RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Sausages with salami and lentils

  Nigel Slater makes a hearty rough-edged casserole that gives the impression of having been cooked for hours but is pretty much ready to eat in 45 minutes

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  Scallop, jerusalem artichoke and lentil salad

  Diana Henry combines textures and tastes in a stylish starter for six

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  Smoked trout fishcakes with treacle-cured bacon

  Paul Merrett proves thrifty can still be tasty with his delicious food for a fiver fishcakes

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  Artichoke salad with bagna cauda

  Green or ‘wet’ garlic has a mild flavour and looks like leek - Jane Baxter and Guy Watson add it to braised artichoke in this magnificent salad

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  Egg noodles with ginger prawns

  Aaron Craze’s super speedy stir fry with crunchy cashews and ginger and garlic prawns makes an ideal last minute meal

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  Strawberry and raspberry crumble tartlets

  Served with rich homemade vanilla ice cream, Tony Tobin delicious summer-fruit tartlets are a perfect garden-party dessert

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  Thai green curry with chicken

  The flavours of Thai cooking are so simple, and because you can use a ready-cooked chicken, this recipe by Delia Smith is actually incredibly easy

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  BBQ 'surf and turf'

  Arthur Potts Dawson adds a piquant anchovy sauce to the classic barbecue combination of beef and oysters

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  Minted gnocchi with chicken and peas

  For a simple dish that’s bursting with flavour, why not tray Aaron Craze’s favourite gnocchi recipe

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  Squid and mackerel burger with sea purslane and parsley juice

  Anthony Demetre’s unusual seafood burgers are a healthy and delicious way to eat your fish