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Don't leave your main course hanging! From double-cooked chips to salads, dips and veggies, we've got the perfect side dish recipe for every occasion

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Kale and roasted parsnips

Tossing roast parsnips and kale with a clementine dressing makes this feel more like a salad

Recipe by Ruth Hansom

45 mins

Serves: 4

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Welsh rarebit cauliflower cheese

A combination of two British classics: rarebit and cauliflower cheese. Best served alongside a classic Sunday roast dinner

Recipe by Spencer Lengsfield

45 mins, plus standing

Serves: 4-6 as a side

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Warm broccoli and date salad with pistachio topping

Caramelised broccoli and sweet dates are the perfect canvas for this spiced pistachio topping. Enjoy alongside roast chicken and potatoes

Recipe by Spencer Lengsfield

25 mins

Serves: 4, as a starter or side

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Courgette, sweet pepper and feta bake

This delicious summer bake makes seasonal veggies sing and can be put together the day before, ready to go in the oven

Recipe by Adam Smith

1 hr 30 mins, plus cooling

Serves: 4, as a side

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Summer vegetable briam

A summery take on roast vegetables, Greek-style. Bursting with seasonal flavours, it’s great with a stifado or on its own tossed with some orzo

Recipe by Nadine Brown

1 hr 30 mins

Serves: 6-8

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Quickles

Making pickles couldn’t be easier! We like to use the 3:2:1 method, meaning 3 parts vinegar, 2 parts water, and 1 part sugar with a pinch of salt. Adapt this however you like with different aromatics, types of vinegar, or less sugar depending on what you’re pickling

Recipe by Spencer Lengsfield

20 mins, plus pickling

Makes: 2 x 200g jars

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Fresh herb salad with cherries and almonds

Make the best of in-season cherries with this delicious sharing salad. Don’t be afraid to use lots of herbs, and to season with plenty of lemon juice and salt

Recipe by Oded Oren

45 mins

Serves: 6

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Pickle potato salad

Don’t waste your pickle brine! Put it to good use in this tangy potato salad – it makes a great barbecue side

Recipe by Abigail Spooner

35 mins, plus cooling

Serves: 4

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Fresh peas and broad beans with ricotta, almonds and lemon

Fresh peas and broad beans are wonderfully evocative of summer, and this recipe makes the best of them when in season.

Recipe by Twelve Triangles

35 mins

Serves: 4

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