RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Japanese omelette with tuna salad

  Nic Watt cooks a classic Japanese omelette with many layers, and serves it with a umami-packed tuna and edamame salad

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  Roasted root vegetables

  James Martin rustles up a tasty dish of thyme- and garlic-scented vegetables - perfect alongside a roast rib of beef

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  Light fig tarts with yogurt soured cream

  These are simply some sliced fresh figs baked on puff pastry rounds, then glazed and served with what Rick Stein calls yogurt soured cream.

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  Beetroot ravioli

  Chad Sarno, of vegetarian and vegan restaurant Saf in London, serves a healthy pasta dish with cashew herb boursin, asparagus salad and balsamic figs

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  Spiced fishcakes

  Anjum likes these fishcakes best with salmon and trout, but they work really well with many types of fish – Indians often eat fishcakes as bite-sized morsels before dinner

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  Crab cakes with pineapple salsa

  Charita Jones cooks crab cakes with a fresh pineapple salsa for her dinner party first course using her momma’s special Cajun seasoning

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  Cod’s head and pancetta salad

  Arthur Potts Dawson combines flaked cod with crispy lardons for a delicious light meal

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  Spinach vichyssoise

  Allegra McEvedy adds puréed spinach to this classic French leek soup and serves it with a lemon and ricotta-topped crostini

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  Barbecued wild boar and apple

  Arthur Potts Dawson pairs rich gamey boar chops and sausage with sweet, soft cooked apples and a chimichurri sauce

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  Malva pudding

  Jason Atherton takes our tastebuds on a trip to Holland with Malva pudding - which also feeds six for less than a fiver