Recipes

These tasty morsels are as delicious as a snack with a cold beer as they are on the side of a Sunday roast. Because anything wrapped in bacon just tastes...

While shooting this book, Lottie and I got to talking about comfort foods and how sometimes the simplest things are best. Asparagus rolls came up, obviously, as did Southland’s famous...

Crostini have but one key role in life, and that is to be the toast for all the delicious toppings. At JUK we have a few firm favourites, these three...

This is Jono’s go-to dinner party dish, and its simplicity makes the haloumi sing. Lemon, honey, oregano — all classic Greek flavours, and heroing my favourite squeaky cheese — DELICIOUS!...

Nothing beats a meatball smothered in a creamy sauce, and mine are even healthier because they’re dairy-free. Last year our deli chiller was broken into, and 1,000 pre-rolled Swedish meatballs...

You know that feeling, when you have a hankering for Indian takeaways but afterwards you’re bursting at the seams and full of food regret? This butter-free chicken curry is light...

I love snacking on popcorn, and the salty-sweet of this combo with savoury thyme is delicious and dangerously addictive! Plus it’s pretty to boot. I served this up recently at...

I made this dish for my first Orphans’ Christmas in London. Inspired by Ottolenghi, the bitterness of the endive is mellowed through roasting, and I’ve been a sucker for these...

Despite its simple appearance, this salad is full of every imaginable flavour and texture. The roasted grapes add a lovely sweetness and plumpness that contrast wonderfully with the nuts, grains...

Tataki is a traditional method of preparing fish or meat in Japanese cuisine, where it is seared ever so briefly and then thinly sliced and seasoned with ginger. These refreshing...

This is the kind of salad that makes me feel virtuous and healthy when I’m eating it, with plenty of texture and crunch to keep it interesting and flavoursome. You...

Baked beans for breakfast are nothing new, but these quick and easy homemade beans with roasted tomatoes are next-level delicious. Great as a hearty and nutritious midweek dinner option, too....

One Sunday afternoon, I wanted to try something different, and with a handful of hokey pokey, I tried to think of as many yellow things as I could to encase...

When I was little I used to hate broad beans with a passion. Maybe it was their texture and the whole popping-outta- the-case thing that goes on . . ....

This salad is the perfect balance of salty and sweet, with fresh mint and coriander to cut through the rich salmon. I also adore the juxtaposition of hot and cold....

Love hamburgers but looking for a gluten-free option? Then say hello to these Portobello beauties . . . Much more flavoursome than your standard bread bun. I’ve chosen my favorite...

There are many different versions of
 raw fish salad — ceviche from South America, oka i‘a from Samoa, or even poke from Hawaii — where the fish cooks in its...

One of my favourite Nyonya meals is a big, steaming bowl of laksa soup. The spicy broth, puffy tofu pillows, crunchy sprouts and juicy prawns all combine to make the...

A perfect mid-week dinner option, this Thai-inspired dish is fresh, healthy
 and fast. I particularly love how all the flavours come together — spicy, salty, sour and sweet — and the...

We do love bowls on the JUK  menu . . . By ‘bowls’ I mean whole meals that work together, often layered, in a single dish. This one is almost...

A thick and creamy soup, without any cream. Cauliflower makes a great hearty base for soups and you can get as imaginative as you like when it comes to adding...