RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Panzanella

  Antonio Carluccio’s bread and tomato salad makes an ideal light and healthy starter on a summer’s day

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  Espresso martini

  Vanilla and hazelnut liqueurs impart a sweet and nutty flavour to Tristan Stephenson's caffeine-kicking cocktail

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  Risotto cakes with courgettes

  Stephen Terry serves courgette risotto cakes with crisp courgette fries and a sprinkling of caerphilly cheese

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  Spinach and lentil soup (rishta)

  Patricia Kateb has devised this lightly spiced, warming soup with a great combination of flavours, textures and colours

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  Chicken caesar salad

  A welcome break from boring old sandwiches that guarantees an empty lunch box every time.

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  Pepper crusted monkfish with mustard dill sauce

  A cracked pepper crust adds oomph to monkfish and a creamy dill sauce rounds off this splendid offering from James Martin

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  Sweet and sour pumpkin curry

  Sweet and sour flavours combine with subtle spicing in Khatta Meetha, a Marwari vegetable dish from Gunjan Goela

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  Chilli bean ranch pasties

  Ainsley Harriott's bacon and Cheddar pasties are packed full of flavour - kids and grown-ups alike will adore them!

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  Lemon curd with drop scones

  Glorious and easy to make, Rachel Allen's drop scones are best served warm with her creamy, zingy lemon curd

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  Crispy duck confit

  Paul Rankin, from top Belfast eatery Cayenne, shares his recipe for an Asian-inspired crispy duck