RECOMMENDATIONS

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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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  Crispy pig’s trotters

  Matt Tebbutt’s recipe takes a little time, but the result is sublime and well worth the effort

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  Quick roast chicken with fresh veggies

  Ideal for feeding a hungry family, Rachel Allen rustles up a hearty roast meal

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  Salmon and miso noodle soup

  Sweet teriyaki salmon, mossy spinach, bouncy noodles and rich pungent miso make an addictive mix from Jill Dupleix

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  Roast rabbit leg stuffed with celeriac

  The rich, gamey flavours of rabbit come through perfectly with Jun Tanaka’s suggestion of adding smokey bacon and cabbage pesto

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  Bacon-wrapped roast quail

  Keen home cook Andrew Young was pitted against top chef Rosario Guarneri with his recipe for roast quail served with red cabbage

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  Skewered chorizo and shrimps

  Angela Hartnett treats us to tasty tapas made with typically Spanish ingredients - great when served with a glass of amontillado or sherry...

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  Rabbit with lemon dumplings

  Diana Henry slow-cooks rabbit joints wrapped in bacon and serves them with little lemon and watercress dumplings

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  Floating islands with rhubarb compote

  Rachel Humphrey, head chef at Le Gavroche, makes a delicious dessert of crisp meringues floating on crème anglaise with a vivid sauce

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  Red cabbage and stilton slaw

  Elisa Benyon makes a crunchy salad favourite with red cabbage, blue cheese and a tangy mustard and cream dressing