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
Fresh kiwifruit breakfast parfait
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
Crispy fish salad wraps with avocado and pineapple
Orange and honey glazed pork steaks
Balsamic chicken with green beans and tomatoes
Weeknight dinners
Cabbage bobotie with tomato chutney
Peach and gooseberry tarte tatin