Outstanding food editor, Kathy Paterson says this is her ‘forever favourite salmon dish’ when avocados and green beans are in season; adding the “burnt orange dressing is amazing with the salmon – the perfect flavour match!”

Kathy Paterson serves us up a recipe to put on repeat over summer when it’s stonkingly hot and you just need to eat something that stimulates the palate.

In a celebration of spring and NZ Cheese Month recipe guru Kathy Paterson has taken inspiration from a recent meal at South Australian Restaurant, Bottega Bandito - creating two small plates packed with flavour using fresh ViaVio cheese.

Lauraine used the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards gold medal-winning Matakana Smokehouse warehou in this kedgeree - a perfect Saturday lunch - after visiting Matakana Farmers Market.

Everyone loves grazing on a platter that’s a feast for the eyes and the senses. Kathy Paterson has taken a few Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards medal winners and created a platter to win hearts and minds this summer.

Fresh greens and a bright, lemony dressing are just perfect for this stellar halloumi. Take halloumi out of the fridge just before you want to pan-fry it.

A great dish using ONZFPA Silver Medal-winning Oakley’s Baby Golden Gourmet Potatoes. The buttery potatoes soak up these warm, spicy flavours with gusto - creating a delicious and comforting side dish or meat-free meal.

This taste of summer was shared by Kelli-Jo Walker from The Wild Fermentary. She says ‘this is my personal favourite summer salad, it’ll have BBQ guests swooning! It features our Smoky Kapeti which won gold in the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards.”

Kathy Paterson has created this summer dish using 2021 Gold Medal-winning High Country Salmon Gravadlax. It’s perfect for summer entertaining as everything can be done ahead - and hey presto you have an impressive meal!

Salads should all be as easy as this. Cook and pickle the ingredients early in the cool of the day, and finish it just before eating. It’s a great way to use the full-flavoured Gold Medal-winning Clevedon Buffalo Co Chilli and Lime Marinated Buffalo Cheese.

This wonderful NZ Cheese Board was designed by our resident recipe guru, Kathy Paterson. Here are Kathy’s tips for making your Board lush and tasty!