Pan bagnat loaf stuffed with salade nicoise

Mary Cadogan shows you how to make a Provençal speciality that’s the most perfect of picnic foods

Roast carrot & bean salad with feta

Get all of your 5-a-day with this super healthy salad. Tasty, easy and perfect for lunch leftovers

Minestrone pasta pot

A vegetarian favourite for under 5’s, minestrone pasta pot

Chilli bean baguettes

Chilli beans spice up a baguette filling – this recipe is a good source of folic acid and costs around 70p a head

Sesame flatbreads

These simple flatbreads are an impressive addition to any sharing platter. They're surprisingly easy to cook and need just a handful of ingredients

Lemony potato salad

Why buy ready-made potato salad for your barbecue when this fragrant, Indian-inspired version is so easy?

Navarin of lamb & spring vegetables

Gordon combines baby veg and tender meat in his lighter version of a bistro classic

One-pan prawn & tomato curry

This spicy, low-fat curry is sure to become a favourite. Swap the prawns for chunks of white fish or chicken to vary it

Tangy beetroot & bean salad

This zesty summer salad makes an unusual addition to a buffet spread

Smoky aubergine & coriander dip

The seductively smoky flavour of this Middle
Eastern-style dip comes from cooking the
aubergines charcoal black

One-pan duck with Savoy cabbage

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

Duck breast is perfect for entertaining – it's easy to cook, readily available, yet not something you eat every day

Tangy trout with a simple garden salad

This tasty and versatile fish gets a lemony makeover and makes a great treat for one