Classic British Ploughman's Lunch

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Top down picture of a plate of delicious ploughmans lunch, with bread, cheese and ham.

5 from 9 votes

A British Ploughman's lunch is the classic pub favourite that is easy to put together and far better made at home. A filling meal based on good bread, cheese, and pickles, with a traditional beer or cider to wash it down.

Servings: people

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Ingredients

Bread

8 thick slices good quality bread

Cheese & Dairy

100 g Cheddar
100 g Stilton
100 g Soft goats cheese
100 g Blue cheese
100 g Butter

Ham and Meats

4 thick slices Ham
100 g cured meats and charcuterie

Pickles & Chutney

50 g Silver skin onions
4 Pickled onions
50 g Gherkins
100 g Chutney

Salad & Fruit

100 g Celery
100 g Vine tomatoes
4 Apples - or pears

Optional Extras

1 medium Pork Pie - cut into wedges
2 Scotch eggs - cut into wedges
4 Eggs - hard boiled

To Drink

1 litre Beer
1 litre Cider
1 litre Elderflower Cordial

Instructions

Select what you will be serving from the ingredients above, choosing one or two ingredients from each category.
Arrange on serving boards and patters and serve at room temperature.

Notes

Concentrate on the core ingredients first (the bread, cheese and pickles) and build around them.
Quality, fresh and preferably local ingredients every time! The better the food, the simpler and better the meal.
Make sure you have covered something salty (cheese), tangy (pickles) and sweet (apples or pears).
Make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature for the best flavour.
Nutrition is very approximate and will depend on what you serve and eat!

• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

• Unless stated otherwise cup conversions have been made with an online tool. For accuracy please check with your favoured conversion tool. We recommend buying inexpensive digital kitchen scales.