4 three-course menus for May
With not one but two bank holiday weekends in May, there are plenty of opportunities to invite your friends round, crack open a bottle of sparkling and celebrate the joys of spring… and no work on a Monday.
So whether it’s an al fresco feast, impromptu lunch, indulgent dinner party or vegetarian get-together, we have four three-course menus for you to try.

The speedy feast with friends

Invited friends over for an impromptu weekend lunch? Keep your cool with a speedy feast that can be put together in 30 minutes.
Start with grilled asparagus and parma ham on toast, move on to a luxurious plate of crab linguine with parsley and chilli and finish with refreshing pots of our instant fruity frozen yoghurt.
The dinner party menu to impress

Treat dinner party guests to light-as-air asparagus soufflés, make your own basil mint and pistachio pesto for this herby roast chicken and indulge in a slice of rhubarb, vanilla and almond tart to round it all off.
The vegetarian menu

Every element of our vegetarian menu is fresh-tasting, fuss-free and full of flavour. Cleanse your palate with a starter of chilled radish, watercress and tahini yoghurt soup, perk up the senses with a minty asparagus, pecorino and lemon risotto, then finish on a boozy note and make our Campari and grapefruit granita.
The al fresco menu

In the hope that May begins to feel a little warmer, we’ve concocted an alfresco menu for a warm weekend.
Move your cooking outside and get the beers in – it’s barbecue time! Try our menu featuring griddled asparagus with sauce gribiche on toast to start, lemon, thyme and fennel butterflied leg of lamb for mains and a boozy gin and tonic cheesecake dessert.
Want more? Find lots of May seasonal recipes and create your own marvellous three-course menus at home.
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