A warm salad traybake that’s perfect picnic fare – and your new favourite way to serve sweet potatoes

A sticky, salty-sweet dish inspired by crispy duck with hoisin sauce: serve with jasmine rice or a pile of pancakes, and dig in

A Lao/Thai favourite: crisp lettuce, nutty toasted rice and tangy pickled radishes, all topped by spicy fried pork mince

The ingredients for these fritters vary depending on where in Greece and Cyprus you try them, but my grandma’s recipe is a permanent fixture at our table

Fried chickpeas are addictive enough on their own, but they’re truly lovely as part of this Mediterranean summer salad

Wings are cheap, cook quickly in an air fryer and can be eaten confidently as a sofa supper

Chopped salad offers a festival of textures and flavours all in the one mouthful

For those times when you have friends over and want maximum flavour with minimum effort, these sharing plates from our regular columnist’s new book are real crowdpleasers

What could be quicker and tastier than a bowl of instant noodles topped with a frankfurter ‘octopus’ and a crisp fried egg?

It’s high time you accepted the air fryer into your life – Honey & Co have, and can attest to these lamb koftas with peppers, cabbage and tahini sauce

Fried corn tacos stuffed with stringy melted cheese and roast salad onions

Crunchy with fennel, lettuce and green beans, with soft boiled potatoes, this tuna salad comes with the double whammy of a tuna-laced sauce

Ear-shaped pasta in a roast red pepper and tomato sauce and topped with pistachios and ricotta

A cheat’s version of malai kofta, in which you blend readymade paneer with coriander and spices, roll it into balls, then deep-fry before immersing them in a creamy curry

Weeknight heaven: throw blanched gnocchi, cherry tomatoes and peppers in a roasting tin, cover with sliced mozzarella and within half an hour you’ll have yourself a panful of gooey, crisp goodness

The chilli-lime peanut dressing makes this dish sing with flavour, and you can cook the rice in a microwave

A take on the Ugandan rolex – an omelette in a chapati – but with spicy mushrooms, peppers, onions and a fragrant coriander chutney for a snacky vegetarian dinner

Any tin of beans in your cupboard will work wonders in this warm winter salad with roast carrots, moreishly chewy bulgur, sticky dates, sharp feta and lemon

Lightly spiced veg topped with an addictive lemon tahini sauce and finished off with pomegranate seeds

Blissfully faff-free creamy tagliatelle with a crunchy lemon and parsley breadcrumb topping