Recipes

Smashed chocolate licorice meringues with whipped cream and cherries I love eating cherries straight out of the bag and often when I pick up a bag at the shop they don’t even make it home. But if they do, serving them with chocolate licorice meringue and whipped cream is a fantastic way to make a delicious cherry taste even better. …

I love sweet, salty and sour combinations; it really livens up a plate of food to have all the different flavours going on. Cherries are perfect for pickling. They have a sweet note that pairs perfectly with a simple red wine pickle. Throw them together with some melon, courgette and some salty feta for a surprisingly refreshing summer salad. Ingredients …

Crispy skinned duck breast with a cherry sauce and creamy spinach and polenta Duck à l’orange might be more the famous of the fruit and duck pairings, but cherries work even better. The trick with cooking fresh cherries is to retain some of their bite, so rather than stewing them in the sauce, add them in at the last minute …

The French classic dessert, millefeuille, literally meaning a thousand sheets, is a show stopping way to showcase seasonal cherries. The crisp layers of puff pastry combined with a light airy mousse contrasts well with the sweet tang of the cherries. The pastry and cherries can be prepared in advance leaving you just the mousse to whip up and plate. Makes …

Enjoy the first of the rhubarb with naturally sweet and juicy British strawberries spooned over a rich creamy vanilla custard and buttery melt in the mouth shortbread style pastry case. Serves 8 Prep: 30 minutes Chill: 15 minutes plus several hours Cook: 29-40 minutes Tart cases 250g (9oz) plain flour 50g (2oz) icing sugar 100g (4oz) butter at room temperature, …

Light and fresh spring recipe of mixed grain salad with blueberries and maple roasted baby carrots and new potatoes. Packed with energising wholegrains and vitamin boosting blueberries this easy salad will help revitalise and boost your immune system. Sticky glazed baby carrots and knobbly baby anya potatoes have been roasted with maple syrup, fennel and pumpkin seeds, Jersey Royal baby …

Look out for packs of mixed red and white quinoa with bulgur wheat, which cooks in just 10 minutes and makes a great change from rice. Any leftovers can be packed into a plastic box and taken to work for lunch. Serves 4 Prep: 25 minutes Cook: 10-14 minutes Lamb skewers 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, …

No time to cook? This is just a quick assembly job, so no cooking required. Serves 6 Prep: 10 minutes Ingredients 150g (5oz) Greek style yogurt 100g (4oz) good quality lemon curd 1 passion fruit, halved 6 readymade brandy snap baskets 150g (5oz) small strawberries, halved 100g (4oz) raspberries 75g (3oz) blueberries 25g (1oz) dark chocolate, broken into pieces Method …

If you’ve had a manic week at work, unwind and make this rustic, artisan looking loaf, kneading warm bread dough will soon get rid of those feelings of stress, there’s only one rising, so it’s much quicker than most breads and you’ll fill the house with an amazing smell while it bakes. Then sit back and tuck into bread fresh …

This easy dessert can be made the day before, even the week before and kept in the freezer all ready and waiting to go. Just remember to take it out of the freezer when you sit down for your main course so that it has a little time to defrost slightly so that the flavour of the blackberries comes through …