8 best side dishes for warm weather.A collection of delicious and less obvious side dishes originally created for specific recipes. But, they all share being able to work with a far wider range of dishes. Some are classics, others a little more leftfield and many are a good way to stop leftovers from going to waste. Issue no.1 of what I hope to be an occasional series and focuses on side dishes that work well in warmer weather. So, ideal for those who live in hot places or a

This Lebanese white fish en papillote (i.e. cooked in paper) is a very easy recipe that, with the right side dishes, creates a very interesting meal, no mean feat if you also want to keep it very low-fat, as it is here. Rich, deeply flavoured regional grains and a succulent side salad offset the simple, delicate flavours of the fish.

This hack recreates the unique joys of a Durban shawarma, arguably one of the most overlooked contributions of Diasporan cuisine to South Africa's east coast power port. In this case, it's chicken

Tiger prawn nasi goreng, a version of this Indonesian quick-to-cook crowd pleaser of spiced fried rice, seafood, egg, salad and pickles

Mexican chicken estofado—a type of hotpot— with carrot, red kidney beans and chipotle is an easy and warming dish

A delicious recipe for marinaded barbecued monkfish and langoustines with a distinctly Japanese influence—based on robatayaki cooking—to...

A high-protein dish of chicken satay with a noodle salad inspired by Indonesian gado gado. Ideal fresh and filling flavours for summer

A starter inspired by Flemish flavours: choux pastry, asparagus, endive, apple, bacon lardons and celeriac

My spatchcock chicken with a decidedly Caribbean twist. I don't really want to put a downer on proceedings, but the thing that's mainly...

Greek octopus salad and a broad beans side dish with a Greek salad-style "salsa", a great combination for warmer weather