Miso aubergines, chaat masala salad and grilled courgettes:

For those times when you have friends over and want maximum flavour with minimum effort, these sharing plates from our regular columnist’s new book are real crowdpleasers

I’m so excited to share these recipes with you from my new book, The Green Cookbook. They’re perfect for lazy weekends with friends, because all of them can be mainly prepped in advance, leaving you with a little light assembly just before your guests arrive – they’re minimum effort, maximum flavour recipes. For a scorching weekend, the chaat masala watermelon, the fennel with burrata and pomegranate, and the griddled courgettes with mint and parmesan are wonderful sharing plates. Or, for an evening feast, the miso aubergines with kimchi and tofu fried rice is an easy crowdpleaser.