Scorched, peeled pepper salad with capers, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil and salt.

Walnut, Oregano and Lemon Tagliatelle with Roast Radicchio Salad

This meal was a brief, pleasurable interlude in a mad day of work, in which I was writing until 2am.  … More

Grated Beetroot Salad with Toasted Coriander Seeds, Mint and Garlic Yogurt

My friend Polly Playford, who has known me since birth and who is now a successful graphic designer, told me … More

Cucumber, Walnut and Palestinian Za’atar Salad

Zoe lobbed me a bag of ingredients with which to make a salad to accompany the rich, Lebanese aubergine dish … More

Thyme Roast Beetroot and Carrots with Crème Fraîche

This was one of the accompaniments to the chicken recipe below. The others were an acidly-dressed green salad and very … More

Roast Beetroot with Fennel Tops, Toasted Walnut and Crème Fraîche Dressing

There was a big family get together this weekend, and I was given the task of sorting out the starter. … More

Radicchio and Carrot Salad

It was a dark and stormy night…and the wind was whistling around the chimney top of… my parent’s house in … More

Cucumber Salad

I eat this all the time, and it’s ridiculously simple – but I love it. Ingredient: cucumber – large or … More

Celeriac and Apple Coleslaw

My lovely friend Zoe just sent me this recipe that I emailed her a year and a half ago, and … More

Radicchio, Parsley, Spring Onion Tops, Radish and Walnut Salad

I can’t seem to stop making salads involving toasted walnuts at the moment, but I love them, and at least … More