Summer's most popular recipes

Summer’s top 20 recipes

Here are the recipes you loved the most over the summer holiday.

Summer is a busy time in the kitchen, Christmas or no Christmas. Here are the recipes that were searched for over and over again during the scorcher months of December until February.

Glazed ham

Glazed ham

Neil Perry: Prawn cocktail

Neil Perry: Prawn cocktail

Persian love cake

Persian love cake

Eton Mess

Eton Mess

Strawberry and Watermelon Cake

Strawberry and Watermelon Cake

Bread and butter pudding

Bread and butter pudding

Boiled Crab with Spiced Salt Dipping Sauce

Boiled Crab with Spiced Salt Dipping Sauce

Italian meringue

Italian meringue

Eight-hour lamb shoulder with Israeli couscous and labne

Eight-hour lamb shoulder with Israeli couscous and labne

Warm roast cauliflower, chickpea and quinoa salad

Warm roast cauliflower, chickpea and quinoa salad

Quinoa salad with pomegranate, pumpkin and ashed goat’s cheese

Quinoa salad with pomegranate, pumpkin and ashed goat’s cheese

Pulled chicken and black bean nachos

Pulled chicken and black bean nachos

Pea and ham soup

Pea and ham soup

Momofuku’s steamed buns

Momofuku’s steamed buns

Bread and butter pickles

Bread and butter pickles

Shakshuka

Shakshuka

Okonomiyaki with shredded cabbage, daikon and fried noodles

Okonomiyaki with shredded cabbage, daikon and fried noodles

Macarons

Macarons

Baeckeoffe

Baeckeoffe

Shepherd’s pie

Shepherd’s pie

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