Recipes using wild garlic and nettles

A sweet and punchy side that's ideal for wild garlic picking season

In an extract from their new book ‘The Irish Bakery’, food writer Cherie Denham and photographer Andrew Montgomery present a twist on the traditional Irish soda bread

Wild garlic is easily foraged at this time of year and ribboned through the pasta, it gives this a subtle garlic taste.

Nettles are nature’s superfood, full of vitamins and minerals; they also grow in abundance in the wild. I love their rich, earthy-green flavour, which you can really taste in this dish. Pick them with gloves, pinching just the top crown of leaves, as the stalks can be tough

Make the most of wild garlic season with chef Louis Korovilas' zingy recipe that pairs it with creamy burrata

A punchy soup recipe from chef Olia Hercules that uses foraged wild garlic, nettles and sorrel

At the start of spring, chef Trine Hahnemann heads to the woods to forage for wild garlic leaves and make this lovely dish

Sally Clarke's risotto with wild garlic and peas for a gorgeous vegetarian recipe that makes the most of seasonal produce.

Rowley Leigh's light risotto allows complex flavours to shine