St David's Day recipes
Celebrate St David’s Day, it’s on 1 March each year. Feast on the best of Welsh produce and recipes, including Welsh cakes, Welsh rarebit and more, to celebrate ‘Dewi Sant’, as he’s known in Welsh.
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Cheddar cheese
Ultimate Welsh rarebit
Who better to share its ultimate rarebit recipe than Rarebit restaurant, London? Thick toast with a rich and golden double-cheese topping.
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Leeks
Cheesy baked leeks with ham
Our super-easy leek bake, made with ham and a good grating of cheese, makes a wonderful main meal served with crusty bread.
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St David's Day
Cockles with leeks, Pernod, dill and cream
Gill Meller's recipe pairs cockles with leeks and a creamy, boozy sauce. It's a quick, simple and effective way to showcase cockles.
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Smoked bacon, leek and butter bean chowder
Crusty bread is essential when tucking in to Debbie Major's hearty chowder recipe made using Jersey milk, smoked bacon, butter beans and leeks.
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Comfort food
Merthyr pie
Stephen Terry's dish, made to represent Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales, tops slow-cooked beef shin with cheesy bread fried in goose fat.
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Rosemary and caramelised apple Welsh rarebit
A Welsh rarebit recipe with sweet apples and salty cheese – a match made in snacking heaven.
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Vegan dinners
Spicy leek and white bean stew
This vegetarian one-pot recipe is packed with leeks - and deserves to be mopped up with plenty of fresh crusty bread.
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Welsh cakes
Looking for a recipe for St David's Day? How about these traditional Welsh cakes - serve with a sprinkle of sugar and a lick of butter...
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Welsh
Healthier Welsh rarebit
Our healthier version of this classic cheese toastie has all of the gooey, cheesy, savoury moreishness, with less fat and calories.
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Welsh
Lamb with olives and caerphilly
This is a succulent, hearty lamb recipe enriched by piquant tomatoes and creamy Welsh cheese.
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Best of British
Welsh rarebit with a twist
This special Welsh rarebit recipe contains a hidden gem – oysters. Try if if you fancy something a bit different for St David's Day.
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Midweek meals
Lamb chops with celeriac and anchovy salad
Succulent lamb chops go perfectly with this salad, which is a variation on the classic celeriac remoulade.
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