Elevate your morning repertoire with these creative weekend brunch recipes

Huevos rancheros

Bored of the same weekend brunch recipes? Shake up Saturday morning with this fiery huevos rancheros dish recipe from Leon.

Stacked with refried beans, salty feta chunks, fresh salsa roja, smoky chipotle and finished with a lacy fried egg it’s a guaranteed repeat recipe.

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Blueberry buttermilk pancakes

As the poster boy of mid-morning meals, pancakes are the ultimate brunch dish. These blueberry beauties crafted by Jude Kereama of Kota in Cornwall are the real deal, and include traditional buttermilk for springy texture.

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Breakfast pasties

Planning a blow-out brunch this weekend? Bang a few extra sausages on the tray and bacon rashers in the pan so you have leftovers for this delish breakfast pasty recipe by Nick Hodges of The Greenbank in Falmouth.

Tip: Make sure you’re stocked up on brown sauce or ketchup for optimum pastry dipping.  

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Crab cake with poached egg

Recreate coastal brunch vibes with this cracking crab cake recipe from the Indy Cafe Cookbook. Created by the team at John’s Deli in Devon, the easy-to-make fritter features white and brown crab meat, plus mustard and chipotle sauce for a nose-tingling hit.

Start practising your poaching skills; the savoury cakes deserve to be served with the perfect poachie.

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Mackerel with salsa verde

Switch up the bacon sarnie for this dish from head chef Mike Palmer of Two Bridges Hotel on Dartmoor which makes locally caught mackerel the star of the show. Simply prepared and served with a punchy salsa verde and vibrant tomato salad, it’s a taste of South West summertime.

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