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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.

Wild garlic recipes
  • Tapioca and potato croquette with langoustines
  • Confit cabbage with chestnuts, crispy cabbage leaves and green sauce
  • Wild garlic, mozzarella, potato and wild mushroom calzone
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Showing 1 - 24 of 25recipes

Campfire stew

by Sunil Vijayakar
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Cauliflower cheese

by Jenny White
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Cavolo nero, spinach, orzo and lemon soup

by Elly Curshen
Light meals & snacks

Champ

by James Martin
Side dishes

Chargrilled steak with beer, mustard and watercress salad

by James Martin
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Cheddar, leek and butter bean bake with chicory salad

by Craig Morrison
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Cheese and onion pasties

by Annie Rigg
Light meals & snacks

Cheesecake Easter mess egg

by Paul A Young
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Cheesy leeks

by Justine Pattison
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Chicken and chorizo casserole

by Simon Rimmer
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Chicken escalope with rocket, sage and lemon

by Paul Merrett
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Chicken with asparagus and lemon crème fraîche sauce

by Mary Berry
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Chocolate Easter egg nest cakes

by The BBC Food team
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Chocolate hot cross bun pudding

by Donal Skehan
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Chocolate, orange and spice fondue

by The Hairy Bikers
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Christmas Genoa cake

by Mary Berry
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Clementine sorbet

by The Hairy Bikers
Light meals & snacks

Cornish mussels with bacon, cider and wild garlic

by Emily Scott
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Courgetti with vegan pesto

by Hemsley + Hemsley
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Crab and leek tart

by The Hairy Bikers
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Crab and salmon fishcakes with homemade tartare sauce

by Sophie Dahl
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Crab linguine

by Angela Hartnett
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Crab with mango and avocado salad

by Levi Roots
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Crabcakes with a tomato, crab and basil dressing

by Rick Stein
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