Plaice with ras el hanout and roasted asparagus is a fresh spring supper perfect for warm evenings. If plaice isn’t your favourite, salmon and hake are also really good at this time of year and all of them work fantastically well with ras el hanout, an exotic north African spice…
Asparagus recipes
Asparagus and almond soup
Asparagus and almond soup makes for a delicious lunch or light starter whatever the weather. Eat the asparagus part of the soup chilled on a warm spring day or serve hot when the weather turns and you need something comforting. Don’t leave soup behind as the seasons change. Try our…
Crispy skinned salmon with asparagus and anchovy dressing
Crispy skinned salmon is an unadulterated delight. If yours has swum in from the supermarket then experiment and dress it up any way you see fit. Perhaps poached salmon with a hard-boiled egg, or one of our top 7 best spring recipes, peppered salmon. But if you have caught the…
Chilled asparagus velouté with sweetbreads
This recipe uses an unusual cut of lamb, in the sweetbreads and delicious asparagus, a spring-time treat
Recipe: Roast loin of lamb with asparagus, goat’s cheese and lavender vinaigrette
4 x 115g (41⁄4oz) lamb loins from the saddle 2 tsp Pommery mustard 2 sprigs lavender leaves, roughly chopped 2 x goat’s cheeses (or any fresh, soft variety) each weighing about 100g (31⁄2oz) Cream, if required 1 tsp peppercorns, cracked 1 tsp finely chopped chives Olive oil for frying 200g…