Barbecue - Breakfast

On gorgeous summer Sundays, what could be nicer than to start the day with a barbecue breakfast or brunch? It's healthier than the traditional 'Full English' but has the same lovely flavours and satisfying textures. Here are a few ideas to get you out of bed and to the grill with the dawn. Remember, of course, that you need to fire up the coals for at least half an hour before you start cooking.

Breakfast gold rush potatoes

This is a recipe that is supposed to date back to the Yukon gold rush, when men would cook on open fires and were limited to the supplies they had brought with them and/or hunted or trapped in the snowy wastes - it works just as well for a Sunday in the Home Counties though!

Ingredients

• 6 small waxy potatoes
• Olive oil
• Coarse salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 to 6 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped

Preheat a grill to medium-high heat. Scrub the potatoes, leaving skins on. Slice them into thick rounds and then brush both sides liberally with olive oil. Place potatoes on grill and grill on both sides until slightly brown - about two minutes per side. Remove from the grill and place in a single layer on a baking sheet or on a double layer of tinfoil.

Drizzle potatoes liberally with olive oil again on both sides and then season with salt and pepper. Place baking sheet on the grill and cook for about ten to twelve more minutes, or until cooked through and soft in the centre and crispy on the outside. Remove from grill and sprinkle with minced garlic and chopped thyme leaves.

Serve with chipolata sausages, bacon and grilled tomatoes.

Plum skewers and sauce

For an even healthier and yet barbecue tasting breakfast, buy dessert plums, cut them in half and sprinkle them with a mixture of lime juice, brown sugar and cranberry or redcurrant jelly. Thread onto wooden kebab skewers and cook for about six to eight minutes. As they are dessert plums, they only need to heat through and pick up the smoky barbecue flavour, not to actually cook. Serve with a side dip of Greek yoghurt swirled with honey and a few leaves of chopped fresh mint or lemon balm

Barbecue breakfast photograph by burge5000, used under a creative commons attribution licence.

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