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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.

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  • Hot shellfish with wild garlic butter
  • Baked oysters with sautéed potatoes and seaweed salad
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Showing 1 - 24 of 29recipes

Saag aloo with roasted gobi curry

by The Hairy Bikers
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Salmon and broccoli quiche

by Tom Kerridge
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Salmon and watercress tart

by Nigel Slater
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Salmon, asparagus and quails’ eggs with tarragon dressing

by Mary Berry
Starters & nibbles

Scones with homemade strawberry jam and clotted cream

by James Martin
Cakes and baking

Seafood pasta with garlic bread

by The Hairy Bikers
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Seared salmon and chorizo salad

by Simon Rimmer
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Sherry trifle

by Antony Worrall Thompson
Desserts

Slow cooker chicken pie filling

by Jane Hornby
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Slow cooker chickpea tagine

by Jane Hornby
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Slow cooker chilli con carne

by Jane Hornby
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Slow cooker dal

by Jane Hornby
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Slow roasted lamb with minted Jersey Royals and mint sauce

by James Martin
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Smoked sea trout with chive potato salad

by Rick Stein
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Spanakopita

by Paul Hollywood
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Spiced beef empanadas

by Connoly McCausland
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Spiced beef stir fry wraps

by Ching-He Huang
Light meals & snacks

Spiced rhubarb crumble

by Roopa Gulati
Desserts

Spicy lamb burgers with coriander, tomato and yoghurt relish

by Jo Pratt
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Spicy mussels with chorizo and cider

by Donal Skehan
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Spring chicken salad

by Philippa Davis
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Spring green salad

by Sunil Vijayakar
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Spring minestrone soup with pesto

by Mary Berry
Light meals & snacks

Spring miso soup

by Jill Dupleix
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