Spaghetti with tomatoes & basil

This quick pasta dish is so simple to prepare yet tastes so good – make sure your tomatoes are really ripe and full flavoured

Seared tuna & anchovy runner beans

The perfect lunch or light dinner, this healthy seared tuna and runner bean dish packs in nutrients and tastes great

Runner bean & prawn paella

The prawns in this delicious paella may not be essential but they do make it extra special for a Saturday night supper with friends

Beetroot & shallot tatins

Bursting with colour and flavour, these beetroot & shallot tatins made with puff pastry will make a delicious lunch or light dinner

Beautiful beetroot & feta patties

Tasting great and and bringing a vibrant purple to your plate, these beetroot & feta patties will make the perfect lunch or light dinner

Fish pie tart with minted pea salad

This creamy tart is full of smoky fish and sweet prawns, but less heavy than the usual mash-topped pie

Grilled mackerel with escalivada & toasts

Escalivada is a punchy make-ahead Spanish dish of grilled peppers, aubergines and onions. It works really well with grilled or barbecued fish

Whole stuffed roast fish with fennel

This roast fish dish was inspired by Sicily, where the aromatic spices and dried fruit of Arabian cuisine meet with the fresh fish and veg of the Med

Sesame-crusted fish with samphire & clams

Salty samphire and umami-loaded miso go so well with sweet sea bream and clams in this East Asian-inspired dish

Mussel mouclade pasta

The slight spice of mild curry powder enhances rather than overpowers the mussels in this pasta dish – great budget treat for two