Delia's Menu for May

Asparagus with Lemon Butter Crumbs
This is just to ring the changes from plain melted butter and the crumbs add a lovely crunchy texture. 

 

Chicken Basque
The delicious combination of chicken and rice, olives and peppers is typical of all the regions around the western Mediterranean but, to my mind, this Spanish version, with the addition of spicy chorizo sausage and a hint of paprika, beats the lot. 
 

Lemon Millefeuille
This wispy, light, lemony cake (or is it a pudding?) is perfect for spring and simplicity itself to make. The millefeuille – literally 'thousand leaves' in French – refers to the flaky pastry layers, which need to be really crisp and not too thick to provide the proper contrast of textures with the creamy filling.