It works for any occasion: breakfast or brunch, a quick lunch, light supper, a snack for any reason. Something on toast ... Words, Nigel Slater says, to carve on his tombstone. He’s a fan, whether infusing cream with shells for a perfect prawn topping or whisking up his brilliant lemon curd. Also making our top 20 are Georgia Levy’s devilled mushrooms, Amy Newsome’s baked-bean twist and Laura Goodman’s ricotta and hot honey. There’s Mat Lindsay’s Aussie take on anchovy toast, and tomatoes in creme fraiche from Joe Woodhouse. Just leave room for a slice with Rebecca Bishop’s cherry amaretto jam.
