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Recipes for leftovers

With a third of London’s food currently being thrown away, top chefs have provided us with a range of mouth-watering recipes to help you find tasty ways to use leftovers that you might be tempted to chuck in the bin.

Do you have your own top tips and recipes to make food go further? If so we’d like to hear them and will post the best of the bunch on here. Please email your tips and recipes to: recipe@recycleforlondon.com

Chefs’ recipes

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Philippe Castaing

Philippe Castaing is owner of Opus Café and the Upstairs Bar and Restaurant in Brixton - both of which are run along sustainability principles. Philippe is a leader on sustainability and on greener food use in London.

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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Presenter, writer, and all round top foodie Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is passionate about how thoughtful and creative cooking can save money and cut down on the food we needlessly throw away.

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Henry Dimbleby

Henry Dimbleby is co-founder of the award winning healthy fast food restaurant chain Leon.

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Stuart Gillies

Stuart Gillies is executive chef at Boxwood Café, Knightsbridge and Gordon Ramsay Plane Food.

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Shaun Hill

Often described as the ‘chef‘s chef’, Shaun Hill was born in Primrose Hill and is co-owner and chef of Glasshouse Brassiere. He has won two Michelin stars.

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Oliver Rowe

Oliver Rowe, chef proprietor of Konstam Cafe and Konstam at the Prince Albert, King’s Cross is a leading London chef and a champion for sustainability. His restaurant only serves food that has been sourced within the city.

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Gary Rhodes

Born in South London, Gary Rhodes OBE needs little introduction as a chef, restaurateur, critic and author, and winner of several Michelin stars.

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Cyrus Todiwala

Cyrus Todiwala is proprietor and Executive Chef of the Café Spice Namasté restaurant group, renowned for its innovative and fresh approach to Indian cuisine.

Did you know?

The average family uses six trees worth of paper a year.

Helpline

You can contact our Helpline for information and advice on recycling:
tel 0845 600 0323.

  • The London Waste and Recycling Board

FOOD SAFETY

When preparing meals from leftovers, always ensure you follow food safety guidelines. For more information visit: