Aktar Islam (behind the scenes): "Problem is that as much as I love aubergine, if it becomes too samey for me, I'll just switch off."

Andi Oliver, speaking to camera: "Those aubergines smell delicious as Samira's aubergines smoke on the barbecue. She's working on the flames for her torch."

Chef Samira: "The cherry tomatoes have just gone into the dehydrator. They take about an hour, and then I need to fry them."

Andy Oliver, speaking to camera: "Samira is whipping vegan feta with lime and combining the smoked aubergines with passata and garlic. She's also making a black garlic purée, which should add a real punch."

Note: In the heats, Aktar Islam worried that the lime and feta mousse was too wet and mild, so for her next round, Samira added less water and less lime juice.

Final Dish

The Passing of the Flame, in its final form, was a wedge of aubergine and passata puree, topped with char-grilled aubergine, glazed with date and molasses and studded with a mousse of lime with vegan feta cheese. It is further garnished with tiny bites of dehydrated cherry tomatoes, black garlic puree and bronze fennel leaves. The dish is shaped to resemble a torch and has mock flames of red and orange (colored with tomato and saffron) rice crisp.