It's autumn so it's time to celebrate bold seasonal flavours with this roasted beetroot, lentil and pickled chilli salad. Sweet roasted beetroot pairs beautifully with earthy lentils and sharp, zesty chillies for a refreshing, satisfying bowl that’s ideal for quick weeknight meals. lunches or even as a side for meats and fish.

This creamy mushroom and carlin pea soup with tahini and miso is a rich, savoury bowl packed with deep umami flavour. Earthy mushrooms blend with nutty carlin peas for a hearty, protein‑boosted base, while tahini adds silky creaminess and miso brings a subtle, salty depth. It’s an easy, nourishing soup that’s perfect for autumn and easily adapted to be fully vegan.

Carrot and fennel make a wonderfully unexpected pairing — sweet, aromatic, and earthy all at once. In this “beanotto,” creamy white beans take the place of rice, creating a silky, comforting base that soaks up the vegetables’ gentle warmth. The fennel brings it's aniseed aroma and the carrots bring their natural sweetness, and together they create a bowl that feels both rustic and refined.

What really lifts the dish is the carrot‑top pesto: bright, herbaceous, and just a little wild. It turns what could be a simple recipe into something vibrant and full of life, celebrating the whole vegetable from root to leaf. This is thrifty cooking at its most elegant — nourishing, colourful, and quietly impressive.