Ottolenghi dinner party

The secret to cooking for a festive get-together? Organisation, so you can join in with all the fun, too

Discover some of the brilliant recipes for comfort food with an Ottolenghi twist, from the cookbook Ottolenghi COMFORT.

A round-up of Ottolenghi's ultimate recipes, spanning creamy hummus and vegetarian sides, easy one-pot chicken and creative desserts.

Butternut squash, pomegranate, pine nut, feta cheese and mint salad from Gizzi Erskine. This recipe is a colourful burst of texture and vibrant fresh flavours.

This slow-cooked lamb shoulder with a fresh fig pistachio salsa from The Ottolenghi Test Kitchen is an impressive centrepiece for any dinner party or upgraded Sunday roast.

This easy tart gets its oomph from the combination of sweet black garlic and salty miso. Serve it with a big green salad as a light lunch.

Here's a one-pot dish to surprise a few regular readers: there's nothing more to it than throwing everything in and waiting. Yes, really. For the amount of work involved, the depth of flavour is remarkable; plus, there's the bonus of minimising the washing-up. It's a dish to keep up your sleeve for the cold weekends to come.

These delicious and aromatic courgette fritters are one of the most popular starters at Yotam Ottolenghi's Soho-based restaurant, NOPI.

This simple dish of burnt aubergine, tomato and tahini is ideal served as part of a mezze spread for a dinner part of crowd.

It may seem a little counterintuitive to grill leaves, but it really elevates certain salads, particularly those with hardy wintry leaves. Grilling means flavours are concentrating, creating complexity, bitterness, sweetness and deliciousness.