Sauces & dressings

From Adam Liaw’s creamy seafood sauce to RecipeTin Eats’ Christmas barbecue sauce, these tasty accompaniments will dress up your festive spread.

Made in less than five minutes using ingredients you may already have on hand, Marie Rose sauce has many uses beyond dressing a prawn cocktail.

The original, and still the best version of this classic starter, starring plump shellfish, crunchy lettuce and tangy Marie Rose sauce.

This whole side of salmon is an easy and elegant way to feed a crowd.

This is the easiest and best ham I’ve ever had or made, so I find it difficult to try anything else.

This festive, bright-red gazpacho is a perfect accompaniment.

If you’re looking for a new way to serve your prawns this summer, this simple but classic French sauce is tartare adjacent.

This play on the Italian classic, vitello tonnato, uses sirloin steaks instead of veal.

The spices in the chilli oil give this comforting whole-chicken soup a slightly different feel.

This classic Italian dish of pork cooked in milk might sound a bit odd, but it’s a revelation.