Rukmini Iyer, author of the bestselling cookbook series Roasting Tin, is here replying to your food queries on quick, simple weeknight dinners and ways to save time in the kitchen.
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IscoBusquet asks: What are the absolute must-have store cupboard ingredients for your one-pan food?
Rukmini: Olive oil! So much olive oil! After years of thinking that extra virgin olive oil was only good for drizzling and too strong to cook with, I’m now a convert on account of the polyphenol levels (still high even after heated to a high temperature). I buy massive tins of Glug to decant into the squeezy bottles, and love that it tastes nice and mild to cook with (confession, I even use it for Indian food – my only concession is using toasted/untoasted sesame for south east Asian dishes.)
Something carby
Beans/chickpeas
Dressing
CHEESE!
Greens
Toppings