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Soups and
starters
24 Cod on focaccia
25 Fresh tuna salad
Niçoise
26 Spicy garlic prawns
27 Succulent scallops
in a saffron sauce
28 Mushrooms stuffed
with prawns
30 The ultimate warm
Mediterranean
salad
31 Vegetable fajitas
32 Cherry tomato and
goats' cheese bites
34 Smoked bacon and
spinach timbales
35 Marinated breast of
duck
36 Chicken liver and
pork pâté
37 King prawn kebabs
38 Salmon pâté
40 Pork dim sum
41 Scallop salad
42 Poached egg with
Parma ham
43 Teriyaki prawn and
salmon kebabs
44 Tomato and red
pepper soup with
herb dumplings
46 Cream of watercress
soup
47 Potato and parsley
soup
48 Cream of carrot
soup
50 Curried bean and
vegetable soup
51 Sweet potato and
lentil soup
52 French onion soup
53 Thai hot and sour
prawn soup
54 Bouillabaisse
56 Chicken stock
57 Fish stock
Side dishes
60 Asian rice salad
61 Spinach and leek
pilaff
62 Risotto
64 Tabbouleh salad
65 Warm chickpea and
herb salad
66 Bombay potato
masala
67 Cajun-style mashed
potato
68 Broccoli and
romanesco salad
70 Thai-style mashed
potato
71 Italian-style
mashed potato
72 Leek and thyme
mashed potato
73 New Potatoes with
Salsa Verde
74 Ratatouille with
meatballs
76 Fragrant coconut
rice
77 Pepper and chive
potato salad
78 Medley of
vegetables with a
hot vinaigrette
dressing
Pasta, rice
and pulses
82 Creamy tuna pasta
83 Four cheese pasta
84 Tagliatelle verde
with a Gorgonzola
sauce
86 Tagliatelle verde
with a basil sauce
87 Creamy mushroom
tagliatelle
88 Italian pasta with a
warm vinaigrette
dressing
90 Pasta parcels with
chicken and
prosciutto
91 Wild mushroom and
Parmesan risotto
92 Tasty vegetable
dhal
93 Butterbean biriani
94 Nutty peppers
96 Moroccan hotpot
97 Tri-colour chicken
lasagne
6 Historical background
8 Steam cooking today
10 Healthy living and flavour
14 Convenience and versatility
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