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Spring delights With spring upon us, we still can’t ignore the slight nip in the air. Here are 12 dishes to warm your evenings, and prepare you for Spring.

1 Roasted butternut squash with soy balsamic dressing

Serves 4Prepare 5 minutesCook 35 minutes

• 2kgbutternutsquash100g Puy lentils• 100grocket• 1tspsesameseeds• 6springonions• oliveoil

Soy Dressing• 5tbspoliveoil• 3tbspbalsamicvinegar• 1tbspsoysauce• 1redchili• 1garlicclove• 1tspclearhoney

1 Pre heat oven to 200c for fan, 180c or gas mark 6. Put the butternut squash on a baking tray, cover in 1tbsp of olive oil and season.2Roast for 20 minutes,

shaking the tray a few times to separate the pieces.

3Simmer the lentils for 15 minutes, then drain.

4Whisk all the dressing ingredients together.5 Put the rocket in bowl,

with the lentils and quash on top. Pour the dressing over everything, and add the sesame seeds and spring onion to finish it off.

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2 Springchickenpot

•500gboneless,chickenbreast•300gsmallnewpotatoes•350gbroccoli•350gspringgreens•140gpetitspois•1onion•1tbspessentialWaitroseoliveoil•abunchofspringonions•2tbsppesto

3 Add to the pan stock, potatoes and a generous shake of ground black pepper, and bring to boil.4.Cover the pan and simmer for 30 minutes so the chicken is cooked and potatoes are soft. Can be frozen at this point is desired.5.Add the spring greens, petits pois, broccoli and spring onion and stir.6.Cover, leave to cook for approximately 5 minutes.7.Stir in the pesto and heat through for 2 minutes.8. Then serve and enjoy.

3 Warmsaladofspring

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•6largelambchops•1bunchofasparagus•140gpoddedpeas•140gbroadbeans•3tomatoes•handfultarragonleaves•handfulofmintleaves•6tbspoliveoil•2tbspredwinevinegar•1tbspcorianderseeds

Cook the peas for 2 minutes in the same salt water, and place into the iced water. Cook the broad beans also for 2 minutes, place into the ice cold water for a few moments, and then remove their skins.2.Cut across the bottom of each tomato, then plunge into boiling water for 10 seconds before putting into ice cold water. Peel, and dice tomatoes.3.Heat oil and coriander seeds, then stir through all the vegetables and vinegar, whilst off the heat.

1 Heat the oil in a large pan for a few moments and add the chopped onion.2 Fry until soft, and add in the chicken until browned.

1.Prepare a bowl of iced water. Bring to the boil a big pan of slat water. Cook the asparagus in this for 3 minutes, and the place into the ice cold water.

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4 Thaiprawn,gingerandspringonionstirfry

•200graw,peeledtigerprawns•8springonions•1redpepper•100gbeansprouts•1bunchofcoriander•3garliccloves•1greenThaichili•1tbspcastersugar•3tbspfishsauce•2tbspgroundnutoil•1tbspsoysauce•3cmpieceginger•85gwaterchestnuts•1lime

Add ginger and spring onions and fry for about a minute. Add the red pepper and fry until softened. 3.Add the bean sprouts and water chestnuts and toss the wok to mix everything together, until the bean sprouts soften. Add the soy sauce and a generous amount of ground black pepper, and stir. Tip everything into a serving dish.4.Use the leftover oil in the wok to cook the prawns in. Toss them for 2 minutes until they turn pink.

5 CrispychilibeefwithbroccoliServes 4Prepare Cook

•300gthin-cutsirloinsteaks•2garliccloves•broccoli•5cmpieceofginger•1tspdriedchiliflakes•1/2bunchspringonion•4tbspsoysauce•2limes•oil

1.Heat some oil, 5cm deep in a wok. Fry the steak until dark and crisp, and drain off the excess fat. Leave some oil in the pan.2.Fry the ginger, chili, garlic and broccoli for approximately 1 minute. Add the sweetened soy sauce and lime juice and cook all together for 2 minutes. 3.Put everything in a bowl, add some spring onions and serve.

What to cook March

1.Put prawns in a bowl. Add half of the lime juice and the fish sauce into the mixture and pour over the prawns.2.Heat a tbsp of oil in a wok.

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