Place the cutter shaft onto the mixing knife in the mixing bowl and ensure it is correctly placed. The base of the shaft should be fitted on the centre of the mixing knife with arms positioned between the high and low blades allowing the shaft to stay vertical.

You can also add 1 tbsp fried anchovy or 2 tbsp petai beans in step 4.

The batter may settle to the bottom of the bowl if left for a while. If this happens, scoop up mixture from the bottom of the bowl ensuring each fritter has some batter.

For best results and to avoid crushing ingredients or getting the spirals tangled in the blade, the vegetables and fruit pieces should be at least 4 cm long and maximum 10-11 cm long. Keep this in mind when shopping and preparing your ingredients so as to choose and cut them accordingly.

Dress the warm veggie salad with a sauce of your choice such as mayonnaise, pesto, etc.

For best results ensure sweet potatoes are at least 4 cm long but no longer than 10-11 cm and between 4-5 cm in width. This will prevent crushing and tangled spirals. Keep this in mind when shopping to choose smaller potatoes.

Clean and scrape down the roots of your coriander with a spoon to remove the tougher, more fibrous bits on the outside of the roots, before adding to the mixing bowl.

Pomegranate arils can be found in the freezer section of most supermarkets when not in season.

Early potatoes are in season at the same time as asparagus, and are a perfect choice to eat with asparagus. They differ in starch content from later potatoes and tend to cause cooking water to foam up. To prevent this from happening, add 1 knob of butter to cooking water.

Use coconut yoghurt for a dairy-free alternative to plain yoghurt.

Vegetarian chilli is delicious served with rice, jacket potatoes, traditional Mexican sides (such as guacamole, sour cream, grated cheese) or to fill tortillas and tacos.

Replace turkey with tempeh. Heat 1 oz olive oil in a large frying pan on high heat. Fry 16 oz tempeh cut into ½ inch strips until golden brown and crispy on each side.

Did you know you can use your Thermomix to easily remove the pomegranate arils? Go to the Thermomix Australia YouTube channel to watch the video.

Pomegranate arils can be found in the freezer section of most supermarkets when not in season.

Lentils are a source of resistant starch, pectin and galactooligosaccharides – three types of prebiotics that nurture particular species of beneficial bacteria in your microbiome.

Discard any clams that are open before cooking and those that do not open up after steaming.