RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Fried vegetable rice

  Use up leftover rice in this quick and tasty dish from Gary Rhodes

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  Mediterranean vegetables with tahini dressing

  Diana Henry's colourful platter of vegetables with a spicy kick are perfect for an informal dinner party

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  Pan-fried peppers with chorizo rice

  An easy chicken supper dish with Spanish flavours from Silvana Franco

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  Gado gado

  Yufrita Skyner combines tender crisp vegetables with a spicy peanut sauce to create this colourful Indonesian dish

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  Liquid toffee

  A smoothie from Karen Knowler that feeds the child in all of us, yet is super high in nutrition owing to the secret ingredient - mesquite powder

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  Barbecued scallops with hazelnut butter

  This simple and delicious dish of scallops topped with hazelnut butter from James Martin can be served as a starter or light lunch

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  Blood orange mousse with blood orange sorbet

  Galton Blackiston uses blood oranges to create a velvety mousse complemented with a vivid red sorbet which can be made ahead for an impressive dinner party dessert

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  No-crust salmon pizza

  From her popular book, Fay’s Family Food, Fay Ripley’s healthy version of pizza will be a hit with the whole family

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  Root vegetable soup with parsley and pecan salad

  Warm yourself on chilly nights with this smooth autumnal soup, its golden colour and sweet flavour perfectly complimented by a herb and nut salad

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  Steak with chimichurri salsa

  Rachel Allen’s Colombian-inspired steak supper combines citrus flavours of orange, lemon and lime with an exotic avocado and watercress salad