The recipes of Gordon Ramsay, tried and tested by a fan
This Gordon Ramsay salad dressing is a classic vinaigrette made with olive oil, groundnut oil, Dijon mustard, lemon juice and white wine vinegar, whisked together in under two minutes. The secret is that Ramsay cuts the olive oil with groundnut oil so it is lighter and less cloying. Across three cookbooks, Ramsay returns to the …
This Gordon Ramsay sweet potato salad pairs griddled sweet potato rounds with tangerine segments, bitter frisée and a citrus vinaigrette, ready in 20 minutes. Ramsay boils first then chars on a hot griddle, giving you a creamy centre with smoky edges. In Fast Food, Ramsay calls this his “Tangerine, Frisée and Sweet Potato Salad” and …
This Gordon Ramsay mackerel and potato salad pairs grilled mackerel with warm new potatoes dressed in crème fraîche, capers and dill, ready in 25 minutes. The oily richness of mackerel works even better with the sharp creamy dressing than the salmon in Ramsay’s original. In Quick and Delicious, Ramsay serves this potato salad with pan-fried …
This Gordon Ramsay potato salad is made with new potatoes, blanched cauliflower and green beans in a sharp turmeric and mustard dressing, ready in 25 minutes. No mayonnaise anywhere near it. Ramsay builds his as a piccalilli-style salad: warm spice, vinegar bite and crunchy vegetables. In Ultimate Cookery Course, Ramsay calls this his “New Potato …
Gordon Ramsay has 12 burgers across his cookbooks, his restaurant site and his published videos, and they’re genuinely different recipes: four beef builds, three poultry, plus pork, lamb, salmon, a veggie burger and a truffle showpiece. Every one is a separate recipe with its own source, not one patty with different toppings. I’ve cooked all …
Pork mince mixed with crispy fried bacon and smoked paprika, shaped into golf-ball slider patties and fried until the smoked Cheddar melts on top. Ramsay calls these “stunning” in the Ultimate Cookery Course and writes that “when it comes to burgers, less is more.” He serves them in mini buns with a barbecue sauce he …
Gordon Ramsay’s veggie burger is chickpeas and Puy lentils with fried onion, garlic, jalapeños, red pepper, cumin and paprika, bound with breadcrumbs and an egg, then pan-fried and finished in the oven with Cheddar on top. It comes with a chipotle mayo that makes you forget there’s no meat. Four burgers, about 40 minutes. This …
Gordon Ramsay’s burger sauce is tangy, smoky and creamy, made with homemade mayonnaise, pickled cucumber relish, American mustard, white wine vinegar and smoked paprika, ready in 5 minutes. It goes on cold and the flavours sharpen overnight in the fridge. In Quick and Delicious, Ramsay writes that “for Americans, burger sauce is almost as important …
Gordon Ramsay’s lamb burger recipe is 600g of lamb mince mixed with za’atar, shaped into thick patties and seared in a smoking hot pan for 4 minutes per side. Topped with harissa yoghurt, preserved lemon salsa and roasted peppers, it’s done in under 15 minutes. The recipe is from Ramsay in 10, where he says …
Gordon Ramsay’s chicken burger is 350g of chicken breast mince with sweated onion, garlic, fresh herbs and an egg, chilled for an hour until the mix firms up, then fried for 4 minutes each side until golden. It makes 6 small burgers in wholemeal buns with avocado and tomato, and the whole thing takes about …
