Simplicity is a term used time and time again when it comes to Italian food and this dish is a testament to that. Use a mandolin to get those wafer thin slices of fennel. Another delicious variation on this salad is shaved fennel with a scattering of crushed toasted fennel seeds, chopped red chilli and orange segments.

Cauliflower soup has such a simple and pure flavour and the addition of blue cheese here really pumps up the volume and makes this soup sing.