A cold plate of sharp Cheddar cheese, crusty bread, Branston pickle, crisp apple, and a boiled egg — the iconic English pub lunch.
Ingredients
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200g mature English Cheddar, sliced thick
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4 slices crusty bread or rolls
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4 tbsp Branston pickle (sweet pickle)
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1 crisp apple, quartered
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2 boiled eggs, halved
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4 pickled onions
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Handful of cherry tomatoes
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Butter
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Celery sticks
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Mixed salad leaves
Instructions
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1
Slice the Cheddar into generous wedges.
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2
Halve the bread rolls or cut thick slices. Butter lightly.
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3
Arrange cheese, bread, boiled egg halves, apple quarters, pickled onions, tomatoes, celery, and salad leaves on a wooden board.
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4
Spoon Branston pickle into a small dish alongside.
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5
Serve at room temperature with a pint of English ale.
Did You Know?
The modern ploughman's lunch was popularised by a 1960s marketing campaign by the English Country Cheese Council to sell more cheese in pubs.