Spicy jerk prawn & mango tacos with coconut dressing

Use Caribbean-style jerk paste to marinade shellfish, then serve in crunchy corn tacos with a textured salad and light sauce

Easy jerk chicken with rice & peas

A Caribbean classic, this recipe makes a delicious and satisfying weekday meal

Jerk beefburger with pineapple relish & chips

Flavour your mince with Jamaican spices and serve up with a contrasting tropical chutney and fries

Hot & spicy sweet potatoes

Tantalise your buds with hot and spicy sweet potatoes

Exotic avocado salad

Savour sharp, sweet flavours in this exotic avocado salad

Spiced glazed pineapple with cinnamon fromage frais

Try this tropical treat when you want to end a meal on a sweet note without too much effort or too many calories

Natalie’s Trinidadian fish stew

This dish of Caribbean sunshine is perfect for sharing with friend – make sure you marinate the fish in lemon and lime to get a really zingy taste

Barbecued plantains

Cook perfect plantains by wrapping them in foil and barbecuing them. This Latin American relative of the banana is delicious in sweet and savoury dishes.

Jerk spice mix

This combination of Caribbean spices creates a sweet and fiery flavour – you can add Scotch bonnet chilli to make it super spicy

Mango chicken, bean & rice bake

Drumsticks are ideal for an all-in-one traybake – the rice, beans and spicy seasoning make it a little like Caribbean jerk chicken