A national survey by YouGov recently revealed that Brits love to cook, but lack inspiration, with around a quarter of people admitting that a lack of ideas discourages them from cooking from scratch.

Eden Project's head chef, Mike Greer, has helped to launch the recipe search with a brand new take on a classic summer recipe: potato salad. It is hoped that visitors to Eden Project will go away feeling inspired with a variety of new, delicious flavours, and share their own recipes with The Big Lunch.

Mike said: “This unique twist on a classic potato salad is a dish that is great for sharing and perfect for picnics. It is allergen free, suitable for vegans, easy to prepare and delicious. Potatoes can be grown at home quite easily and you don’t need a huge amount of space for them, so it’s something fun that children can get involved in too.”

Mike's curried potato salad uses turmeric and coriander grown at the Eden Project's state-of- the-art Growing Point nursery. Mike and his team serve up a vast array of meals every day, with a focus on supporting healthy people living on a healthy planet, using Eden-grown produce wherever possible and reflecting the stories told within the exhibits on site.

Cornwall is known as a gem in the culinary world, home to restaurants run by the likes of Rick Stein, Paul Ainsworth and Nathan Outlaw. Our seafood is arguably some of the best in the world, and, of course, we can't forget the nation's delicacy: the Cornish pasty. With food being one of the elements at the centre of Cornish culture, there is no doubt that there are some real talents hiding away in their own kitchens. Now is your chance to get involved, and possibly have your own recipe featured in the Big Lunch online cookbook, as well as being shared at thousands of Big Lunch events up and down the UK in June.

Submissions will be reviewed by the team behind The Big Lunch alongside chefs and supporters, and five finalists will be able to join a special invite-only Big Lunch event in May, with one home cook in with the chance to take home a bumper hamper of goodies to help with their own Big Lunch event.

Lindsey Brummitt, Programme Director for The Big Lunch, said: “The Big Lunch has always been about sharing food and making new connections - and with this new evidence confirming that people agree food tastes better when we eat it together we have the perfect excuse to get in the kitchen and make a dish to share! This recipe search is about finding new and inspiring dishes to try together, so add your dish to a growing recipe bank of shareable favourites and come together to feed community spirit with The Big Lunch on 7-8 June!”

In the coming months, the Eden Project team behind The Big Lunch will be popping up around the UK to host food sharing moments, with opportunities for people to bring their recipes along to share friendship and good conversation.

The Big Lunch is an idea from the Eden Project made possible with support from the Pears Foundation and partners Co-op and Greene King. It’s the UK’s annual celebration for neighbours and the biggest community-led fundraiser, bringing millions of people together in a nationwide act of friendship in June every year since 2009.

To find out more and share your favourite recipes go to www.thebiglunch.com