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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.

Spring onion recipes
  • Spicy mushroom, walnut and caramelised onion cabbage rolls
  • Chicken and mushroom claypot rice
  • Chicken piccata with caramelised lemon, chipotle and tarragon
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Palak paneer orzo

by Sanjana Modha
Main course

Parsley, tomato and bulgar wheat salad

by Anissa Helou
Side dishes

Paul Hollywood's hot cross buns

by Paul Hollywood
Cakes and baking

Peas à la français with poached eggs and toasts

by Glynn Purnell
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Perfect coronation chicken

by The Hairy Bikers
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Pork and apple pie

by The Hairy Bikers
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Pork belly with lentils

by Joseph Denison Carey
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Pork shoulder barbecue

by Michael Pollan
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Posh mushrooms with wild garlic on toast

by Tom Kerridge
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Primavera spring green soup

by Anna Haugh
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Purple sprouting broccoli on toast

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