Summer

This delicious cake has less than a tablespoon of sugar per serving

The traditional country garden has long provided inspiration for cooks and creatives, and this bake pairs perfectly with a cup of herbal tea

Roasting beetroot with cumin emphasises its sweet but slightly earthy flavour. Combined with wilted garden greens, caramelised onion and a soft-rind cheese such as Brie (or try a goat’s cheese), you have a heavenly supper on hand.

This veggie risotto is full of summery flavours and best eaten outside in the garden with a glass of wine

This is a classic and very popular Danish summer cake. Beneath strawberries and velvety cream hides a dense, moist cake filled with marzipan and almonds

Open a bottle of rioja and tuck into this refreshing Spanish classic

A cheesy tear-and-share pastry loaded with pesto, tomato and mozzarella

Make up a batch of this pesto in your blender and you’ll have supper inspiration for days

Charring watermelon adds a smokiness that works really well in savoury dishes. Don’t be tempted to cut the slices any thinner or you’ll risk the fruit cooking all the way through and softening before the watermelon chars on the outside. This recipe makes a generous quantity of dressing, but better to have too much than too little