Spring

The move from winter to spring is always a welcome relief.

With Spring in the air it's time to look towards the new ingredients coming into season, with the sweet flavour of Spring lamb, the vibrant green of fresh asparagus, watercress, the ruby red of rhubarb and later on tender broad beans.

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Asparagus Soup

This elegant soup is perfect to make when asparagus comes into season in spring. It can be served hot or ve...

This elegant soup is perfect to make when asparagus comes into season in spring. It can be served hot or very well chilled. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch h...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

to cook

Asparagus and Cheese Tart

Just to make the very most of the English asparagus during its very short season, I cook it every which way...

Just to make the very most of the English asparagus during its very short season, I cook it every which way, hence this very simple but sublime tart. Vegetarians ma...

30 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Braised Peas, Rocket and Spring Onions

This is a good recipe for slightly older peas, which, in my opinion, sometimes have more texture and flavou...

This is a good recipe for slightly older peas, which, in my opinion, sometimes have more texture and flavour than the younger ones. However, if the peas you are usi...

8 minutes - 15 minutes

to cook

Broad Bean Salad

The fresh broad bean season seems to be so short, I always feel the need to feast as much as possible when ...

The fresh broad bean season seems to be so short, I always feel the need to feast as much as possible when I can, hence this salad. It's good as a first course or t...

5 minutes

to cook

Carrot and Coriander Soup

This is a lovely soup to make with spring carrots that are not quite as sweet as those in the summer. Co...

This is a lovely soup to make with spring carrots that are not quite as sweet as those in the summer. Coriander is said to have the flavour of roasted orange peel, ...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

to cook

Chicken Basque

The delicious combination of chicken and rice, olives and peppers is typical of all the regions around the ...

The delicious combination of chicken and rice, olives and peppers is typical of all the regions around the western Mediterranean but, to my mind, this Spanish version,...

50 minutes - 1 hour

to cook

Chicken Salad with Tarragon

This is the perfect main course salad for lunch, with perhaps some rice salad to go with it. The Delia O...

This is the perfect main course salad for lunch, with perhaps some rice salad to go with it. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to make homemade mayonnaise ...

Fish Cakes with Capers

A good way to make a pound (450 g) of fish seem just like 2 pounds (900 g). The Delia Online Cookery Sch...

A good way to make a pound (450 g) of fish seem just like 2 pounds (900 g). The Delia Online Cookery School: Have you seen Delia's ingenious method for shallow fryi...

Fried Cabbage with Bacon

This is good enough for a meal on its own, and excellent with sausages and jacket potatoes. The Delia On...

This is good enough for a meal on its own, and excellent with sausages and jacket potatoes. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch Delia's method for cooking caulif...

17 minutes - 18 minutes

to cook

Fried Herrings with Oatmeal

Why is it that fresh sardines are so highly thought of and yet herrings are largely ignored? Firstly, th...

Why is it that fresh sardines are so highly thought of and yet herrings are largely ignored? Firstly, they're very closely related, so their taste is similar; secon...

3 minutes - 5 minutes

to cook

Frying-pan Paella

I have to confess that for years I avoided making a paella, ever since I read in one cookery book that one ...

I have to confess that for years I avoided making a paella, ever since I read in one cookery book that one of the ingredients was a 'singing bird'. Simply on humani...

Greek Lamb with Lemon and Garlic

How something so simple can taste so good may be difficult to understand, but it does! NOTE: This recipe...

How something so simple can taste so good may be difficult to understand, but it does! NOTE: This recipe is from the book Delia's How to Cheat at Cooking, which was...

3 hours

to cook

Hot Smoked Salmon with Leeks and Mustard

A luxurious combination, this one, and easy as pie: an indulgent supper dish for two with the mustard cutti...

A luxurious combination, this one, and easy as pie: an indulgent supper dish for two with the mustard cutting through the richness of the salmon. The Delia Online C...

Hot and Sour Pickled Prawns

This is an ace of a first course for busy people. It is dead easy to prepare and, as it needs at least 4...

This is an ace of a first course for busy people. It is dead easy to prepare and, as it needs at least 48 hours to pickle the prawns and allow the flavours to devel...

Marinated Cucumber and Sesame Salad

This very simple little salad makes a nice side dish. I like to serve it as a nibble before an oriental ...

This very simple little salad makes a nice side dish. I like to serve it as a nibble before an oriental meal. If you have problems tracking down Japanese ingredient...

Vegetarian

Marinated Pork with Coriander

The Greeks call this traditional dish 'afelia'. If you have time to leave the meat to steep overnight an...

The Greeks call this traditional dish 'afelia'. If you have time to leave the meat to steep overnight and for the flavours to develop, so much the better. The De...

10 minutes - 15 minutes

to cook

Melted Cheese Frittata

This is Italy's version of an open-face omelette and, while the tortilla or Spanish omelette is golden brow...

This is Italy's version of an open-face omelette and, while the tortilla or Spanish omelette is golden brown, the frittata is cooked even more slowly and should not be...

Vegetarian

New Potatoes with Bacon and Onion

Serve this with fresh fried eggs and you have a very quick and simple supper dish. The Delia Online Cook...

Serve this with fresh fried eggs and you have a very quick and simple supper dish. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to make fried eggs in our video. Just ...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

to cook

Old-fashioned Rhubarb Trifle

Old-fashioned because when I was a child – a very long time ago – I used to love jelly trifles, and my moth...

Old-fashioned because when I was a child – a very long time ago – I used to love jelly trifles, and my mother would always make one for my birthday. This is a much ...

Paella

I've had lots of hits and misses with this Spanish classic, adding ridiculous, overwhelming amounts of saff...

I've had lots of hits and misses with this Spanish classic, adding ridiculous, overwhelming amounts of saffron to try getting it as yellow as it is in Spain. Then I...

Pot-roasted Chicken Veronique

This is a quite delightful Chicken Pot-roast Veronique: a plump free-range chicken braised with wine, vermo...

This is a quite delightful Chicken Pot-roast Veronique: a plump free-range chicken braised with wine, vermouth and a hint of tarragon and grapes. Add to that some J...

2 hours

to cook

Purple Sprouting Broccoli with Chilli

This is something a little different to ring the changes whilst we have an abundance of sprouting broccoli....

This is something a little different to ring the changes whilst we have an abundance of sprouting broccoli. I think it goes very well with most oriental dishes or j...

5 minutes - 6 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Purée of Broad Beans

This light, fluffy green purée would be an excellent accompaniment to any pork or bacon dish, and is a love...

This light, fluffy green purée would be an excellent accompaniment to any pork or bacon dish, and is a lovely partner to some good pork sausages. The Delia Online C...

4 minutes - 6 minutes

to cook

Rhubarb Cheesecake

If you can't get hold of curd cheese for this, cottage cheese will do but it must be sieved first. The D...

If you can't get hold of curd cheese for this, cottage cheese will do but it must be sieved first. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch Delia introduce her online...

Spring

Asparagus Soup

Asparagus and Cheese Tart

Braised Peas, Rocket and Spring Onions

Broad Bean Salad

Carrot and Coriander Soup

Chicken Basque

Chicken Salad with Tarragon

Fish Cakes with Capers

Fried Cabbage with Bacon

Fried Herrings with Oatmeal

Frying-pan Paella

Greek Lamb with Lemon and Garlic

Hot Smoked Salmon with Leeks and Mustard

Hot and Sour Pickled Prawns

Marinated Cucumber and Sesame Salad

Marinated Pork with Coriander

Melted Cheese Frittata

New Potatoes with Bacon and Onion

Old-fashioned Rhubarb Trifle

Paella

Pot-roasted Chicken Veronique

Purple Sprouting Broccoli with Chilli

Purée of Broad Beans

Rhubarb Cheesecake

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