Roasted cod with easy watercress sauce & roasted cherry tomatoes

For a no-fuss fish dish, try roasted cod with easy watercress
sauce and roasted cherry tomatoes

Salmon & crisp prosciutto salad

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Prepare ahead and entertain numbers with ease

Spiced two-bean salad

Ideal for a picnic

Hot salmon parcel

An eye-catching and impressive main course for your fish-loving friends – and best of all it can be made ahead

Noodle bowl salad

Fresh and healthy salad for picnic fare

Festive fruit & nut cake

This fabulously moist and nutty Christmas cake is baked with a syrup and nut topping – a bit like a Florentine biscuit

Sparkling lemon & amaretti ice

This decadent dessert with its creamy cheesecake flavour can be frozen complete with its topping, leaving you more time to spend with friends during the festive season

Charred steak with chimichurri sauce

Steak Argentinian style with a slightly sharp herby sauce

Monkfish with lemon dressing

Raymond Blanc's monkfish is superbly lemony and finished with almonds and coriander. Swap the dressing for rocket wilted in a little olive oil and water if you prefer

Essence of tomatoes

Make Raymond Blanc’s flavoursome tomato soup up to 1 day ahead, and keep chilled