Gordon Ramsay Recipes

Gordon Ramsay’s lobster salad is chunks of sweet poached lobster in a Marie Rose sauce lifted with brandy and Tabasco, served on shredded little gem lettuce with sliced tomato and a dusting of smoked paprika. It serves 2 and takes about 15 minutes once the lobster is cooked. The Marie Rose sauce comes from his …

Gordon Ramsay’s macaroni salad is sharp and light, nothing like the heavy mayo versions at most barbecues. Elbow macaroni, celery, red onion, cornichons and fresh herbs in a Dijon and cider vinegar dressing. Serves 6 in about 20 minutes. Ramsay’s pasta technique from UCC and Make It Easy is what makes this work. He rinses …

Gordon Ramsay’s Greek salad is chunky, salty and sharp. Ripe tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, Kalamata olives and blocks of feta get dressed in a light vinaigrette with dried oregano and red wine vinegar. It serves 4 as a side and takes about 10 minutes. Ramsay’s feta handling, olive advice and vinaigrette technique across Ultimate Home …

Gordon Ramsay’s crab salad is fresh white crabmeat piled on a bed of rocket, watercress and radicchio with halved cherry tomatoes, dressed in a passion fruit vinaigrette. There’s no mayo, no fuss, just five ingredients and about 10 minutes. It serves 2 as a starter. It sits in the Dinner for Two chapter of Make …

Gordon Ramsay’s waldorf salad adds king prawns to the classic apple, celery, grape and walnut combination, then swaps the heavy mayo for a Greek yoghurt dressing with Dijon mustard and cider vinegar. It serves 4 and takes about 15 minutes with no cooking beyond toasting the walnuts. In Ultimate Fit Food, he says a traditional …

Gordon Ramsay’s egg salad swaps heavy mayo for natural yoghurt, making it lighter and sharper than the classic version. Hard-boiled eggs get folded with Dijon mustard, cider vinegar, fresh dill and diced celery, then served on a bed of baby spinach. Serves 4 in about 15 minutes. Ramsay’s Egg Mayonnaise and Spinach Sandwich in Ultimate …

Gordon Ramsay’s kale salad swaps soft romaine for raw kale in a loaded Caesar. Sourdough croutons, crispy bacon, sliced mushrooms and shaved Parmesan go on top with an anchovy and garlic dressing. Serves 4 in about 25 minutes. He has two kale Caesars across his books that couldn’t be more different. Quick and Delicious goes …

Gordon Ramsay’s radish salad is four ingredients and nothing else: radishes, banana shallot, lemon and olive oil. He calls it “simplicity itself” and says the combination “produces far more than the sum of its parts.” It serves 4 and takes about 5 minutes. The recipe comes from Gordon’s Ultimate Home Cooking, where he pairs it …

Gordon Ramsay’s carrot salad is bright, crunchy and Moroccan-inspired. Grated carrots get tossed with orange zest, toasted cumin seeds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, then dressed in a honey-mustard vinaigrette with fresh mint and coriander. It serves 4 and takes about 15 minutes. In Ultimate Home Cooking, he calls it “a salad that gets better for …