Try our three recipes to celebrate Spam’s 80th birthday.

1. Spam and avocado toast Ingredients Serves 2

• Half a 340g can of Spam Chopped Pork and Ham (or 1 x 200g tub) diced

• 2 chunky slices of granary bread

• 2 medium ripe avocados

• Squeeze of lime juice

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• Dried chilli flakes (optional)

Directions

Toast the bread until golden.

Dice the Spam Chopped Pork and Ham and grill or fry in a dry pan until golden.

Peel and crush avocados in a bowl with a fork. Add a squeeze of lime juice, seasoning and stir well. Spoon half of the avocado mixture on to each slice of toast.

Top with the cooked Spam Chopped Pork and Ham. Sprinkle with chilli flakes, if using, and serve.

2. Spam potato rosti Ingredients Serves 4

• 1 x 340g can of Spam Chopped Pork and Ham, cut in to small cubes

• 4 x large eggs (for top)

• 1 x medium egg (for mixture)

• 2 x medium sized potatoes

• 57g butter

• Black pepper

• Watercress to garnish (optional)

Directions

Place cubes of Spam Chopped Pork and Ham in a frying pan and fry until slightly browned.

Peel potato and partly cook by boiling for 10 minutes. Grate potato on bigger side of cheese grater. Melt half of the butter over a medium heat and add to the potato mix with one beaten medium egg, then add the fried Spam cubes and season with a little black pepper. Mix well together.

Melt a little butter in the frying pan. Fry a large spoonful of the mixture for six minutes (or until golden), flip over and fry for a further six minutes. Keep warm. Poach an egg and place on top of each rosti. Garnish with watercress and serve.

3. Spam potato skins Ingredients Serves 6

• 1 x 200g can or tub of Spam Chopped Pork and Ham, cut in to small cubes

• 3 x medium to large baking potatoes

• 1 x large shallot (chopped)

• 50g of spinach leaves

• 1 x small jar of sour cream

• 3 tbsp cream cheese

• 2 x tbsp of olive oil

Directions

Place potatoes on the middle rack of oven and bake on 180C/Fan 160C/350F/Gas mark 4 until cooked (or microwave for 10-15 minutes). Place cubes of Spam Chopped Pork and Ham in a frying pan and fry until slightly browned.

Add chopped shallots, followed by spinach leaves and stir fry into the cubed Spam Chopped Pork and Ham.

Once baked, cut potatoes in half and scrape insides into a large bowl, leaving a thin layer of potato on the skins.

Brush skins with olive oil, return to oven and bake for a further five minutes to crisp up.

Return to scooped-out potato, mash and then add sour cream, cream cheese, then spinach/shallot mixture.

Stir well. Stuff crisped potato skins with potato/cheese/ spinach mixture and then top with cubes of Spam Chopped Pork and Ham and a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese.

Bake these for a further 10 minutes until cheese has melted.

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