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"Toasted goat's cheese on toast that has been spread with garlic paste.......and then served on mixed salad leaves - brilliant! I am hooked on Nigel Slater's new programme, "Simple Suppers", where he prepares and cooks food just the way I like it...........fresh, seasonal, unpretentious, flexible and hearty. This is one of Nigel's..."

Ingredients: goat cheese, salt & freshly ground black pepper...

"A wonderful combination of roasted beetroot in a balsamic, garlic and olive oil dressing, served with melted walnut crusted goat's cheese and a side salad of baby salad leaves. I made this recipe up for a light lunch for B and B guests one day; they loved it so much, that I decided to put it on the menu! I have made it for us many times since then,..."

Ingredients: light olive oil, fresh ground black pepper...

"A delightful and refreshing chilled soup for summer - this savoury soup takes its flavour from freshly chopped lovage leaves, which impart a savoury, lemony and celery-like taste. I like to serve this pale green soup in clear glass bowls for maximum impact, with a few chopped leaves sprinkled on top and a swirl of cream. This soup makes an elegant..."

Ingredients: cream, frozen peas, lovage...

"An old Elizabethan salad recipe, but with an air of modernity about it, as our interest increases in herbal and floral remedies in today's busy, stressful and hectic world. I have made some suggestions about which flowers and herbs to use - but PLEASE do check that the flowers and herbs you choose to use are edible!! The French also use flowers..."

Ingredients: clear honey, fresh edible flowers...

"A hint of mustard makes this quick salad dressing a sure success."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, gem lettuce...

"This colourful salad is quick and simple to make and makes a very tasty light meal or side dish. For canapes, the cheese, nut and cranberry mixture can be spooned sparingly into the small endive leaves."

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, endive...

"A different and light way to serve peas. It's wonderful served with Country Ham, tiny biscuits, and corn salad as a great Sunday lunch."

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, extra virgin olive oil...

"If you prefer, use another white variety of cheese such as Cream cheese,white Stilton."

Ingredients: goat cheese, lemon juice...

"This wonderfully varied, refreshing green salad can be strewn with whatever herbs and whatever lettuce are available.For this recipe you need Fresh Herbs."

Ingredients: chives, tarragon vinegar...

"A delightful old French salad recipe, which uses fresh aromatic herbs with fresh lettuce leaves and a simple dressing. Serve this with poached salmon or cold chicken for an elegant dinner party dish. Adapted from a 16th century French translation of a book originally written in Latin in 1474. NB: Borage is an excellent culinary herb and can be used..."

Ingredients: fresh edible flowers, fresh mint leaves...