Saffron recipes

A great dinner party dish. This can be made ahead and frozen so there's always something ready to entertain guests

Try infusing pears with the taste of saffron to make a unique and tasty pudding

Impress your friends with Jason Atherton's luxurious shellfish rice, topped with juicy cod and drizzled with saffron

If you love liver parfait, try Gordon Ramsay's step-by-step recipe to get a rich, silky smooth result

An interesting new starter idea of fried cheese from Cyprus, crispy toasted sourdough bread and a carrot topping

Cook up a Spanish-inspired feast of chicken cooked with saffron, almonds, spices and sherry. Top with hard-boiled eggs and serve with rice

This full-flavoured Spanish dish is great for the family or entertaining friends midweek

Make halva using chana daal (split baby chickpeas). Infused with saffron, cloves and cardamom flavours and scattered with nuts, it's a moreish sweet treat

Creamy, cheesy and with a delicate smokiness, this tart makes a great change to quiche, but is just as simple to make

Has all the flavours of Christmas without being too heavy and can be made at the last minute too

Upgrade this simple starter to a dinner party main with a splash of dry sherry and a bed of spaghetti

Brian Glover's creamy soup is perfect served as a dinner party starter or as a tasty and light supper

The citrus syrup makes for a wonderfully moist cake - great for afternoon tea or a dinner-party dessert

Infuse this super-healthy rice dish with the distinctive flavour of saffron - the dish is high in vitamin C, too

Try this paella with a difference, using fideo or vermicelli pasta instead of rice, with prawns, mussels, squid, monkfish and a sprinkling of saffron

Fish pie is a universal comfort food, we've given it a Spanish twist and a domino effect potato topping. The saffron and chorizo add a real depth of flavour