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Seasonal ingredients in April

April's seasonal ingredients peak like soufflés, so make the most of them before they run out of puff. Get cracking with your crabs, pick your own watercress and go wild for morels.

Rocket recipes
  • Asparagus tart with honey mustard dressing
  • Turkey meatballs with roasted veg and brown rice
  • Meatballs in tomato sauce with burrata and crostini
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Bacon and asparagus flan

by The Hairy Bikers
Main course

Bacon cauliflower cheese

by The Hairy Bikers
Main course

Baked teriyaki trout

by Elly Curshen
Main course

Bangers with herby mash and onion gravy

by Merrilees Parker
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Beef and Stilton pie with celeriac mash and honey-roasted beetroot

by The Hairy Bikers
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Beef stir-fry

by Ken Hom
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Berry crumble traybake

by Emily Angle
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Broccoli soup

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Butterflied leg of lamb with a sticky rhubarb glaze

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