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The Foody Diaries
personal and innovative recipes inspired by THE MIDDLE EAST.


Fish tortillas with wild garlic mustard chimichurri
Fish tortillas with foraged wild garlic mustard chimichurri and wilted bistort leaves. Making the most of nature's larder


Hake with clams and wild garlic oil
Flaky white fish doused in a creamy white wine sauce with wild garlic oil. This dish is a true celebration of Spring's bounty, fresh wild...


Spring crab salad with garden peas and radish
Lightly refreshing with subtle flavours, this crab salad with fennel, radish and peas is a lovely summer dish.


Prawn and shiitake mushroom summer rolls
These delicious summer rolls are stuffed with garlic prawns, Shiitake mushrooms and fresh herbs


Thai mussels with lemongrass, galangal and chili
Thai mussels in a delicious coconut broth with lemongrass, galangal and chili


Hand dived scallops with wild garlic butter
Hand dived scallops are pan-fried and basted in homemade wild garlic butter, making for a show-stopping starter


Simple foraged wild garlic butter
Make the most of nature's larder with this wild garlic butter, use to baste scallops or toss through fresh greens


Pork chops with hogweed seed salt rub and kohlrabi, apple and elder slaw
Middle white pig pork chops with foraged hogweed seed salt rub and a kohlrabi, apple and elder slaw


Baked eggs with wild garlic, peppery rocket and harissa yogurt
Baked eggs with wild garlic leaves, peppery rocket and harissa-spiced yogurt


Salmon with linguine, wild garlic and asparagus
Salmon en papillote with foraged wild garlic pesto and asparagus


Foraged wild garlic pesto
With it's delicate garlicky flavour, wild garlic makes the perfect ingredient for a delicate pesto


Cod en papillote with wild Alexander leaves, roast fennel and saffron aioli
Cod en papillote with foraged Alexander leaves, roasted vegetables and a garlicky saffron aioli


Spelt with roasted courgette and black seed honey halloumi
Warm spelt salad with roast courgettes and sticky spiced honey halloumi


Smoky mushroom and kale lasagne with spring cabbage
Smoky mushroom and curly kale lasagne with leeks, served with spring cabbage


Fresh fettucine with kale and walnut pesto
Fresh fettucine pasta with kale and walnut pesto


Wild venison ragù with fresh pappardelle pasta
This is a beautiful, thick, rich and wholesome ragù with British wild venison and warming spices.


Ras al hanout chicken legs with freekeh
Moroccan spices infuse chicken legs and nutty freekeh


Beef shin tagine with butternut squash and sticky prunes
Beef shin tagine with butternut squash and sticky prunes. Cooked gradually for maximum flavour and served with fluffy couscous.


Mackerel, pear and spelt salad with spinach and horseradish dressing
A hearty salad with fresh grilled mackerel, nutty spelt, soft pear and vibrant beetroot.


Fresh farfalle pasta with fresh sea purslane, watercress and anchovies
Fresh farfalle pasta with foraged sea purslane, peppery watercress and anchovies
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