Green salad with olive dressing

A simple, Italian-inspired side salad to serve with rustic bakes, meat or fish

Pressed picnic sandwich

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

A great recipe for kids to assemble – fully load a ciabatta loaf with favourites like prosciutto, artichokes, peppers, spinach and mozzarella

Fish tacos

Serve lemon sole goujons in Mexican-style soft corn tortillas with red onion, cabbage and coriander salad and chipotle mayo

Gooseberry & vanilla custard tart

Roll out a shortcrust pastry base and fill with wobbly custard, dotted with seasonal fruit

Smoked salmon flatbreads

Use a pizza base to create these little canapé-style nibbles with mascarpone, fish, red onion, dill and capers

Mexican veggie hash

A storecupboard, vegetarian fry-up with beans, sweetcorn, avocado and eggs, served with soured cream and tortillas

Brown butter sole with peas & mussels

Baste your fish in brown butter then steam with shellfish, peas, cider and zesty lemon

Veal escalopes wrapped with prosciutto, sage & lemon (saltimbocca)

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
This classic Italian recipe for veal means ‘jump in the mouth’ – serve it with crusty bread to mop up the delicious pan juices

Sort-of Scotch broth

An alternative take on the Highland soup with stewed lamb, cabbage and pearl barley

French onion soup

A deeply savoury soup to use up a garden glut, make sure you caramelise your onions so they’re really rich and tender