Celebrate the bounty of spring with these seasonal recipes

The new season has arrived with a fresh crop of delicious ingredients. Here’s how to make the most of them.

What’s in season in spring

Spring brings with it a host of fresh seasonal produce. Here’s what to look out for at your local grocery store or farmer’s market.

Vegetables:

Brinjals, mushrooms, green beans, cabbage, beetroot, leeks, lettuce

Fruit:

Apricots, oranges, papayas/pawpaws, avocados, pineapples, peaches, gooseberries, apples, dates, grapefruit, guavas, naartjies, tomatoes, nectarines, kiwi, tomatoes

How to use these spring ingredients

From recipes for your next braai to local desserts the whole family will love, here are our must-try recipes to celebrate spring.

Breakfasts

Apple and date flapjacks

Fresh kiwifruit breakfast parfait

Snacks

Beetroot hummus with leeks

Millet and cowpea falafel lettuce wraps

Salads

Lamb with steamed spring vegetables

Nectarine, tomato and basil salad

Braai

Smoky guava BBQ glazed skaapstertjies

Apricot and orange-glazed snoek

Light meals

Crispy fish salad wraps with avocado and pineapple

Orange and honey glazed pork steaks

Balsamic chicken with green beans and tomatoes

Weeknight dinners

Fish curry with papaya salsa

Brinjal and mushroom lasagne

Cabbage bobotie with tomato chutney

Desserts

Peach and gooseberry tarte tatin

Cheesecake tart with grapefruit jelly

Naartjie-infused malva pudding