Instore services
For top quality, fantastic choice and expert advice, head to our meat, fish, deli and Food to Go counters Fresh from our counters.
Whether you’re going on a picnic, throwing a party or want to create the ultimate cheeseboard with cheeses from around the world, you’ll find plenty of fantastic ideas on our deli counter. You can even try before you buy.
You’ll find:
- A huge selection of mature cheeses, many of which are hand-crafted
- A wide variety of cooked meats, including carvery ham, salami and pastrami
- Loads of irresistible nibbles, such as speciality olives and Italian antipasti.
A platter of cheeses from around the world:
Arrange some dolcelatte, Shropshire blue, Sainsbury's Taste the difference traditional Wensleydale, Cornish Yarg, pecorino and Olde York ewes’ milk cheese on a serving plate.
Serve with seedless green and red grapes and some walnuts.
Food and wine matching
Want your fish filleted or skinned? Just ask – we can prepare it to your liking. Plus all our cod and haddock is now 100% line caught.
Our range includes:
- Delicious white fish, including sea bass, cod, haddock and plaice
- A selection of fish like salmon, trout, herring, mackerel, sardines, kippers and fresh tuna
- A selection of smoked fish, including mackerel, kippers and haddock
- Great-tasting shellfish, such as prawns, crabs, mussels and scallops.
Parma salmon
Serves 4
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas 6.
2. Brush 4 skinned salmon fillets each with 1/2 teaspoon pesto. Season with black pepper and lemon juice and chill for 30 minutes. Lay 3 basil leaves along each fillet, brush with oil and wrap with 2 slices of Parma ham.
3. Bake on a greased tray for 10–15 minutes, until cooked. Serve drizzled with pesto sauce mixed with basil oil, and some salad and lemon wedges.
Great with Sainsbury’s White Burgundy.
Create your own entertaining spread using these recipe ideas
Make life easier with our hot and cold food, ready for you to take home and enjoy. We have everything from hot snacks to a complete meal.
Here’s just a taster:
- Fuss-free lunches and dinners, from sausage rolls and pasties to chicken tikka and naan bread
- All sorts of cooked meats, ranging from sausages and Chinese chicken thighs to gammon shanks or a whole roast chicken .
Warm chicken deli salad
Serves 4–6
1. Skin and shred 900g rotisserie chicken and toss with salad leaves, mixed antipasti (from deli counter), halved cherry tomatoes and sliced spring onions, cucumber and red onion.
2. Dress with 150ml mayonnaise mixed with 2 teaspoons each Worcestershire sauce and grainy mustard and 1 tablespoon tomato sauce.
Great with Sainsbury’s SO organic Chardonnay.
Get just the right amount of fresh meat, prepared the way you like it.
All our pork, beef and lamb is British, and we also offer you these great free services:
- We can slice or dice meat to your liking
- We can glaze your meat, at no extra cost, in a choice of six great flavours, including piri piri rub or garlic & herb marinade – ideal for barbecues or when you’re entertaining.
Herby barbecued steak
Serves 4
1. In a blender, whizz 1 deseeded red chilli, 1 clove garlic, a handful of parsley and coriander, 25g almonds, 4 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons parmesan.
2. Pour over 4 sirloin steaks in a bowl and marinate for 30 minutes, turning frequently.
3. Cook the steaks on a hot barbecue for 3–5 minutes on each side, depending on how you like your steaks.
4. Serve with barbecued vine-ripened cherry tomatoes and some crumbled feta.
Great with Sainsbury’s SO organic Valpolicella.
Planning a barbecue or two this summer? Next time you’re instore, stop off at our counters and try a few of these great ideas.
Try...
- Head to the meat counter for our summer eating range of burgers and kebabs. This summer we have some mouthwatering new Sainsbury's Taste the difference burgers for you, including lamb with cheese & apple, and beef & chipotle chilli.
- Pick up some Mature blue Stilton from the cheese counter. Brush large flat mushrooms with a little oil, top with slices of Stilton and grill on the barbecue.
- Next, visit the fish counter. Try barbecuing sea bass so the skin turns appetisingly crispy, then serve drizzled with olive oil, capers and lemon juice.
- Alternatively, cheat it! You’ll find barbecued racks of ribs, gammon shanks and tempting hot chicken options on our Food to Go counter
