Food editor’s picks

Our food editor Cassie Best’s top summer buys

Apricot & thyme preserve

This was gorgeous on hot buttered sourdough (I ate four slices!). The thyme gives it a fresh herbal edge to balance the sweetness and it has a nice soft set. Its next outing will be on warm scones with clotted cream.

£2.99

(200g), Waitrose

Pampelle Ruby L’apéro

A bitter liqueur with citrus notes, Pampelle is made from Corsican ruby red grapefruits as well as citrus peel, natural botanicals and Eau de Vie (fruit brandy). Try it with soda water or sparkling wine. £20, thewhiskey exchange. com

Onist Food Chocolate Orange Healthy Avocado Choc Pot

This tastes like an indulgent mousse but is in fact made from a blend of avocados, cashews, dates, cocoa and water, and flavoured with orange, making it a healthier treat.

£3.50 (102g), ocado.com

Groix et Nature Lobster Oil

This luxury oil is an infusion of 12kg of North East Atlantic Ocean blue lobsters and adds a punch of fishy umami to anything from seafood risottos to Bloody Marys. £15.95 (250ml), souschef.co.uk

Red wine & Blue Cheese Salami Slices

Made with Somerset charcuterie, this combines the powerful flavour of blue cheese with a hint of red wine. £3.98 (60g), fieldandflower.co.uk