Type: Simple short on time
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…
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 –…
Chopped salad with tahini and za’atar
Adding tahini to an otherwise familiar tomato and cucumber salad can be a real revelation. You need to start with a brand…
Tomato and bread salad with anchovies and capers
Get as big a range of tomatoes as you can here. A clash of colour looks just great. I could eat this…
Courgette, thyme and walnut salad
The garlic oil can be made in advance and kept for 3 days at room temperature. Courgettes become watery soon after the…
Tomato and cucumber raita
The chilli paste will keep for 3 days in a sealed container stored in the fridge. Once assembled the dish will keep…
Beef tomato carpaccio with spring onion and ginger salsa
As ever with tomato dishes, particularly when the tomatoes are uncooked, this is all about the quality of the ingredients. The tomatoes…
Chilled cucumber, cauliflower and ginger soup
Gazpacho is so often the go-to option for a chilled summer soup that it’s easy to forget about other options. This one…
Iranian herb fritters
These can be snacked on as they are, at room temperature, or else served with a green tahini sauce and extra herbs….