Nigel Slater's Dish of the Day

Nigel Slater shows how to cook with abundance and creativity, as he creates seven delicious dishes, one for each day of the week.

Nigel shows how the shrinking violets of the kitchen can help make cooking shine, as he turns some often overlooked staples into sensational dishes, with a recipe for every day of the week.

Nigel introduces new flavour combinations that will reinvigorate people's weekly shopping, including: ricotta beef burger; sesame seed salmon with miring and lemon; and thyme cake.

Nigel cooks seven delicious dishes, with simple recipes that make quality ingredients go further, proving we can treat ourselves without breaking the bank. Includes chicken and leek pie, mushroom medley, and raspberry and cinnamon meringue.

Nigel demonstrates that sometimes simple cookery is the best, with a herby artichoke stew, chicken in cider, and compost crumble.

Nigel finds ways to get the most out of the ingredients from the weekly shop, from getting the most out of a cut of ribs to using every last peel of his butternut squash; Meals include butternut squash soup with crisps, and chocolate iced rice.