10 of the best wild garlic recipes

Katy Salter

Food journalist Katy writes about all things edible for newspapers and magazines, and is a regular contributor to delicious. magazine.

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Celebrate spring with these 10 brilliant wild garlic recipes. Wild garlic, also known as ramsons or jack-by-hedge, has become a real highlight of the culinary calendar in recent years. We have lots of delicious ideas to make the most of its short season.

Wild garlic is in season from around March to May each year. If you fancy heading to the woods to do some wild garlic foraging, have a read our guide on how to find and identify wild garlic. Unlike supermarket garlic bulbs, with the wild stuff it’s the leaves you’re after – they have a delicate garlicky flavour.

Once you’ve gathered your foraged finds, use them in one of these 10 easy and delicious wild garlic recipes. Start with our versatile wild garlic butter and wild garlic oil. Both keep for months in the freezer and can be used to jazz up pasta, steaks, chicken or fish. Whizz up a wild garlic pesto, or try your hand at wild garlic lasagne, a springtime tart, the ultimate cheese toastie and more flavour-packed ideas…

Make the most of wild garlic season with these easy recipe ideas. From a three-ingredient wild garlic butter to an epic lasagne, these delicious dishes are packed with spring flavour.

10 of the best wild garlic recipes

Wild garlic butter

This three-ingredient flavoured butter is your spring MVP. Slice the butter log into rounds and stash in the freezer. Use the butter to adds buckets of flavour to steak, lamb, chicken, tagliatelle, baguettes or pan-fried fish.

Wild garlic ravioli

Impress your friends with this homemade ravioli recipe. The forest green squares are made with a spinach pasta dough and stuffed with a wild garlic cream cheese mix. Fancy enough to serve as a dinner party main – who needs meat?

Wild garlic and goat’s cheese pie

This golden wonder is inspired by the classic Greek spinach pie spanakopita. It’s jam-packed with goat’s cheese, rocket, dill and wild garlic leaves. Serve with a crisp, chilled sancerre.

Wild garlic pesto

Give pesto pasta an upgrade with this easy recipe. Blitz wild garlic with spring onions, chives and pine nuts before folding into pasta. This wild garlic pesto is also delicious stirred into plain yogurt for a quick marinade or sauce. Don’t forget to save some to make…

Wild garlic pesto lasagne

Bored of bog-standard veggie lasagne? This version practically hums with garlicky flavour. Layer up your pasta sheets with creamy mozzarella, rich bechamel and plenty of wild garlic pesto.

Wild garlic oil

Here’s an easy way to preserve the flavour of wild garlic past its short season. Whizz up wild garlic leaves with a mild oil, then strain and chill. The grassy-green oil lasts in the fridge for two weeks, or you can freeze for up to six months.

Trout, spring onion and wild garlic quiche

Take three of the finest spring ingredients – trout, spring onions and wild garlic – and add them to a silky quiche filling for delicious results. One for a sunny spring lunch in the garden.

Wild garlic pasta

Wild garlic is a versatile addition to your midweek pasta repertoire. Try it with filini, linguine or tagliarini in this simple recipe from food writer Debbie Major. Peas and asparagus add springtime freshness.

Cheddar, pickled mushroom and wild garlic toastie

Transform a cheese toastie from bland to brilliant by using good rye bread or sourdough alongside strong farmhouse cheddar, quick-pickled mushrooms and plenty of wild garlic.

Wild garlic roast chicken

Classic roast chicken gets a springtime makeover with wild garlic butter and a bed of gently simmered lettuce and peas. Serve with buttery new potatoes and a cold bottle of white.

Hungry for more? Take a look through our wild garlic recipe collection, or try making this incredible tear ‘n’ share garlic bread from Jamie Oliver using your wild garlic butter.