Nigella Lawson served up a tasty sweet and sour rainbow coleslaw for the festive season on Simply Nigella Christmas Special.

Nigella says: “Here is an exercise in chopping meditation for you! There is much to slice, but you end up with a bright tangle of slaw that feeds a crowd and has enough zing in it to bring a table of cold cuts to life.”

The ingredients are: 1 red cabbage (approx. 800g), halved, 4 fat or 6 skinny spring onions, trimmed, 2 red peppers, membranes and seeds removed, 1 yellow pepper, membranes and seeds removed, 1 orange pepper, membranes and seeds removed, 1 red chilli, seeds removed, large bunch (approx. 100g fresh coriander, 250ml pineapple juice, from a carton, 2 limes, preferably unwaxed, 1½ tbsp sea salt flakes, or to taste, 2 tsp toasted sesame oil and 2 tsp maple syrup.