This recipe is taken from The Giraffe Family Cookcook by Hugo Arnold (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, £14.99). With lots of fresh vegetables, a little cheese for protein and Giraffe's famous house dressing, this is a summer salad with crunch, attitude

and fun foods for kids and innovate for modern lifestyles, we will grow and grow the Ella’s brand so that we close in on providing one billion portions of fruit and vegetables for babies and children around the world.

vegetables improved at this point.Who is your greatest foodie inspiration?My mum was. Sadly, she died a number of years ago now. She was amazingly inspiring. She cooked a lot of Mediterranean-style food using olive oil, tomatoes, fresh herbs, vegetables

in Israel.  Aside from this, we are passionate about family dining which is why we feel Giraffe has been so successful – we understand our customers.What’s your food guilty pleasure? I can’t resist a bar of 85 per cent dark chocolate – pure luxury.What would

and organic juices. Watch this space…See our shortlisted Ella's Kitchen review at http://www.juniormagazine.co.uk/food-and-dining-awards/kitchen-confidential/6859.html

. Actually they love anything Italian – spaghetti Bolognese, chicken Milanese, chicken parmesan, sautéed spinach with garlic and of course pizza.  I find I can sneak in lots of vegetables as pizza toppings.Do you think that the food we give our babies