Chilled Meat & Dips

This part of the fridge holds the quick foods that turn a loaf, a pack of wraps or a tray of samosas into a meal. On one side are chilled meats: Halal sliced chicken and turkey, chicken sausages, cooked tikka pieces and other ready to eat meats for sandwiches, salads and lunch boxes. On the other are dips such as hummus, garlic sauce, tzatziki, mint yogurt dip and chilli sauces for dipping, spreading and drizzling.

When choosing meat, check the Halal certification on the pack if it matters to you, and whether the meat is fully cooked and ready to eat or needs heating. Smoked and spiced slices bring flavour to a plain sandwich; plain roast chicken suits children and a mild salad. For dips, look at the base: chickpea dips like hummus are naturally dairy free, while yogurt based dips such as mint raita style sauces need to be eaten within a few days.

For a quick shawarma style wrap, warm a flatbread or paratha, spread with garlic dip, add sliced chicken, onion, tomato, pickled chilli and a pinch of chaat masala, then roll it tightly. The same fillings make a good toastie.

Keep both meats and dips in the fridge and follow the use by date, especially after opening. They are chilled and delivered within our local area only. For meat from the freezer that ships across the UK, see frozen chicken and kebabs. The wider fridge range is in chilled and dairy, and sauces that keep in the cupboard live with the cooking sauces.