frosted redcurrants with chantilly cream & almond meringues recipe Make your redcurrants sparkle, and then dip them into this delicious flavoured cream. This dish is good with almond meringues (see below).for 4-6 2 egg whites 450g redcurrants, in clusters on
De Kas tomato jam recipe This is my adaptation of a recipe from one of my favourite restaurants, De Kas in Amsterdam. A delicious, sweet tomato pickle with a fragrant taste from the spices, it is fantastic on crostin
courgette balls with summer salsa recipe This is ideal as an appetiser or canapés at a party, using the sauce as a dip. It looks good with yellow and green courgettes mixed together as you see the colours as you bite in to the balls.ca
courgette balls in spicy cream sauce recipe This is an ideal recipe for when you've got a glut of courgettes and tomatoes and is even good with near-marrows – an adaptation by Teresa Wallace of a recipe from Madhur Jaffrey's Eastern Veget
courgette and lemon salad recipe Courgettes are tasty eaten raw, fresh and simple. This salad looks lovely with different coloured courgettes, golden-yellow and deep and pale-green. It is good just as it is, or with a handful of toas
cocoloco smoothie Based on a recipe from the Kamalaya health resort in Thailand, this has bananas, coconut, cinnamon and tahini – four good ingredients together in a glass. With the banana and sesame seeds
early summer crudités on ice with aïoli recipe Fill a large flat bowl with ice and pile on all the youngest, most tender veg you can buy or pick. Serve them with aïoli and perhaps some crème fraîche, with a handful of dill. The
crisp courgette wedges recipe These crunchy courgette sticks are ideal for a starter, or for a party. Try them with basil or anchovy mayonnaise, or classic tartare sauce.serves 4 200g bread for crumbs 4 anchovy fillets
courgette risotto with tarragon recipe This risotto looks good with different coloured courgettes and plenty of courgette flowers. It has a delicious, creamy and gentle taste.serves 6-8 About 1.5 litres of good vegetable or chicken
broad bean and spelt risotto recipe A healthy, summer recipe which uses the alternative grain, spelt, making a nutritious but delicious alternative to Arborio riceserves 4 250g pearled spelt 2 medium shallots 2 cloves of garlic
borlotti bean ratatouille recipe This is my absolute favourite recipe for borlotti. It’s good as a starter, but can also be eaten as a main course with a green salad and perhaps some roasted or griddled aubergine.serves 6-8 as
blackcurrant mousse ice cream recipe The taste of pure blackcurrants is so intense that they are best eaten in a mousse or ice cream - best of all in a softly frozen mousse made an hour or two before you want to eat. The purple ice cr
blackcurrant and almond cake recipe This makes a good pudding, served warm with cream, crème fraiche or Greek yoghurt. You can make it in advance and reheat it gently, covered with a piece of foil.serves 6-8 200g butter, plus a l
beetroot tart with horseradish cream recipe One of my favourite tarts with a sweet-savoury flavour, this looks great with purple beetroot, and even better if you can find golden beetroot to alternate in stripes in the filling. The horsera
beetroot and squash relish recipe This beetroot and squash relish has wonderful colour and flavour, is good with grilled and barbecued meat, and nice heated and served warm with pork chops. I love its taste of cumin.makes about
barbecued broad beans with pecorino recipe Broad beans want eating at about the size of a thumbnail, but they're often twice that size when you buy them - leathery-skinned and starchy. So, it's really worthwhile growing your own, as you can
