RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Roasted salmon trout with cucumber butter sauce

  Sustainable fish varieties are top of Michael Caines’ list - here he cooks a perfect alternative to salmon, the lesser known salmon trout in a restaurant-style dish

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  Keshi yená (mince stuffed Edam cheese)

  Gary Rhodes and Vanesse Tweeboom create a rich and filling dish from Curacao that combines cheese from the island’s Dutch heritage with punchy Caribbean flavours

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  Rack of lamb with honey

  Gary Rhodes' honey and wholegrain mustard-glazed rack of lamb is served with chive and butter potatoes

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  Sausage and pea risotto

  Vary the sausages you use in Ainsley Harriot's risotto - top notch pork and leek or Toulouse sausages are both particularly good

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  Pissaladiere

  Rachel Allen shares a recipe for France’s answer to the pizza – a version that’s fully flavoured with onions and anchovies and topped with Niçoise olives

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  Strawberry jam mousse with shortbread

  Thomas Souter goes strawberries galore with a strawberry jam mousse, strawberry jam shortbread and poached whole strawberries

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  Smoked pigeon with rice and tea

  Impress your guests with a fabulous starter of home-smoked pigeon from James Martin using long-grain rice and tea leaves

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  Alphonso mango and avocado salad with chilli vinaigrette

  Mangos and spices work really well together in Atul Kochhar’s salad with a kick

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  Vegetable bhaji

  Marut Sikha's version of the rich and butery Pao Bhaji, the most popular of the many street foods on offer in Mumbai

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  Deep fried fish with spiced mayonnaise

  Matt Tebbutt uses Japanese panko breadcrumbs for extra crunch - available at most supermarkets or Asian food stores.