RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Steamed wild bass with mussel tartare

  Speckled with gherkins, capers and lightly steamed mussels, Stephen Harris’ fish dish looks delicate, but is packed with robust flavours

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  Niçoise salad

  James Martin tops a salad of beans, potatoes and hard-boiled egg with a creamy anchovy sauce to serve with sea bass

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  Roast pollack with spiced shrimp butter and chard

  Matt Tebbutt’s brown shrimp butter is the perfect accompaniment for the simple, clean flavours of roast pollack

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  Bavette steak with roast potatoes

  Skirt steak is the most underrated cut of beef. Merrilees Parker cooks up a flavoursome yet budget-friendly meal

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  Melon balls

  Threading fruit onto a straw adds oodles of child appeal.

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  Fish pie

  With its crunchy topping of golden cheese and potato, Tamasin Day Lewis's traditional fish pie makes a wonderful family meal

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  Pomegranate, orange and mint salad

  Ainsley Harriot's salad makes a refreshing starter on a hot day - add a crumbling of Feta cheese for a more substantial meal

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  Pasta salad with sun-dried tomatoes, rocket and walnuts

  Try making this simple pasta salad the night before, as a perfect packed lunch

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  Rhubarb galette

  Enjoy the sweet tang of rhubarb baked into a traditional French pastry, served with lashings of smooth crème anglaise in Claire Ptak’s recipe

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  Vietnamese pho

  Pho is considered the 'chicken noodle soup' of Vietnam - the ultimate cure-all, perfect for soothing the soul, warding off colds and easing a hangover.