RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Mussels and clams with serrano in sherry

  Silvana Franco’s classic Spanish dish combines mussels and clams in a chilli-laced sherry sauce with strips of serrano ham

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  Potato salad

  Ainsley Harriott's simple, snazzy salad makes a posh sunshine supper for two - it's delicious served with a wedge of crusty garlic bread

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  Haddock and leek fishcakes

  Silvana Franco serves haddock and leek fishcakes.

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  Char-grilled snapper with mango, prawn and chilli salsa

  Rick Stein's snapper recipe is a winner on the barbecue

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  Raised pork and bramley apple pie

  Trish Hilferty is the author of Gastropub Classics, published by Absolute Press. e often works at The Eagle in London's Farringdon, which is widely acknowledged as having started the gastropub revolution...

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  Pork cutlets with preserved peppers

  Cooked in sugar and vinegar, the preserved peppers in Gennaro Contaldo’s quick and simple tasty dish, really do give a kick to the pork

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  John Dory with crushed new potatoes

  Whole garlic and thyme-baked fish sit atop olive oil, anchovy and chilli-spiked vegetables in Bjorn Van Der Horst's supper for two

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  Thai prawn curry

  Spicy and spectacular, enjoy Aldo Zilli's temptingly fragrant Thai prawn curry

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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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  Beef Wellington

  James Martin adds pancakes to this British classic to guarantee a rich and juicy beef centre