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Preheat the oven to 150C.

Start by prepping the pork. Roughly chop the pork into 1-inch chunks. In a large bowl mix together the fennel seeds, chilli flakes, ground cumin, orange juice and zest, tomato puree, chipotle paste, garlic cloves and salt to make a paste. Add the pork chunks to the paste and toss them so they are well coated in the spices.

In a large heavy bottom casserole pan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil. Add the pork and fry them off on all sides so they are golden brown, and the fat has rendered down – you might need to do this in batches. Once browned, remove with a slotted spoon. Keeping the pan on the heat, deglaze all the sticky bits that have stuck to the bottom of the pan, using 2 tbsp water and 2 tbsp honey. Let this bubble and scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to lift it.

Then add the browned pork back into the casserole dish. Fill the pan with the vegetable stock, it should come up about halfway up the meat but if you need more then top up with water. Place the lid on the casserole and put it into the preheated oven for 2 hours.

While the pork is cooking prepare the pickled onions. Finely slice the onions and place into a small bowl. In a pan heat up the vinegar, sugar and Maldon salt. Heat it gently until the sugar and salt has dissolved, then pour the warm liquid over the sliced onions. Toss the onions and then allow them to sit. They will collapse and soften, turning a wonderful pink colour.

After 2 hours, check the pork. Remove the pan from the oven and using two forks, start to pull the meat apart – some parts will still be a little tough. Once you have pulled as much as you can, place the lid back onto the pan and put it back in the oven for a further hour.

Just before the meat is ready it is time to prepare the rest of the taco elements. In a small bowl mix together the natural yoghurt and chipotle paste. Destone the avocados and slice, then squeeze some lime over them to stop them from oxidising. In a small frying pan, heat up the tacos for a couple of minutes on both sides.

After 3 hours remove the pork from the oven. It should be meltingly soft by now and easy to pull apart with your forks.

Serve the tacos with a dollop of the chipotle yoghurt, some pulled pork, avocado slices, pickled red onions and some coriander leaves. Squeeze over some lime juice and a final pinch of Maldon salt, then enjoy!

Preheat the oven to 180C. 

On a foil lined baking tray place the two salmon fillets, skin side down. Drizzle over 1 tbsp olive oil and season with cracked black pepper and a pinch of Maldon salt. Place into the preheated oven for 15 minutes until cooked through. Remove from the oven. 

Whilst the fish is cooking, prepare the stir-fried vegetables. In a large frying pan heat up the other 1 tbsp olive oil. When hot add the asparagus, spring greens and radicchio. Stir fry the vegetables for 3 minutes until they are just wilted and cooked through. Season the vegetables with cracked black pepper, a pinch of Maldon salt and a squeeze of lemon juice. 

On two plates divide the vegetables. Place the fish fillet on top and then garnish with sprigs of dill and lemon wedges to squeeze over.

This pizza dough recipe is incredibly simple and only requires one prove before its ready to use. This recipe is topped with tomato, mozzarella, prosciutto, parmesan and rocket but you can top with whatever you like!

Start by making the pizza dough. Place the flour into a large bowl and sprinkle in the Maldon salt, mixing well. Then make a well in the middle of the flour. In a jug mix together the warm water, yeast, sugar and olive oil and whisk it together. Let this sit for 3 minutes.

After 3 minutes pour the mixture into the well in the flour. Use a wooden spoon to slowly incorporate the flour into the wet mixture. When it starts to come together then use your hands to bring the dough together. Tip it onto a clean work surface and knead the dough to help bring it together. Then continue to knead for 10 minutes until you have a smooth, supple dough.

Lightly grease a large bowl and then place the dough into the bowl and cover with clingfilm. Place the bowl in a warm place and allow it to prove for 1 hour until it doubles in size.

Preheat the oven to 220C and place either a pizza stone (if you have!) or a large baking sheet into the oven so it warms up.

While the dough is proving, mix up the tomato base for the pizzas. In a small bowl mix together the passata, grated garlic, dried oregano and plenty of Maldon salt and cracked black pepper. Set aside.

After an hour the dough should have doubled in size. Then remove the clingfilm and knock back the dough by punching out the air from dough and giving it a quick knead. Then divide the dough into 4 equal balls.

On a piece of baking parchment sprinkle generously with semolina before rolling out one of the pizza balls to roughly 25cm in diameter, leaving a slightly thicker ring around the edge for the crust. Then spoon on some of the passata mix and spread out a thin, even layer on the base but leaving a gap for the crust. Top with some torn mozzarella and prosciutto. Then slide the pizza onto the hot tray in the oven and cook for 10 minutes.

The pizza is ready when the crust has puffed up and gone golden brown, and the mozzarella has melted and gone oozy. Remove the pizza from the oven and top with chilli flakes, parmesan shavings and fresh rocket. Finally drizzle with some extra virgin olive oil and a final pinch of Maldon salt and cracked black pepper. Cut the pizza up and enjoy.

In a large bowl add the padron peppers and then drizzle over the olive oil. Toss the peppers so they are well coated in the oil.

Heat up a frying or griddle pan to a medium high heat. Once hot, fry the peppers for a few minutes on each side until they get black char marks and soften.

Once cooked place the padron peppers onto a serving plate and sprinkle generously with Maldon salt before serving.

1. If you’re using the larger potatoes, preheat the oven to 210°C/190°C Fan/gas mark 7/425ºF; for roasting new potatoes, preheat to 200°C/180°C Fan/gas mark 6/400ºF. Put each potato, in turn, in the bowl of a wooden spoon, like you would carry an egg in an egg-and-spoon race, and cut across at about 3mm / one-eighth of an inch interval.
2. When you’ve cut them all, put the baking tin on the hob with the butter and oil and heat up till sizzling. Turn the potatoes well, putting them in upside down (ie, cut side down) first, then the right side up, and spoon the fat over them.
3. Sprinkle each potato well with Maldon salt and put in the oven: cook the large potatoes for about an hour and 10 minutes, testing to see whether the flesh is soft (you may need another 10 minutes for this); 40 minutes should be fine for the new potatoes.
4. Transfer to a warmed plate, and serve.

How to create:
1. Grease the base and sides of an 18cm square cake tin.
2. Line with baking paper, allowing the sides to overhang.
3. Place peanuts, cacao, Maldon salt and half of the oats in a food processor and pulse until just finely chopped.
4. Add the raisins, oil, maple syrup and remaining oats. Process until well combined.
5. Press into base of prepared pan.
6. Use a straight-sided glass to smooth the surface.
7. Place in the fridge for 1 hour or until firm.
8. For the filling, blend the banana, peanut butter, raisins, oil, maple syrup, flour and Maldon salt, scraping down the sides occasionally, until very smooth. Spread over oat base and use a spatula to smooth the surface. Place in the fridge for 2 hours or until firm.

9. For the chocolate topping, place the coconut oil and maple syrup in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (don’t let the bowl touch the water).
10. When melted add the cacao powder and stir constantly for 3 minutes or until mixture is smooth and thickened.
11. Pour over the filling. Smooth the surface. Sprinkle with extra peanuts and Maldon salt.
12. Place in the fridge for 6 hours or overnight to set.

How to create:
1. Preheat oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4.
2. Remove the larger leaves from the cauliflower, and then immerse completely in a large saucepan (or stockpot) filled with boiling water. Cook for 10 minutes. Drain.
3. Mix together the oil, curry powder, chilli flakes and Maldon salt.
4. Rub the cauliflower all over with the mixture.
5. Bake for 20 minutes.
6. Scatter the cauliflower with the toasted almonds, pomegranate seeds,
apricots and drizzle tahini. Add a pinch of Maldon salt to serve!

1. Preheat oven to 200°C.

2. Peel the sweet potatoes, cut up into 1 inch pieces, toss with the olive oil and spread evenly on a baking sheet.

3. Roast the sweet potatoes in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes. After 10 minutes, stir the sweet potatoes and return to the oven. Cook the sweet potatoes until tender and caramelised.

4. Whilst the sweet potatoes are roasting, cook the quinoa as per the package instructions. Add the stock cube to the water before bringing the quinoa to a boil. When done, set aside to cool slightly.

5. Wash and roughly chop the greens and the red onion, roughly chop the pecans and dice the feta.

6. Whisk together the dressing ingredients of olive oil white wine vinegar and dijon mustard.

7. Toss the roasted sweet potatoes with the warm quinoa and greens. Add the red onion, pecans and feta cheese. Drizzle over dressing and toss gently to combine. Finish with a pinch of Maldon salt and pepper.

1. Set the oven to 200°C. Wash the beetroot. Cut a large piece of foil and place all but two of the beetroots on the foil, drizzle with a little olive oil, 2 tablespoons of water, salt and pepper and wrap the beetroot up into a parcel and place on a baking tray. Bake for 35 minutes in the centre of the oven. Open up the parcel and continue to bake for 25 minutes or until cooked through.
2. In the meantime prepare the remaining beetroot, wash, peel and slice very finely, if you have a mandolin this will do the job perfectly. If you’re using different coloured beetroot you’ll have to pickle them separately as the colours will bleed. Mix the water, vinegar, sugar and salt and stir until dissolved. Place the beets into a non reactive bowl and pour over the pickling solution. Leave to pickle for at least 25 minutes.
3. Brush the rye bread with a little olive oil and roughly chop the walnuts, bake in the oven until crisp and the nuts golden, approximately 5 minutes.
4. Wash and de-vein the kale, cut into approximately 4cm pieces. Have a pan of salted boiling water ready and blanch for 3 minutes, plunge into ice cold water. Drain and squeeze out any excess water, unfurl the leaves and place onto a piece of kitchen paper ready to sauté.
5. In a frying pan add a little olive oil and heat to high add the kale and season, sauce for a couple of minutes.
6. Pour the milk into a saucepan, heat to boiling point and reduce the heat to low, crumble the chèvre into the pan and whisk vigorously.
7. Spoon the chèvre cream onto the plate, cut the roasted beetroot into quarters or sixths, depending on the size. Arrange on top of the chèvre cream along with the kale and then the slices of pickled beetroot. Top with the rye crisps and roasted nuts, serve warm.