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Nigel Slater’s avocado and smoked salmon tortilla recipe

The recipe  Halve, stone and peel 2 ripe avocados, put them in a mixing bowl then crush them roughly with a fork. Thinly slice a couple of spring onions and add them to the bowl. Finely shred 6 large mint leaves, and finely chop 1 small, hot red chilli then fold them into the avocado. Tear up a handful of coriander leaves, add to the avocado, squeeze over the juice of a lime and season with black pepper. Toast 2 small tortillas on a hot griddle or frying pan, letting them brown in patches. Lay each warm tortilla on a plate, then divide the mashed avocado between them. Place folds of smoked salmon over the top, a little more coriander and mint, then a trickle of olive oil. Serve immediately. Makes 2. The trick  Soft corn tortillas need only a few seconds warming in a hot pan. If you leave them on the pan too long they will toughen. Get a nonstick pan hot first, so they can brown in about 20 seconds – if you heat them slowly your tortillas will dry out. Turn and warm the othe

Cocktail of the week: Meat Liquor’s cherry pick

This is on our Pick Me Ups And Knock ’Em Downs drinks menu. It’s very refreshing, but it packs a real punch. Serves one. 1 lemon wedge 1 pineapple wedge 1 slice apple 1 raspberry 25ml gin 25ml morello cherry liqueur 25ml lemon juice 25ml apple juice 10ml basic 1:1 sugar syrup 1 mint sprig, to garnish (optional) 330ml dry cider Put all the fruit in a tall glass and add ice. Pour in the gin, liqueur, fruit juices and syrup, stir and garnish with mint. Top with cider – and keep topping up as the drink goes down.