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Cook Healthier Dishes with Seasonal Food

Seasonal Food

Fruits and vegetables are thriving in abundance this spring, while certain fish species are at their optimum time to be enjoyed. Make the most of seasonal food with our helpful list below for in-season foods to enjoy now.

Foods that we can enjoy in spring

Fruit

Enjoy fresh rhubarb and bananas as they continue to be in season, perfect for including in homemade bakes.

Kiwis are a great addition to your fruit salad, and a very healthy choice that tastes its best right now.

Vegetables

Enjoy rocket, lettuce leaves, watercress and spinach at their best in spring, ideal for the base of a fresh and flavoursome salad.

Ingredients such as jersey royal new potatoes, spring onions and radishes are all great this season and are often recipe staples.

One of the best vegetables for this season is asparagus, alongside green broccoli, purple sprouting broccoli and wild nettles.

Herbs

Add some extra flavour to your dishes with some basil, chives, dill, rosemary and tarragon.

Meat and Fish

Enjoy lamb this spring, best served with in season potatoes and veg.

As for fish – cod, salmon, haddock and sea trout are prevalent right now. You can also enjoy the delicious flavour of prawns, lobster and crab.

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Summary of Seasonal Foods for Spring

  • Fruits: Bananas, kiwi fruit, rhubarb
  • Vegetables: Asparagus, broccoli, jersey royal new potatoes, lettuce & salad leaves, purple sprouting broccoli, radishes, rocket, samphire, spinach, spring onions, watercress, wild nettles
  • Herbs: Basil, chives, dill, rosemary and tarragon
  • Fish: Cod, coley, crab, haddock, langoustine, lobster, plaice, prawns, salmon, sea trout, shrimp, whelks, whitebait
  • Meats: Lamb

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