Grilled Lettuce with Goat’s Cheese Sauce and Walnuts

A baby romaine lettuce was languishing in the fridge and I thought this would provide it with a decent end. … More

Boiled Potato, Radish, Dill, Caper Salad

Early this afternoon I sailed in a race on the Thames with the lovely people of Ranelagh Sailing Club. It … More

Claudia Roden’s Persian Rice, with Spiced Roasted Aubergine and Dill, Mint and Cucumber Yogurt

On Tuesday, I’d been thinking about Yotam Ottolenghi’s reference to Claudia Roden’s Persian rice in his Saturday recipe in the … More

Watercress, Beetroot, Walnut Salad with Soft-Boiled Egg

My friend Lawrence asked me this week for an easy thing to make as a starter for a dinner he … More

Celery Leaf, Toasted Walnut, Caper Salad

I made a dish with leeks, carrots and celery in cheese béchamel sauce, and this was the acidic salad to … More

Charred Fennel and Green Beans, with Capers and Tarragon Dressing

This salad of sweet and smoky griddled fennel, with boiled green beans and a lemony tarragon dressing was made to … More

Potato and Runner Bean Salad with Mint, Chives and Capers

This accompanied the chicken recipe below. Serves two or three Ingredients: 2 large potatoes, peeled and cut into smallish chunks … More

Baby Courgette, Watercress and Walnut Salad

Before going to a gig I made a light-ish aubergine parmagiana and this salad with some bruschetta for KJ and … More

Mushroom, Walnut, Soft Goat’s Cheese and Rocket Salad

Having been eating a fair bit of stodge I wanted to make a salad. On this particular evening, MAPW and … More

Fennel, Pink Grapefruit and Radish Salad

I made this salad to cut through roast chicken thighs, and sweet potato chips with yogurt, tarragon and lemon dip … More