Bay leaf recipes

bay leaf
No Mediterranean or Italian dish is complete without a flavoursome bay leaf or two. Add these big, shiny leaves at the start of the cooking process to slowly infuse the dish with their robust aroma.

Shop Cooks' Ingredients Bay Leaf

Lemony one-pan chicken & rice (tavuk kapama)
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Griddled harissa halloumi with lentil, pomegranate, courgette & mint
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Steak à l’échalote
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Braised fennel with goat's cheese
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Peach melba tatin
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Lamb with apricots & ginger
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Garlicky white beans, leeks & cod
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Braised Puy lentils & red cabbage
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Chipotle black beans with hake
5 out of 5 stars(2)
The best... veggie cottage pie
5 out of 5 stars(9)
Braised chicory with orange, thyme & honey
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Baked swede & Cheddar pudding
4 out of 5 stars(10)
The best mulled wine
Red cabbage & celeriac gratin
Pork chops with crackling, cider-braised red cabbage & salad onion butter
Chocolate & cherry yule log
Cosy leek & smoked haddock mac ‘n’ cheese
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Onion & chive bagel bread sauce
Lamb, kale & ginger curry
4.5 out of 5 stars(5)
Leek & apple soup with Cheddar croutons
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Pot-roast topside of beef with chimichurri
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Celeriac soup with toasted hazelnuts & truffle oil
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Daube de boeuf
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Spiced lentil casserole with shallots & root vegetables
4.5 out of 5 stars(6)
Creamy tomato soup with goat’s cheese & poppy seed scones
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Roast chicken on a bed of tomatoes
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Roast tomato & saffron quiche
Quick-pickled dill cucumbers
4.5 out of 5 stars(4)
Chilled Romano pepper soup
5 out of 5 stars(5)
Pineapple-brined pulled pork
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Radish & pea soup
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Braised leg of lamb with mint, parsley & almond pesto
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Tahari
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Crisp-topped mac ’n’ cheese with tomatoes & green beans
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Sharp-sweet shallots
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Roast baby tomatoes & chickpeas with bay and garlic
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Slow-roast lamb shoulder with beer & carrots
4.5 out of 5 stars(7)
Adraki chicken
3.5 out of 5 stars(5)
Potatoes dauphinoise
4.5 out of 5 stars(5)
The best beef Bourguignon
5 out of 5 stars(7)
Vermont baked beans
5 out of 5 stars(5)
Chicory gratin
3 out of 5 stars(2)
Indian-spiced lamb shoulder
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Ultimate vegetarian gravy
3 out of 5 stars(4)
The only gravy recipe you need
Turkey gravy
Honey roast ham with Cumberland sauce
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Chicken with fennel, harissa & olives
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Blackberry & bay custard tart
4 out of 5 stars(4)
Puy lentils with asparagus, mangetout, hazelnuts & blue cheese
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Tomato rice with chorizo & smoked paprika
4 out of 5 stars(6)
Jeremy Lee's spring salmagundi with herby rack of lamb
4.5 out of 5 stars(4)
Chole (spiced chickpeas)
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Barbacoa gammon with black bean & mango salsa

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Lemony one-pan chicken & rice (tavuk kapama)

Griddled harissa halloumi with lentil, pomegranate, courgette & mint

Steak à l’échalote

Braised fennel with goat's cheese

Peach melba tatin

Lamb with apricots & ginger

Garlicky white beans, leeks & cod

Braised Puy lentils & red cabbage

Chipotle black beans with hake

The best... veggie cottage pie

Braised chicory with orange, thyme & honey

Baked swede & Cheddar pudding

The best mulled wine

Red cabbage & celeriac gratin

Pork chops with crackling, cider-braised red cabbage & salad onion butter

Chocolate & cherry yule log

Cosy leek & smoked haddock mac ‘n’ cheese

Onion & chive bagel bread sauce

Lamb, kale & ginger curry

Leek & apple soup with Cheddar croutons

Pot-roast topside of beef with chimichurri

Celeriac soup with toasted hazelnuts & truffle oil

Daube de boeuf

Spiced lentil casserole with shallots & root vegetables

Creamy tomato soup with goat’s cheese & poppy seed scones

Roast chicken on a bed of tomatoes

Roast tomato & saffron quiche

Quick-pickled dill cucumbers

Chilled Romano pepper soup

Pineapple-brined pulled pork

Radish & pea soup

Braised leg of lamb with mint, parsley & almond pesto

Tahari

Crisp-topped mac ’n’ cheese with tomatoes & green beans

Sharp-sweet shallots

Roast baby tomatoes & chickpeas with bay and garlic

Slow-roast lamb shoulder with beer & carrots

Adraki chicken

Potatoes dauphinoise

The best beef Bourguignon

Vermont baked beans

Chicory gratin

Indian-spiced lamb shoulder

Ultimate vegetarian gravy

The only gravy recipe you need

Turkey gravy

Honey roast ham with Cumberland sauce

Chicken with fennel, harissa & olives

Blackberry & bay custard tart

Puy lentils with asparagus, mangetout, hazelnuts & blue cheese

Tomato rice with chorizo & smoked paprika

Jeremy Lee's spring salmagundi with herby rack of lamb

Chole (spiced chickpeas)

Barbacoa gammon with black bean & mango salsa