RECOMMENDATIONS

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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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  Corned beef hash with salsa and cornbread

  Enjoy a little spicy soul food from the Deep South in Charita Jones's hearty recipe

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  Salt-crusted sea bass with a salad of pourpier

  James Martin puts unusual ingredients to use in his salt-baked fish dish with pork and purslane salad

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  Lamb’s tongue with cabbage and carrot salad

  Matthew Fort presents an easy starter with a bit of a kick.

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  Jerk chicken rice paper rolls with mango sauce

  Jerk chicken makes a succulent filling for rice paper rolls from Gary Rhodes and Martin Maginley

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  Veal and ham pie

  A double layer of puff pastry makes this pie from Cass Titcombe a really buttery treat

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  Birthday cake

  Rachel Allen's cake has no butter, even when it's filled with lots of lovely whipped cream, it still seems so light. A great recipe for a children's party

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  Irish champ with black pudding and apple jelly

  Potatoes and black pudding - Arthur Potts Dawson serves the perfect comfort food for a winter supper

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  Smoked salmon millefeuille

  Paul Rankin’s no-cook starter is easy to assemble, but looks fantastic

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  Poached chicken salad with pomegranate molasses

  A pomegranate dressing gives a beautiful sweet-tart flavour to Sophie Grigson’s chicken salad