RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Ham and manchego cheese tortilla

  Ben Tish uses the bitterness of chicory and fennel to cut through the richness of this ham and cheese tortilla to great effect

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  Trifle

  Two flavours of jelly give Flossie Squires' trifle an interesting twist to create this extra-fruity dessert

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  Braised lamb with flageolet mash

  Merrilees Parker shares a recipe for an ideal autumn dish of tender lamb neck fillet cooked with a herby flageolet mash

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  Bengali-style lamb with chickpea stew

  Atul Kochhar combines marinated roasted lamb rump with a fragrant Indian chickpea stew, known as Mangsho Chugni

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  Grilled salmon with fennel and pine nut salad

  Light courgette fritters and a shaved fennel salad make perfect summer accompaniments to Aaron Craze’s grilled salmon

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  Mushroom duxelle tartlet with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce

  Paul Heathcote cooks up a treat of mushrooms and puff pastry, served with a poached quail egg and spring onions

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  Louisiana flank steak gumbo

  Sinn Louis cooks for a crowd with a medley of meats and spices - her tasty spin on American-style Gumbo

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  Seafood bruschetta on Irish soda bread

  An unctuous spring onion butter sauce adds a rich dimension to Paul Rankin’s dish – stir in a splash of cream for extra decadence!

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  Roast and confit lamb

  Sweet fresh peas and broad beans are the perfect spring accompaniments to Chris McGowan’s lamb cooked two ways

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  Roasted cod with chorizo stew

  Stephen Terry’s delicious dinner party dish makes use of wild garlic and jersey royals, both seasonal for spring