RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Pommes anna with eggs and rocket and walnut pesto

  A delicious meat-free meal, bringing both colour and texture to the table.

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  Veggie cottage pie

  Leeks and purple sprouting broccoli give a springtime lift to this veggie cottage pie

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  Kashmiri meatballs

  Madhur Jaffrey's sausage-shaped 'meatballs' taste very Kashmiri in their blend of flavours

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  John Dory with caramelised chicory

  Dylan McGrath, head chef at Mint in Dublin, makes a seasonal fish dish bursting with the exotic flavours of chicory, blood orange, coriander seeds and poached black grapes

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  No-crust salmon pizza

  From her popular book, Fay’s Family Food, Fay Ripley’s healthy version of pizza will be a hit with the whole family

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  Loin of lamb with black pudding and creamy leeks

  Fromage frais leeks and a simple butter sauce add the finishing touches to James Martin’s mustard-crusted lamb

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  Pissaladiere

  Rachel Allen shares a recipe for France’s answer to the pizza – a version that’s fully flavoured with onions and anchovies and topped with Niçoise olives

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  Chicken pad thai

  Whip up this classic Thai dish with minimum fuss with Nadia Arumugam’s recipe for a one wok stunner

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  Ha long crab and white fish soup

  Simon King and David Myers aka The Hairy Bikers bring back a noodle broth with white crab meat and fish from their travels in Vietnam

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  French onion soup

  For a warming and invigorating meal try Trish Deseine’s rich and flavoursome soup packed with slow-cooked onions and topped with melting gruyere croutons