spinach, sorrel and pine nuts tart There are plenty of summer tarts that are best eaten warm, but this one is also good cold. I love the combination of spinach and sorrel, but spinach also works well on its own.Serves 6-8 300g spinach
classic onion tart This is the most delicious tart. It has more onions than usual – and lots and lots of nutmeg.Serves 6-8For the pastry: 180g flourPinch of salt50g lard50g butter1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese1 eg
beetroot and mint falafel with super-nutritious tzatziki Falafels are usually fried, or even deep-fried, but these are baked in the oven for a lighter, less calorific version. Ideal served with our super-nutritious tzatziki, some pitta and plenty of salad.F
roasted tomato soup Serves 6 as a main course, 8 as a starter 1kg ripe tomatoes2 roughly chopped fennel bulbs (about 400g)2 large quartered onions3 tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil3 crushed garlic cloves8-10 roughly chopp
thai prawn, mango and coconut lettuce parcels recipe I love this when the weather's warm and sunny, piling the different ingredients on to individual lettuce leaves and then folding the leaves into parcels. A good way of smashing the coconut is once
shrimp and summer garden salad recipe I make this often in July and August when we have plenty of courgettes, tomatoes and basil growing in the garden. It looks and tastes best with mixed-colour courgettes and a variety of different tomat
mackerel in fennel-seed oatmeal crust recipe Fresh mackerel, with their eyes bright and sparkly, are an emblem of summer. Cook them straight from the sea, rolled in fennel-flavoured oatmeal and cooked on a fire on the beach – there’s no better w
linguine allo scoglio recipe I had this pasta dish in a third-generation family-run restaurant – Il Delfino – in the port of Lacco Ameno in Ischia, just off the coast of Naples. I would almost travel there just to eat it! The pas
lemon tart topped with raspberries recipe There are few better things than an extremely lemony tart, but when it's topped with fat, sharp raspberries, it is sublime. I much prefer it to the more classic crème pâtissière that is often served w
lemon cordial recipe You can use other citrus fruits for this cordial recipe. In Spain, you'll see a similar recipe made with clementines and it's delicious with limes.For 2 x 750ml bottles3 unwaxed lemons900ml boiling wa
lemon chicken and herb salad recipe Simple yet delicious, this is a wonderfully fresh-tasting salad. Once tried, you can’t help but make it again and again, swapping the herbs, nuts and dried fruit each time. Shred the chicken rather th
lemon bean salad recipe This makes a wonderful bean salad that is particularly good with chicken.Serves 4450g French beans (thicker ones if possible)For the lemon dressing:Juice of 2 lemons and grated zest of 1 lemon1 tables
marinated cucumber and dill salad recipe This is a recipe from my friend Lucinda Fraser, and it's fantastic for making in large quantities when you have lots of people to lunch. It's at its most delicious eaten fresh, but it's fine made the
marinated mozzarella with basil and prosciutto This is a brilliant recipe for making inexpensive mozzarella taste like the finest buffalo mozzarella. You can use almost any herb, rosemary, torn bay leaves, thyme or chives, but this is particularly
watercress soup This soup is very simple, with the pepperiness of watercress set against the creaminess of coconut milk. It’s also versatile; you can add a bunch of parsley, sorrel, mustard leaves, chard or spinach.
