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St David's Day recipes

Celebrate the best of Welsh produce this St David's Day. Whether you make chicken and leek pie, Welsh cakes or simply Welsh rarebit, we've got plenty of recipes to choose from.

Leek and Caerphilly pancakes

Celebrate the unique combination of St David's Day and Shrove Tuesday with savoury leek and Caerphilly pancakes. Ticks all the boxes.

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See all recipes for pancakes (98)

Light meals & snacks

St David's Day menus

St David's Day menu

Vegetarian St David's Day menu

St David's Day collections

St David's Day baking

Wonderful Welsh recipes

St David's Day recipes

Mashed potato

by Poppy O'Toole

Roast leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary

by Mike Robinson

Leek and potato soup

by The BBC Food team

Light meals & snacks

Creamed leeks

Slow roast shoulder of lamb with sliced potatoes

Bara brith

by Mary Hamilton

Cakes and baking

Vegan leek and potato soup

Light meals & snacks

Easy chicken and leek pie

by Kerry Whelpdale

Hairy Bikers' creamy chicken, ham and leek pie

by The Hairy Bikers

Grilled lamb steak with rosemary butter and chargrilled broccoli

by Brian Turner

Roasted chicken breast with leeks and green beans

by Angela Hartnett

Cheesy leeks

by Justine Pattison

Potato, leek and cheese pie

Chestnut, leek and mushroom tartlets

by The Vegetarian Society

Starters & nibbles

Crab and leek tart

by The Hairy Bikers

Leek risotto with Parmesan crisps

by Nigel Slater

Leek and Caerphilly pancakes (Crempog cennin a caws Caerphilly)

by Mari Williams

Light meals & snacks

Lamb cutlets with mint, chilli and golden potatoes

by Nigella Lawson

Smoky bacon and leek quiche

by Thane Prince

Neck of lamb with lemon and thyme

by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Lamb burgers with mint mayo and tomato relish

Smoked haddock rarebit tart

by Matt Tebbutt

Honey cake

by James Martin

Cakes and baking

Fennel Welsh cakes with a blueberry coulis

by Nadiya Hussain

Cakes and baking

See all St David's Day recipes (66)

Related dishes

Bara brith

Roast lamb

Welsh cakes

Welsh rarebit

Related ingredients

Caerphilly

Lamb

Leek

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