Charred aubergine salad with sugar-spice onions

This exotic spiced salad combines griddled aubergines and lentils, studded with crunchy cashews and juicy pomegranate seeds

Peanut butter cookies

With just three ingredients, these simple peanut butter cookies will delight kids and grown-ups alike – and they're gluten-free, too

White chocolate blondies

These decadent, American-style dessert bars are the fairer cousin of the brownie, with the same dense and fudgy texture

Pisco sour

Martin Morales' recipe for this classic Peruvian cocktail is deliciously sweet and sour, with grape brandy and lime juice

Summer duck salad

Good Food reader Bradley Taylor shares a light lunch or dinner dish with bold Asian flavours of five-spice, plum sauce and pomegranate

Crab & melon salad

This elegant seafood starter is sure to impress – buy freshly picked crab meat or see our step-by-step guide to preparing a whole crab

Heirloom tomato & watermelon salad

Use a variety of colours and sizes of juicy tomatoes in this simple, seasonal side dish with fresh mint and creamy crumbled feta

Orange, fennel & rocket salad

This fresh, fruity salad combines peppery rocket leaves, tangy citrus and a punchy mustard dressing for a full-flavoured side dish

Honey-roasted beetroot & carrots

Roasting root vegetables in a sweet balsamic glaze brings out their natural sweetness – finish with herbs and seeds for a sensational side

Lighter summer Pavlova

We've reinvented this fruit-topped meringue dessert to reduce the calories, sugar and fat while keeping it as irresistible as the original