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Whether you’re trying to eat more veggie or vegan meals, are staunchly meaty or want to try a halfway house with a plantbased alternative, these family favourites will adapt to fit. Win!

RECIPES AND FOOD STYLING: ESTHER CLARK.

Serve up a smoky vegan chilli – or make it con carne

PHOTOGRAPHS: TARA FISHER. STYLING: SARAH BIRKS

A shepherd’s pie with creamy root mash – and your choice of mince

We used a Peugeot roasting tin – see p91 for an offer

Mock duck noodle bowls

Create your own combination of colourful veg

Serves 4

Hands-on time 15 min

KNOW- HOW

Mock duck is a vegan meat substitute made from seitan (wheat protein). Find it in the freezer section of larger supermarkets or at Ocado.

MAKE IT MEATIER

For a perfectly jammy egg, cook it in gently simmering water for 7 minutes. Plunge into cold water, then peel. Swap the mock duck for cooked shredded duck or chicken; omit the water.

• 7 radishes, thinly sliced

• Juice 2 limes

• 2 tbsp sesame oil

• 1 garlic clove, crushed

• 1 thumb-size piece fresh ginger, finely grated

• 300g shredded mock duck – we used Linda McCartney Vegetarian Shredded Hoisin Duck

• 180ml hoisin sauce

• 2 tsp rice wine vinegar

• 600g frozen ramen noodles or 400g dried noodles

• 2 spring onions, thinly sliced

• 1 large carrot, julienned

• ½ cucumber, cut into thin matchsticks

• 4 medium free-range eggs, soft-boiled and peeled (optional)

• 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds and chilli oil to serve

1 Mix the radishes in a bowl with the lime juice and a pinch of salt. Set aside to lightly pickle.