Type: Simple make ahead
Crushed courgettes
This is lovely either as it is (or with a spoonful of yoghurt), as part of a mezze spread, or served alongside…
Roasted aubergine with curried yoghurt
All the various components of this dish can be prepared a day in advance, if you want to get ahead. Keep all…
Grilled beef tomatoes with chilli, garlic and ginger
These are delicious as they are, eaten with some bread alongside to mop up the oil. They can also be bulked into…
Tomato, chard and spinach with toasted almonds
This is perfect served in all sorts of ways: warm as it is, along with some steamed rice, or sprinkled with feta….
Pumpkin, saffron and orange soup
When they’re in season, through autumn and winter, there are all sorts of weird and wonderful pumpkins and squash on the market:…
Courgette, pea and basil soup
A slightly heartier version of this soup – made with chicken stock and topped with pan-fried cubes of ham or pancetta –…
Curried lentil, tomato and coconut soup
I like the rough texture of this soup – with the lentils still holding their shape and the coriander distinct – but…
Spring onion and herb salad
This is lovely alongside all sorts of meat: as green and herb-filled as a spring roast chicken wants and as citrusy and…
Burrata with chargrilled grapes and basil
Burrata – which means ‘buttered’ in Italian – is one of life’s great pleasures. The outside is firm mozzarella, the inside an…