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Spring Forward

As the cold days draw to a close, we find ourselves craving freshness. These six great recipes pack a herbaceous punch.

Chickpea wraps

with onion, parsley & sumac salad

Pissaladière/Onion & anchovy tart

Squid & prawn spiedini

with lemon tabouli

Grilled tuna

with mint salsa & orange and fennel salad

Yoğurtlu kebap

Fine apple tart

with lavender & honey crème fraîche

Best of Comfort Food

Winter and a global pandemic seem like good reasons to stay home. These recipes will help while away the hours and help warm the soul.

Spatchcock

with haricot beans and spinach

Pork & clam cataplana

Chicken & mushroom pie

Broad beans with chouriço & goat’s cheese

Slow-roast lamb shoulder

with layered potatoes

Apple & prune pie

Sri Lankan Supreme

With its rich cultural influences, this island nation’s cuisine is super hot right now. Here’s a guide to some of the wines that work well with the strong flavours.

Crab & green mango curry

Sri Lankan fish patties

Cauliflower and sweet potato dahl

Egg hoppers

with coconut sambal

Grilled black pepper beef

with stir-fried green beans

Chilli potato

with crispy fried onion

Pickle Your Fancy

The end of summer calls for the start of something special. Pickled, cured and fermented dishes are the perfect way to bring out your creative side in 2020.

Spaghetti alle vongole

Pickled vegetables

Roasted eggplant

with black lentils & preserved lemon dressing

Cured kingfish

with blood orange & pickled beet salad

Korean beef short ribs

with fermented black beans & kimchi

Green mango & fermented red cabbage rice paper rolls

with sesame tuna

Let’s Go Outside

The summer months call for outdoor celebrations. This deliciously fresh alfresco feast served with matching wines has you covered.

Warm buttered lobster rolls

Tomato & burrata tart

Grilled asparagus & summer herb salad

Poached summer seafood

with baby potatoes, paprika butter & chilli thyme salt

Simple fig & melonpanzanella salad

Peach & raspberry slab tart

Feast from the Middle East

Middle Eastern cuisine makes for perfect spring eating. Indulge in this not-too heavy, not-too light feast with matched wines and,
of course, mint tea for good measure.

Buffalo burrata

with grilled nectarines & figs

Slow wood-roasted lamb shoulder

with rose petal ras el hanout

Cous cous & fig tagine

with zucchini & saffron

Chopped salad

with fresh radish & pomegranate

Quail stuffed

with cherry, pistachio & cous cous

Serpentine cake

Spring Herbs

Spring is upon us so that calls for freshly picked garden herbs and dishes with fresher and brighter flavours – and, of course, excellent wines to match.

Fritto misto

with tempura herbs & fennel salt

Wild weed pie

Barbecued snapper

WITH LEMONGRASS & GINGER

Herb pappardelle

with sage, burnt butter, roasted pumpkin & goat’s curd

Bistecca Fiorentina

with salsa verde

Spanner crab & soft herb omelette

with miso butter

Bistro Fare

These French bistro recipes are rich and flavoursome and are sure to leave your friends and family satisfied.

Grilled steak

with Paris butter and frites

Duck liver parfait

with baguette and spiced cherries

Radish with French butter and salt & oysters mignonette

Roasted goat's cheese and frisée salad en croute with speck lardons

Tarragon spatchcock

with rice soubise

Spiced shiraz plum tarte Tatin

Master Pasta

Take the plunge and make your pasta from scratch. It's worth it in the end, especially when cooked alongside delicious proteins and sauces, and paired with the perfect wine.

Basic pasta dough

Scampi tagliatelle

Slow-cooked brisket

with silken hankies

Zucchini, chickpea & spinach busiati pasta

Roasted chicken

WITH SALMORIGLIO SPAGHETTINI & GARLIC BREAD

Roasted tomato & burrata carbonara

Baked gnocchi

with burrata and warm eschalot vinaigrette

Super Salads

A feast for the eyes, you'll be wonderfully surprised by these delightful dishes of colour and texture, each brimming with diverse and delicious flavours from far and wide.

Warm salad

of roast cauliflower, labneh, olives and almonds

Heirloom tomatoes

with burrata and warm eschalot vinaigrette

Slow cooked lamb

With freekeh tabbouleh, feta and pomegranate

Marinated pork skewers

With crispy noodle, cucumber and green mango

Crab and celeriac remoulade

with burnt tarragon butter

Chilled salmon tataki bowl

With pickles and shichimi togarashi

Catalan Feast

Celebratory occasion or not, there's nothing quite like a culinary get-together with seafood in the crowd-pleasing Catalan style.

Fideuà

with squid, prawns, mussels and saffron allioli

Pa amb tomàquet

Lobsters

with patatas bravas

Tuna empanadas

with herb salsa

Seafood

with romesco sauce

Crema catalana

Christmas Pavlova

Spring Chicken

These French bistro recipes are rich and flavoursome and are sure to leave your friends and family satisfied.

Roast chicken

with spring veg and herbs

Chicken Caesar Salad

Fried chicken

with jerk sauce and corn & carrot salads

Chicken, vegetable and bean soup

with salsa verde

Poulet au vinaigre

Hainanese chicken rice