olive summer supermarket awards 2024

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Best supermarket summer foods at a glance:

• Best sausage: Morrisons The Best Pork Sausage, £3.25
• Best barbecue sharing centrepiece: Waitrose Shawarma King Kebab, £9
• Best burger: Waitrose 4 British Beef Smash Burgers with Bone Marrow, £4.25
• Best ribs: Tesco Finest Slow Cooked Beef Short Ribs with Chilli Jam, £8
• Best chicken wings: Asda Americana Inspired Chicken Wings, £5.50
• Best vegan burger: Morrisons Plant Revolution Vegetable Burgers, £1.99
• Best veggie burger: M&S Halloumi Quarter Pounders, £5
• Best vegetarian sausage: Asda OMV! Deliciously Vegan Butcher Inspired No Pork Sausages, £2.95
• Best sharing breads: Aldi Specially Selected Stone Baked Barber's Mature Cheddar Cheese & Red Onion Flatbread & Lidl Chef Select Tear and Share Doughballs – Garlic, £1.99
• Best sausage roll: M&S English Mustard Sausage Roll, £3.75
• Best veggie sausage rolls: Lidl Vemondo Sausage Rolls, £1.19
• Best pork pies: M&S Collection Melton Mowbray Pork Pie & Tesco Finest Ploughman's Pork Pie, £3.50
• Best hummus: Co-op Irresistible Velvety Smooth Houmous, £2.50
• Best burrata: M&S Burrata, £3.50

Best sausage

Winner: Morrisons The Best Pork Sausage (400g), £3.25 or two for £5

A stand-out traditionally flavoured, nicely seasoned sausage with a perfect texture for summer barbecuing.

Available from Morrisons (£2)

Best barbecue sharing centrepiece

Winner: Waitrose Shawarma King Kebab (900g), £9

This kebab is perfect for any gathering. It boasts a generous serving of meat complemented by a well-balanced spice flavour that could almost be taken for home-marinated.

Available from Waitrose (£9)

Best burger

Winner: Waitrose 4 British Beef Smash Burgers with Bone Marrow (454g), £4.25

We were thoroughly impressed by these burgers' succulent texture and robust beefy flavour, declaring them perfect for sizzling on the barbecue this summer.

Available from Waitrose (£4.25)

Best ribs

Winner: Tesco Finest Slow Cooked Miso Beef Short Ribs with Chilli Glaze (579g), £8

This dish earns high marks for its impressive presentation, making it an ideal choice for entertaining guests. The tender meat effortlessly falls off the bone, while adding chilli jam brings a delightful sweetness, elevating the ribs to the next level.

Available from Tesco (£8)

Best chicken wings

Winner: Asda Americana Inspired Chicken Wings (900g), £4.50

These chicken wings boast a delightful savoury flavour imparted by their marinade. With just a subtle hint of smokiness and chilli, they strike a perfect balance without overwhelming the palate.

Available in store at Asda

Best vegan burger

Winner: Morrisons Plant Revolution Vegetable Burgers (454g), £1.99

These ready-to-cook vegan burgers boast a wonderfully charred texture, providing a convincing and satisfyingly meaty alternative.

Available from Morrisons (£1.99)

Best veggie burger

Winner: M&S Halloumi Quarter Pounders (240g), £5

Creamy, salty and not too squeaky, the M&S halloumi burger is judged to be the best on offer. It pairs exquisitely with a dollop of sweet relish or chutney on top.

Available in store at M&S (£5)

Best vegetarian sausage

Winner: Asda OMV! Deliciously Vegan Butcher Inspired No Pork Sausages (360g), £2.95

This delectable meat-free alternative for summer grilling is set to be the star of your barbecue. Its uncannily realistic sausage taste and texture will have you questioning whether it's genuinely meat-free.

Available from Asda (£2.95)

Best sharing bread

Winner: Aldi Specially Selected Stone Baked Barber's Mature Cheddar Cheese & Red Onion Flatbread (291g), £1.99

Soft with a good crust, this flatbread offers a sweetness we think would be great for sharing.

Available in store at Aldi (£1.99)

Runner-up: Lidl Chef Select Tear and Share Doughballs – Garlic (186g), £1.99

Perfect for sharing, thanks to its small, pull-apart dough balls. These bite-sized delights achieve satisfying crispiness on both the top and bottom while delivering a delicious garlicky flavour that's simply irresistible.

Available in store at Lidl (£1.99)

Best sausage rolls

Winner: M&S English Mustard Sausage Rolls (190g), £3.75

This sausage roll's robust, fiery mustard flavour leaves a lasting impression. The seed-topped pastry also delivers a satisfying and salty crunch.

Available in store at M&S (£3.75)

Best veggie sausage rolls

Winner: Lidl Vemondo Sausage Rolls (400g), £1.19

Crisp, light, flaky pastry, even when eaten cold. Filled with a salty meat alternative, it is a great vegetarian sausage roll.

Available in store at Lidl (£1.19)

Best pork pies

Winner: M&S Collection Melton Mowbray Pork Pie (440g), £3.50

This quintessential picnic favourite delivers on all fronts, featuring crisp pastry, flavoursome jelly and a satisfyingly peppery filling.

Available in store at M&S (£3.50)

Runner-up: Tesco Finest Ploughman's Pork Pie (300g), £3.75

We were impressed by the inventive twist of a classic ploughman’s in this pork pie, accentuated by its flavoursome jelly, tender meat texture and impeccably crisp pastry.

Available in store at Tescos (£3.75)

Best hummus

Winner: Co-op Irresistible Velvety Smooth Houmous (170g), £2.50

This hummus presents a luxuriously smooth texture, complemented by a perfectly balanced infusion of tahini, although it did have a slightly tangy after-taste.

Available from Co-op (£2.50)

Best burrata

Winner: M&S Burrata (285g), £3.50

This burrata maintains its shape beautifully, offering the satisfyingly soft centre you'd expect when sliced open with a knife. We recommend sprinkling flaky sea salt on top of this creamy and subtly sweet delight.

Available in store at M&S (£3.50)

How we chose the winners

The olive team chose 23 categories, having researched the products that you, our readers, would be most likely to buy this summer. We invited all the big supermarkets to select the products they wanted to nominate (just one entry per category, so they had to choose carefully). Our expert panel of judges blind-tasted them, rating each on taste, texture and appearance. We then awarded winner accolades to our favourites.