Smoked salmon flatbreads

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

Gooseberry & vanilla custard tart

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

Fish tacos

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

Spicy cheese & tomato bake

A super-simple pasta bake that uses sundried tomato pesto, paprika and two cheeses – Parmesan and goat’s cheese

Thai prawn fried rice

Love stir-fries? Try this one-pot with coconut basmati, shellfish, plenty of veg and green curry paste

Meatloaf burger with harissa mayo

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Stretch your minced beef and bacon loaf a little further by using leftovers to create homemade hamburgers with spicy sauce

Prawn cocktail salad

A seafood pot to whip up in a flash – the lettuce, avocado and tomatoes provide three of your 5-a-day

Chicken Marengo

Try a chicken casserole with a difference and whip up this version with mushrooms, olives, tomato and parsley

Amaretti & sultana cheesecake

Crunchy Italian amaretti biscuits and almond liqueur are the key in this baked creamy pudding

Spicy plum & apple chutney

This multi-purpose chutney can add zing to sandwiches or makes a great dip for poppadums