, the chef reinterprets two dishes from his childhood in Portugal that can be enjoyed as a side or main course
Nuno Mendes’ late summer recipes: chicory salad, chicken with piso and garlic prawns
In the first of a monthly series, the Portuguese chef shares simple dishes with big flavours that can be served together as petiscos (tapas), stand alone for lunch or be scaled up for dinner
