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Salsify is a long, thin, darkly earth-coloured root, can be found in greengrocers's shops in February, also available as preserved ; when scrubbed, it is revealed to be white whithout an obvious outer skin.

A fresh and tasty fruit snack for when you have no time for a proper meal

White gazpacho is the Spanish ajo blanco-style cold soup with almonds, cucumber, green pepper, and bread. No tomatoes, just creamy almond-cucumber refreshment for hot summer days.

Smoky chipotle sauce meets tender chicken livers in this quick Mexican classic. Higaditos en chipotle comes together in 20 minutes with just 7 ingredients.

Swiss gingerbread from Lucerne with pear purée, walnuts, whole wheat flour and a warming mix of star anise, cloves, cinnamon and ginger. Traditional Lebkuchen-style holiday bake.

Avocado Gazpacho skips the tomato and builds a green chilled soup from cucumber, avocado, fresh dill, and a splash of vodka. Half the avocado blends smooth, half stays chopped for texture.

Char-grilled baby octopus simmered in red wine and olive oil.

Rustic herb and barley stew with rabbit, leeks, garlic, and sage simmered until fall-off-the-bone tender. Pearl barley thickens the broth into a hearty, one-pot meal.

Barbecued chicken in a fiery citrus marinade of orange juice, scotch bonnet, garlic, and cilantro, grilled until crisp and served with lime-dressed chargrilled spring onions. Pile it into a wrap.

A simple and easy-to-prepare main dish pasta featuring a cooked red pepper sauce that coats the robust and hearty rigatoni pasta topped with olives.

No-cook spaghetti with raw tomato sauce, fresh basil, garlic, and extra-virgin olive oil. Served at room temperature, this Italian summer pasta is ready in 40 minutes.

Fragrant coconut and spice rice cooked in coconut milk with lemongrass, curry leaves, cardamom, cumin, and turmeric. A golden, aromatic South Asian side with toasted peanuts.

One-pot rustic stew with rabbit, hare, veal, or chicken simmered with leeks, garlic, pearl barley, bay, and sage. A rural British-style dish where the barley doubles as starch and vegetable.

Mushroom and dried tomato pasta sauce with porcini, sun-dried tomatoes, rosemary, and garlic sauteed in white wine. Deep umami flavor without cream or meat.

A robust vegetarian nut loaf packed with chestnuts, walnuts, and cashews, bound with red wine and brandy. Herb-seasoned, sliceable, and worthy of any holiday table.

These delicious bites are made with almonds, crisp rice cereal, dried apricots, and coconut, then drizzled with some cream cheese-yogurt icing. They are perfect snack packed into your kid's lunchbox.