Diamond Jubilee chicken

Update Coronation chicken with this salad of mild spices, apple, walnuts, yoghurt sauce and pomegranate

Pear, chicory & blue cheese salad

Creamy blue cheese, ripe pears and walnuts make a winning combination in this elegant salad

Spaghetti with walnuts, raisins & parsley

Use up leftover Christmas fruit and nuts in this superhealthy and super quick meal

Lamb pizza pies

These Turkish-style pasties offer a fool-proof supper solution

Courgette loaf cake

Use up a garden glut in this sweet, spiced sponge loaf – the hidden veg keeps it moist and walnuts add crunch

Fresh herb sauce

This fresh green purée is a light alternative to traditional heavy sauces and goes well with an Italian-style roast turkey or chicken

Red cabbage with Bramley apple & walnuts

A sweet, crunchy cabbage dish with a superhealthy boost of vitamin C

Christmas muffin mix

A festive treat to give or receive

Chocolate truffles

These truffles, from Good Food reader Jeanette Jones, make great gifts. Vary them with chopped walnuts, dried fruit or a splash of rum

Walnut & raisin oatcakes

Quick and easy to make, these biscuits will add a flourish to the final Christmas course

Beetroot & apple salad pots

A little like a Waldorf salad, these individual green pots with walnuts, celery and parsley are great on a party spread

Mushroom & courgette rice pie

A filling pie that will satisfy everyone’s appetite – it’s a pie to please