Crowd-pleasing recipes, made for sharing

This is a light cure, unlike gravadlax, which takes a couple of days. You can marinate the salmon overnight, but rinse off the cure in the morning. ■ Serves 8 ■ Prep 25 mins plus 6 hrs curing ■ Cook 2

This inspired menu takes comforting rustic flavours and transforms them into celebratory festive dishes to savour and share

An update on the butter board trend but here the board becomes an edible base. SERVES 8 | PREP 15 MINS PLUS PICKLING | EASY 250g soft cheese½ lemon, zested and juiced4 tsp finely chopped dill 1 large

SERVES 4-6 | PREP 35 MINS PLUS CHILLING AND RESTING COOK 1 HR 5 MINS | EASY 1 tbsp olive oil1 large onion, finely chopped10g sage, leaves only, finely chopped2 tsp fennel seeds, crushed100g pistachios

MAKES 16-20 pieces PREP 20 mins plus 3 hrs chilling COOK 8 mins EASY 50g butter, plus extra for the tin400g blonde white chocolate (or use500g regular white chocolate),broken into pieces100g white cho