Home Spring recipes Spring recipes As the days get longer, take advantage of the sweet offerings of the new season. Try our sensational recipes for lamb, asparagus and elderflower and embrace the vibrant, colourful dishes of spring. SPRING | SUMMER | AUTUMN | WINTER Recipe: Tom Aikens's roast leg of lamb The arrival of Spring is an grand time of year for all those who love fresh, seasonal food, with the arrival of all the delicious young vegetables and salads. Tom Aikens shares his recipe for roast lamb. How to make rack of lamb with harissa, asparagus and garlic-and-almond sourdough crumbs Now's the time to enjoy British-grown asparagus. How to make pasta with radicchio, pear, walnut and feta Radicchio's bitter leaves add interesting flavours to this spring pasta dish. An unbeatable shoulder-of-lamb shepherd's pie recipe ideal for Easter, as dreamed up by the chefs at Fortnum & Mason If you're looking for a dish that mixes show-stopper with comfort food, this is just ideal. The ultimate 'posh' rhubarb and custard? How to make rhubarb, raspberry and thyme mille-feuille Here's how to elevate simple rhubarb and custard to something rather smart. Thinly sliced beef with roasted radishes and radish-top pesto Our kitchen garden cook gets creative with radishes for this week's recipe. How to make roast chicken, fennel, lemon and new-potato tray bake Make the most of your new potato crop says our kitchen garden cook. How to make perfect roast lamb, by Gizzi Erskine 'I’m back into having my leg of lamb served pink with a charry crust' How to make perfect hot cross buns Making hot cross buns is simple, and they’re so much more delicious then shop-bought buns. Sunday-supper: Welsh ‘buck’ rarebit Spinach is a delicious and welcome addition to classic Welsh rarebit. The ultimate cauliflower cheese – whole roasted cauliflower with cheddar, Parmesan and broth Cauliflower is one of those vegetables that dresses up rather well, says our kitchen garden cook. Creamy chicken Swiss-chard rolls with walnut pesto and pomegranate seeds Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson makes the most of delicious green, leafy vegetables and makes yummy Swiss-chard rolls. How to make rocket-and-pea panna cottas with sesame salmon Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson makes panna cottas with rocket. Three beautiful ways to cook with wild garlic With its many health-giving properties, wild garlic makes a versatile ingredient for pesto or to add to delicious cod fritters. Roast butterflied leg of lamb with vignarola Globe artichokes are often overlooked - here's why you should persevere with the prep. Crisp-and-hot chicken salad with sesame Some like it hot: succulent leg meat with a crisp skin sings with Asian flavours such as sesame, chilli and soy. Cold-chicken salad with tarragon-cream dressing and pea shoots A creamy tarragon dressing is the perfect accompaniment to this chicken and pea-shoot salad. Salmon with citrus, red-onion flowers, potato gnocchi and wild-garlic cream sauce Melanie Johnson goes foraging for wild garlic. A luxury queen of puddings, perfect for Easter lunch Add a little eggs-travagance to the table this Easter Sunday. Recipe: Simon Hopkinson's Le Mont Blanc meringue cake Surrender to this sinful meringue pudding. Next >