RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Zesty orzo salad

  For a piquant side dish that's great for buffets, barbecues and picnics, try Caroline Hire's lemon and caper pasta salad

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  Lemon verbena crème brûlée

  James Martin's lusciously rich desserts are infused with the exquisite intensely lemony scent of lemon verbena and topped with crisp toffee

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  Onion and cheese tart

  Nigel Slater makes a large, thin onion tart - perfect for entertaining lots of people

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  Beef Carpaccio salad

  Eco-chef Arthur Potts Dawson creates a peppery rocket and radish salad with tender slivers of herb-encrusted beef

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  Chinese seafood omelette

  The traditional Chinese street snack, oyster omelette works well with prawns or other seafood too – from Gary Rhodes

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  Beef steaks with chop house butter

  Mark Hix cooks up a simple beef dish that’s perfect with a creamy butter flavoured with herbs, relish and mustard

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  Nasi goreng with mackerel

  Jason Atherton makes his variation of the traditional Indonesian meal by adding prawns and mackerel for a delicious combination of textures and flavours

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  Broad bean, feta and herb salad

  Make the most of new season broad beans with Matthew Fort's herby summer salad

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  Meatballs with thyme

  Trina Hahnemann's flavoursome meatballs are made with a combination of veal and pork

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  Butternut squash and mushrooms on toast

  Forgo the usual cheese on toast and try out Tana Ramsay's healthy, yet rich and delicious alternative