In Salad, Soup and Sauce, we learn how to blend ingredients that don’t at first want to hang out together!

Jay Behrouzi visits Comrie in Scotland to prepare a three-course meal in under 30 minutes with Italian chef Nelson Reposo. Chef Nelson shares his recipes for a tangy balsamic dressing, a vegan chickpea and garlic soup, and his Pasta Amatriciana - made from scratch.

Resident scientist Big Manny teaches is the chemistry of what the TV chef’s call ‘emulsion’.

Have a go at Jay’s version of this 30-minute three-course meal:

Balsamic Dressing -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/jays_balsamic_dressing_81736

Vegan Chickpea Garlic Soup -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/vegan_chickpea_and_09878

Pasta Amatriciana -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/pasta_amatriciana_97929

Melting Pot is a BBC Audio North production for BBC Sounds Audio Lab.

Written and produced by Jay Behrouzi
Resident scientist - Big Manny
Supervising producer - Richard McIlroy
Executive producers - Gill Farrington & Pete Wilson
Mixing and Sound Design - AJ Traspederme
Production Coordinator - Mica Nepomuceno
Commissioning Editor - Khaliq Meer