Salads

You could prepare the potatoes in advance – just reheat in the oven on the day and dress with the vinaigrette when ready to serve

Don’t spend money on expensive vinegars when making pickles. White distilled malt vinegar works well with spices, and it won’t cloud the colour if you’re using a heavily pigmented vegetable

Roasting the chicory mellows some of its natural bitterness, especially when paired with blood orange segments and salty roasted pecans

Based on the classic Thai green papaya salad, som tam, but using swede instead of papaya – the texture and crunchiness is even better and just as tasty!