RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Beetroot gravadlax

  Garrey Dawson makes a red-hued version of this traditional Scandinavian dish

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  Chocolate chip cookie ice cream

  Liz Franklin's Ice Cream brings us a winner with adults and children alike

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  Coconut laksa with scallops and green tea noodles

  A fragrant fish broth packed with sweet and sour Malaysian flavours from Peter Gordon

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  Shrimp and saffron risotto

  Tiffany Goodall creates an Italian dish inspired by Spanish paella, bursting full of rich flavours and colours

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  Kosher chicken soup

  Vanessa’s credit crunch lunch makes the most of roast chicken leftovers, using the leftover meat in salads and sandwiches and the carcass for this soup

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  Slow fried chicken with red chillies

  Sailana Junglee, a simple chicken dish with a fiery kick from Jaisal Singh

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  Chicken liver salad with pancetta and lentils

  Theo Randall’s easy salad is elegant enough for guests, yet costs a mere £2.35 per serving

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  Sausages with potato salad

  Aaron Craze serves a warm potato salad with mustard dressing alongside free range sausages for a superbly simple midweek meal

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  Grilled veal chops

  Like the Italian salsa verde, this is a simple, easy-to-make sauce for any grilled fish or meat, and Rick Stein thinks it is perfection with a grilled veal chop

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  Green banana curry

  Sophie Grigson cooks Vanessa Hewitt’s recipe for savoury bananas in a spiced coconut sauce