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July 29, 2019

3 Fruity Summer Treats by Spinneys

We are in the midst of the hottest days of summer. Stay cool and get creative with these Instagram-worthy recipes! Your guests will surely be very impressed.

All ingredients are available at your local Spinneys supermarket at Souq Extra Al Barsha and Souq Extra Al Ain.

 

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A powerhouse of antioxidants, spinneysFOOD blueberries are sourced from our trusted supplier Levarht. They’re pretty versatile as an ingredient, and when you’re not busy blitzing it into smoothies or adding it to bakes, you can pickle them too. Pickled blueberries pair well with cured meats and cheese, as a sandwich filler, or just a great addition to salads. Find the recipe below: . . INGREDIENTS 125ml cider vinegar 250g spinneysFOOD Fine Grain White Sugar 1 spinneysFOOD Cinnamon Stick 1 tsp spinneysFOOD Black Peppercorns 2 spinneysFOOD Bay Leaves 400g spinneysFOOD Blueberries . . METHOD 1. Place the vinegar, sugar, cinnamon, peppercorns and bay leaves in a saucepan and bring to a boil. 2. Place the blueberries in a sterilised jar and pour the hot vinegar mixture. 3. Seal and refrigerate overnight. Serve with goat cheese and cold meats.

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Nothing beats a cool granita on a hot day, and the blueberry granita in this Earl Grey and Blueberry Slushie Float is super refreshing. Here’s the recipe: . . INGREDIENTS For the blueberry granita 500ml spinneysFOOD Bottled Drinking Water 115g spinneysFOOD Maple Syrup or spinneysFOOD Honey 500g spinneysFOOD Blueberries 1 lime, juiced . . For the Earl Grey soda 250ml boiling water 3 spinneysFOOD Earl Grey Tea bags 3/4 cup spinneysFOOD Honey or spinneysFOOD Maple Syrup 1 lemon, juiced . To serve 4 cups sparkling water Frozen blueberries and lemon slices . . METHOD 1. To make the granita, pour the water, syrup, berries and lime juice into a blender and blitz until smooth. 2. Pour into a 20cm x 30cm shallow metal tin and freeze for 6 hours or overnight until frozen solid. 3. While the granita freezes, brew the tea. Pour the boiling water over the tea bags, squeezing the excess liquid from the bags. 4. Pour the tea into a small pot and add the honey and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and simmer until its slightly thickened—about 10-15 minutes. Pour into a jug and refrigerate until completely cool. 5. To serve, take the granita out of the freezer and using a fork, rake the granita and distribute between 6 glasses. Drizzle the Earl Grey syrup over and top with sparkling water.

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This very retro Watermelon and berry terrine is the ultimate summer pud. Get the recipe for it below. . . INGREDIENTS 10g gelatine leaves 750ml spinneysFOOD Bottled Drinking Water 75g spinneysFOOD Extra Fine Caster Sugar 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways and seeds scraped 150g strawberries, hulled and sliced 450g watermelon, balled 300g mixed berries . . METHOD 1. Place the gelatine leaves in a medium bowl filled one third of the way with cold water and leave to soften for 10 minute. 2. In a medium-sized pot, combine the water, sugar and split vanilla pod and place over a medium heat. Stir the mix to dissolve the sugar but don’t bring it to a boil. Take the pot off the heat and remove the vanilla pod. 3. Stir the softened gelatine leaves into the warm mixture until completely dissolved. Set the mixture aside to cool slightly. 4. Line a loaf tin with a few sheets of cling wrap to cover the base and sides. 5. On the base of the lined loaf tin, place the strawberries to form the top, then scatter the watermelon balls and mixed berries over. Fill the tin with the cooled gelatine mixture. 6. Cover the tin completely with more cling wrap. Place a board and a few tins on top to weigh it down. 7.Refrigerate for a minimum of 6 hours or until the gelatine has set. 8. To serve, remove the excess cling wrap layers and invert the mould onto a board or serving platter. 9. Serve slices of terrine with custard or ice cream. . . #watermelon #berry #terrine #retro #summer #dessert #pudding #brit #british #jelly #gelatine #spinneys #spinneysmagazine #spinneysdubai #spinneysfood #dubai #dxb #mydubai

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