Warm duck salad with Merlot dressing

The dressing for this filling salad is quite unusual as it has chicken stock in
it, which adds a great depth of flavour

Red velvet cake

Bake a modern classic with this fabulous red velvet cake. With a light chocolatey flavour and bright red sponge, it’s both delicious and gorgeous to look at

Salt beef with beetroot & horseradish relish

A relish inspired by the fiery Jewish condiment chrain, perfect served with salted meats, and sparingly with smoked fish

Mustard crust salmon with beetroot & dill

Great served on a platter as part of a summer buffet for your guests to help themselves to

Beet, spinach & goat’s cheese couscous

Perfect for packed lunches, this colourful, filling salad transports really well

Cold roast beef with beetroot salad & horseradish cream

Turn your leftover Sunday roast into this impressive Monday night salad

Smoked mackerel salad with beetroot & horseradish dressing

The restaurant trick of giving the same ingredient a couple of treatments turns a simple dish into an impressive starter

Beetroot shots with tarragon yogurt ice cubes

Sounds weird – tastes delicious – perfect for those hard to impress guests

Dazzling beetroot-cured salmon

This salmon needs to be made at least three days ahead, which means very little work to do on Christmas day

Beetroot & mint dip

A healthy and vibrant dip, flavoured with nigella seeds and cumin to serve with crudites or flatbreads – it works well in lunchboxes too

Minty lamb with warm veg salad

Pair lamb with homemade mint sauce for a bit of zing – or make it veggie and use halloumi instead

Super-quick Scandi supper

Whip up this stylish, Scandinavian platter and let your friends help themselves