March seasonal recipes
The first signs of spring promise an exciting new gathering of vegetables, fruits, meats and seafoods. Keep a look out for dark, leafy greens, as well as refreshing, lighter ingredients, from spring onions to leeks, from blood oranges to swede recipes. Scroll through our collection of gorgeous seasonal dishes and soon enough, you’ll be in the mood for spring.
Don’t know where to start? How about a crowd-pleaser dish such as these crispy potatoes with wild garlic pesto? Or, go for something a bit different like mussels, in this cockle and mussel chowder with spring onions.
Lastly, Easter sometimes falls in March, so see our round-up of the best Easter recipes.
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Broccoli
Charred purple sprouting broccoli on fried bread
Turn toast into a feast by topping fried sourdough with charred purple sprouting broccoli, jammy eggs, butter beans and pickled cabbage.
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Rhubarb
Bay, rye and hazelnut loaf cake with poached rhubarb
Kathy Slack's rustic bay and hazelnut loaf cake is as welcome for dessert as it is with a cuppa. Serve with poached rhubarb and crème fraîche.
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Leeks
Leek bread and butter pudding
Kathy Slack's leek bread and butter pudding makes for a simple but hearty main, served with a salad. Prepare ahead, then bake when ready.
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Pannacotta
Burnt honey pannacotta with rhubarb and chamomile syrup
Ravinder Bhogal's burnt honey pannacotta with rhubarb is the perfect make-ahead dessert for spring, including your Easter lunch.
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Carrots
Roast carrots with shatta butter
Ravinder Bhogal gives classic roast carrots a Middle Eastern twist in this side dish recipe, serving them with pistachios and shatta butter.
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Roast beef
Rib of beef with onions, goat’s cheese and broccoli
Richard Corrigan's rib of beef dinner with goat's cheese onions and broccoli makes a spectacular spring Sunday roast or Easter lunch.
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Scallops
Chilli-soy scallops with ginger and spring onion oil
Tender, meaty scallops are dressed with ginger and spring onion oil and a chilli-spiked soy dressing in this delicious starter recipe.
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Spring onions
Spring onion soup with green oil
This spring onion soup offers a lighter take on classic leek and potato. Decorate the soup with vibrant green oil and crispy spring onions.
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Gratins
Baked chicory with ham
Chicory wrapped in ham and baked under a cosy blanket of cream, gruyère and parmesan makes a great side for roasts or a veg-led dinner.
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March seasonal
Turmeric-roasted hake with coconut sauce
A fresh, bright and lightly spiced dish of roasted hake with a trio of seasonal veg, brought together with a rich-yet zesty coconut sauce.
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30-minute meals
Chicken florentine with winter greens
We’ve switched the spinach in chicken florentine to cavolo nero for a winter version of this Italian classic. Serve with rice or gnocchi.
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March seasonal
Rhubarb, ginger and custard galette
Our rhubarb galette looks gorgeous but is easy to make. A base of ginger and custard powder combines with the rhubarb juices as it bakes.
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Rhubarb
Onion and rhubarb sauce for yorkshire puddings
This rhubarb and onion sauce makes a brilliant partner for roast pork, and a tray of the fluffiest yorkshire puddings.
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Rhubarb
Rhubarb and custard brioche loaf
Peell away the layers of this heavenly tear-and-share brioche loaf. Between each sheet of pillowy dough sits a rich rhubarb custard.
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Pressure cooker
Pressure cooker mushroom and leek risotto
This easy pressure cooker risotto recipe takes the hard work out of risotto-making. No more stirring, just rich and silky mushroom risotto.
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Clams
Mussels and clams with beans and sobrasada
For dinner with a difference, try this impressive mussels recipe. Simmer mussels and clams with sherry, white beans and sobrasada sausage.
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