Lotte Duncan's Comber Earlies Recipes

Lotte is a skilled and highly experienced broadcaster. Recognised as a leading authority on English cooking, she brings thirty years of food experience to her television presenting, live stage hosting and compering with a light, friendly and humorous touch. We had the pleasure of hosting Lotte at the 2023, 2024 and the 2025 Comber Earlies Food Festival where she was compere on the Meet the Maker stage.

You can read more about Lotte here.

Lotte has shared a couple of themed recipes for you to make at home, all using ingredients local to our borough...

• Salmon, Pea and Mint Fishcakes with homemade Tartar Sauce
• Annie's Chicken with minty crushed comber earlies and peas

In addition to those, Lotte has also shared her recipes for the following, too:

• Baked Alaska
• Coffee and Rum Bread and Butter Pudding
• Posh Cheese on Toast
• Northern Ireland Rabbit (Rarebit)

The Comber Earlies Food Festival is part of Taste Summer in Ards and North Down. To view the 2025 programme, click here.