Panzanella

Prepare your own version of one of Tuscany’s most famous dishes, panzanella. It’s a good way to use up leftovers, as it’s made with stale bread – simply toss with ripe tomatoes and an olive oil dressing

Easy salad dressing

Rustle up this easy vinaigrette with Dijon mustard, olive oil and white wine vinegar. This simple salad dressing will keep in a jar for up to a month

Fruit salad

Look for ripe, sweet-smelling fruit for this simple fruit salad with kiwi, mango, pineapple, grapes, orange and berries. It’s a lovely, light summer dessert

Caramelised onions

Master how to make sweet, sticky caramelised onions. Perfect for adding to pasta, quiches or topping burgers and sausages

Charred corn, chicken & tortilla salad with chipotle yogurt dressing

Try this vibrant salad with or without the chicken. If you’re serving it as a side to kebabs or sausages, swap it out for some crumbled feta, if you have it

Noodle salad with sesame dressing

Cook and serve this easy, healthy lunch in under 15 minutes. It gives you three of your 5-a-day, and the wholemeal noodles add fibre while colourful veg provides beta-carotene and vitamin C.

Salmon salad with sesame dressing

Get three of your 5-a-day, plus healthy omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin C, folate and fibre in this quick, easy and low-calorie salad

Lentil salad with tahini dressing

Pack four of your 5-a-day into each portion of this healthy lentil and sweet potato salad, which provides calcium, iron, folate, vitamin C and fibre.

Allotment salad

Make the most of new season’s asparagus and radishes in a vibrant salad with a French-style dressing. Great for a barbecue

Spring vegetable orzo with broad beans, peas, artichokes & ricotta

Make the most of spring veg in this stew, made with orzo, broad beans, peas, artichokes and ricotta. It can be served soupy or as a thicker braise