If you’re not having baked camembert during the festive period then frankly you are doing Christmas all wrong. What is better then salty cheese studded with herbs, garlic and nuts, topped with a sweet balsamic fig jam and served with fennel seed ciabatta croutons to dunk into all that cheesy, oozy goodness.

This dish would make a great side dish but it also made a lovely light dinner for us. Meat free and vegetarian, it’s full of flavour and texture. The roasted squash and sprouts crusted with dukkah, coriander, cumin seeds and nigella seeds is delicious. Teamed with creamy labneh yoghurt which is so easy to make, zingy green zhoug dressing, crunchy toasted walnuts and sweet juicy dates, this would be a great addition to any feast and a different way to have sprouts on Christmas Day.