RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Fillet steak with beetroot rosti

  Swiss rosti is traditionally made with grated potato. Rohan Gordon’s colourful version includes freshly grated beetroot - perfect for accompanying pan-fried steak

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  Smoked trout with tarragon mayonnaise

  Sophie Grigson makes a pretty, easy starter for a summer evening, with a sharp crisp salad of cucumber and radish and a rich herb scented mayonnaise

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  Pisto manchego

  This simple dish from Mario Batali is a sort-of pureed ratatouille which is served all over Spain on its own or accompanying meats, eggs, fish or bread

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  Bulgar wheat and spinach pilaf with labneh

  Diana Henry serves a delicious vegetarian main course layered with home-made yogurt cheese and chilli roast tomatoes

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  Italian-style lamb chops

  Peter Gordon serves grilled chops with gorgonzola polenta and a chunky tomato sauce for an Italian inspired lunch

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  Jollof rice

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  Spatzle with chicken, trevisse and garlic butter

  Oliver Rowe shares an easy recipe for a traditional egg pasta dish from southern Germany. The richness is off-set by trevisse, a bitter vegetable similar to chicory

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  Creamy fennel

  Gary Rhodes combines lemon juice, crème fraîche and fennel in this simple starter or side dish

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  Roasted rack of lamb with red cabbage puree and juniper foam

  Jason Atherton makes an impressive dish of roasted rack of lamb with red cabbage puree, savoy cabbage and cabbage butter and juniper foam

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  Pork with rosemary, thyme and garlic

  Trina Hahnemann uses pork foreloin or ‘pork roast’, one of the most popular cuts of meat in Scandinavia, though this cut is not as well known as it once was in Britain; serve it with the crisp pork rind on top