Express vegan dinner party

Is your cupboard full of ingredients bought for one dish and never used again? Step forward Flavour Heroes , the new book from Gurdeep Loyal

SERVES 1 (easily doubled) PREP 20 mins COOK 5 mins EASY V 115g paneer1 tbsp mango chutney1 tsp curry paste (we used madras)1 lime, juiced85g red cabbage, finely chopped1 carrot, finely shredded85g nat

Food writer Gurdeep Loyal says upping the flavour factor in recipes is as simple as rethinking how you use common ingredients and blending recipes from various traditions

STEP 1 Prepare Set aside an hour to slice, dice and mix a few ingredients (see our recipes, opposite). STEP 2 Create We’ve colour-coded the recipes here and referenced them in the ingredients lists ov

SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS For the salad 1kg new potatoes Vegetable oil 200g asparagus tips 2 large handfuls rocket leaves 2 tbsp finely sliced spring onions 6 sun-dried tomato halves, roughly chopped 1 lar

SERVES 4 PREP 4 mins COOK 11 mins EASY V 1 small fennel bulb2 tomatoes1 green chilli, or to tastehandful of coriander2 x 400g cans chickpeas2 tbsp coconut oil2 tsp cumin seeds2 tsp brown mustardseeds2