Seasonal eats spring and summer
Fruit and veg you can enjoy more cheaply and in a more sustainable way, when it’s in season.
Spotting seasonal goodies can really liven up your dinner table all year round. Here’s a list of produce you should be able to source locally or at least from near Europe rather than farther away. For more, see Eat seasonally, save money.
March
VEG Beetroot, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, leeks, potatoes, carrots, swede, parsnips, spring onions and cauliflower.]
FRUIT Rhubarb and pomegranate.
Also celeriac, purple sprouting broccoli, chicory.
April
VEG Leeks, potatoes, radishes, watercress, broad beans, cauliflower, spring cabbage and spring onions.
FRUIT Passion fruit and rhubarb.
Also Jersey Royal new potatoes, spinach and kale.
May
VEG Asparagus, broad beans, watercress, carrots, salad leaves, mushrooms, broccoli, potatoes and peas.
FRUIT Cherries and strawberries.
Also Jersey Royal new potatoes, fennel and mange tout.
June
VEG Asparagus, broad beans, courgettes, radishes, runner beans, spring onions, watercress and turnips.
FRUIT Rhubarb, gooseberries, passion fruit, strawberries and raspberries.
Also artichoke and aubergine.
July
VEG Asparagus, beetroot, salad leaves, broad beans, potatoes, courgettes, radishes, runner beans, spring onions, watercress, sweetcorn and turnips.
FRUIT Cherries, gooseberries, peaches, strawberries, blackberries, peaches and raspberries.
Also figs, artichoke, chillies and aubergine.
August
VEG Beetroot, broad beans, courgettes, salad leaves and cucumber, marrow, carrots, leeks, potatoes, radishes, garlic, tomatoes, runner beans, turnips, sweetcorn, spring onions, peas and watercress.
FRUIT Apples, blackberries, peaches, strawberries, raspberries, plums and gooseberries.
Also artichokes, aubergine, figs, damsons, redcurrants, chillies, peppers and apricots.
See also Seasonal eats- autumn and winter.