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Monday 1st July 2019

Find out what is in season this month

Here comes the sun (hopefully!). Summer means it has never been easier to eat local, fresh ingredients. It’s the peak of the UK and Ireland growing season, so whether you’re harvesting from your own plants or shopping for fresh food, now is the time to enjoy a bit of variety in your diet.  

Vegetables: artichoke, aubergine, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, carrots, chillies, courgettes, fennel, french beans, garlic, jersey royal new potatoes, kohlrabi, lettuce & salad leaves, mangetout, new potatoes, onions, pak choi, peas, radishes, rocket, runner beans, samphire, spinach, spring onions, tomatoes, turnips, watercress, wild nettles

Herbs: basil, chervil, chives, coriander, dill, elderflowers, oregano, mint, nasturtium, parsley (curly), parsley (flat-leafed), rosemary, sage, sorrel, tarragon, thyme

Fruit: apricots [i], bilberries, blueberries, cherries, gooseberries, greengages, kiwi fruit [i], melons [i], peaches [i], strawberries

Meat: lamb, rabbit, wood pigeon

Fish: cod, coley, crab, dover sole, haddock, halibut, herring, langoustine, mackerel, plaice, pollack, prawns, salmon, sardines, scallops (queen), sea bream, sea trout, shrimp, squid, whelks, whitebait

BBC Food has a whole page of seasonal recipe suggestions here.

This month why not try to bake a summer classic using those in-season strawberries: Mary Berry’s Strawberry Slices. They’re sure to go down a treat!

 [i] Indicates seasonally imported produce

Source: EatTheSeasons

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