Bliss on Toast

There is nothing more comforting and delicious than toast. And when you top it with a few cleverly paired ingredients it becomes a full meal, not to mention pure bliss.

These recipes for things on toast will help you make quick, cheap and incredibly versatile meals year-round from January through to December. It has recipes for working-from-home lunches and cosy Sunday suppers. It spans light bites through to indulgent treats. And it is as much a toolkit for quick fridge-raids as it is inspiration for yummy seasonal hauls. Recipes include:

• Avocado, mixed tomatoes and rocket on fried olive bread with black olive tapenade
• Grilled chicken tikka with mint yoghurt on garlic naan
• Ham hock, caper and parsley with English mustard mayo on grilled bloomer
• Hot smoked salmon and chives with lemon guacamole on seeded sourdough
• The perfect egg Mayo with chopped gherkin

Prue Leith has 81 years experience cooking and eating and she knows a thing or two about what makes a meal bliss.