What should you be cooking in May?

What should you be cooking in May?

May ingredients for seasonal cooking

Here is what you should be buying and cooking with this month:

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Fuit and Vegetables: Asparagus, Beetroot, Cabbage (Pointed), Cauliflower, Chicory, Chilli peppers, Elderflowers, Fennel (home-grown), Gooseberries, Leeks, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Onions, Oranges (navel), Potatoes (Desiree, King Edward, Salad, Pentland Javelin, Jersey Royal), Rhubarb, Rocket, Sorrel, Spinach (home grown), Spring greens, Spring onions, Squash, Turnips (winter), Watercress.

Meat and Game: Chicken, Lamb (Spring, British), Pork, Quail

Fish and Shellfish: Haddock, Herring, Mussels (farmed), Salmon (Atlantic farmed), Seabass (farmed), Trout (rainbow)

Fish recommendations are a guide only; please check current information with the Marine Conservation Society, Good Fish Guide

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Anya Potato Salad

I love the consistently good flavour of Anya potatoes. If you can’t get them, try to buy other good-flav...

I love the consistently good flavour of Anya potatoes. If you can’t get them, try to buy other good-flavoured salad potatoes for this. The Delia Online Cookery S...

Asparagus Under Wraps

The asparagus in this dish is steamed lightly then wrapped with cheese and Parma ham and baked till the che...

The asparagus in this dish is steamed lightly then wrapped with cheese and Parma ham and baked till the cheese is melted. Italian Fontina, if you can get it, has th...

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Braised Peas, Rocket and Spring Onions

This is a good recipe for slightly older peas, which, in my opinion, sometimes have more texture and flavou...

This is a good recipe for slightly older peas, which, in my opinion, sometimes have more texture and flavour than the younger ones. However, if the peas you are usi...

8 minutes - 15 minutes

Chicken with Sherry Vinegar

This is my adaptation of a classic French dish called poulet au vinaigre. It's very simple to make: the ...

This is my adaptation of a classic French dish called poulet au vinaigre. It's very simple to make: the chicken is flavoured with tarragon leaves and simmered in a ...

Feta Cheese Galettes

Feta Cheese, Spinach and Pine Nut Galettes: Bottom image. Galettes are very thin discs of flaky pastry w...

Feta Cheese, Spinach and Pine Nut Galettes: Bottom image. Galettes are very thin discs of flaky pastry which have no sides, the pastry is barely there, yet it gives...

10 minutes - 12 minutes

Gooseberry and Elderflower Muffins

What’s good about changing seasons is looking forward to gooseberries, which only come once a year. They...

What’s good about changing seasons is looking forward to gooseberries, which only come once a year. They can of course be frozen but they’re never quite as good, so...

Gooseberry Creme Fraiche Tart

This has to be one of the easiest fruit tarts to make in the world. The filling is essentially gooseberr...

This has to be one of the easiest fruit tarts to make in the world. The filling is essentially gooseberries and custard set in a pastry crust. I have found that a t...

1 hour - 1 hour 5 minutes

Leek and Goats' Cheese Tart

This is what I call a wobbly tart – creamy and soft-centred. Leeks and goats' cheese have turned out to ...

This is what I call a wobbly tart – creamy and soft-centred. Leeks and goats' cheese have turned out to be a wonderful combination, and the addition of goats' chees...

50 minutes - 1 hour

Leg of Lamb Baked with Butter and Herbs

This has proved one of the most popular recipes in the Cookery Course over the years, and the Redcurrant, O...

This has proved one of the most popular recipes in the Cookery Course over the years, and the Redcurrant, Orange and Mint Sauce is a must to serve with it. The Deli...

2 hours 30 minutes

New Potatoes with Bacon and Onion

Serve this with fresh fried eggs and you have a very quick and simple supper dish. The Delia Online Cook...

Serve this with fresh fried eggs and you have a very quick and simple supper dish. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to make fried eggs in our video. Just ...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

Old-fashioned Rhubarb Trifle

Old-fashioned because when I was a child – a very long time ago – I used to love jelly trifles, and my moth...

Old-fashioned because when I was a child – a very long time ago – I used to love jelly trifles, and my mother would always make one for my birthday. This is a much ...

Oven-fried Onions

Well, they’re actually roasted, but you get the same effect without having to stand over them. They are ...

Well, they’re actually roasted, but you get the same effect without having to stand over them. They are particularly lovely served with sausages and mash or for ste...

14 minutes - 15 minutes

Penne with Wild Mushrooms and Creme Fraiche

My recipe for Oven-baked Wild Mushroom Risotto (see Related Recipe below), was a huge hit, and since writin...

My recipe for Oven-baked Wild Mushroom Risotto (see Related Recipe below), was a huge hit, and since writing it I've discovered all the lovely concentrated mushroom fl...

30 minutes - 40 minutes

Poached Quails' Egg Salad

This may sound more difficult than it is but it’s actually blissfully simple and can all be made well in ad...

This may sound more difficult than it is but it’s actually blissfully simple and can all be made well in advance. The Delia Online Cookery School: You can watch how...

Rhubarb Cheesecake

If you can't get hold of curd cheese for this, cottage cheese will do but it must be sieved first. The D...

If you can't get hold of curd cheese for this, cottage cheese will do but it must be sieved first. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch Delia introduce her online...

Rhubarb Compote

Sometimes the simplest recipe can be a star if it's done properly. Rhubarb suffers from being over-boile...

Sometimes the simplest recipe can be a star if it's done properly. Rhubarb suffers from being over-boiled and smashed to a pulp, but if you cook it gently in the ov...

Rhubarb Yoghurt Fool

I now find that lusciously thick genuine Greek yoghurt makes the best fruit fool of all, as it allows the f...

I now find that lusciously thick genuine Greek yoghurt makes the best fruit fool of all, as it allows the full flavour of the fruit to dominate. If you're ser...

30 minutes - 40 minutes

Rigatoni and Asparagus au Gratin

This is an excellent way to turn 8 oz (225 g) of asparagus stalks into a substantial supper dish for two pe...

This is an excellent way to turn 8 oz (225 g) of asparagus stalks into a substantial supper dish for two people. Vegetarians might like to know that a vegetarian pa...

8 minutes - 10 minutes

Risotto Verde

A wonderful creamy luscious taste of summer – be sure to make it before the English asparagus season ends. ...

A wonderful creamy luscious taste of summer – be sure to make it before the English asparagus season ends. The Delia Online Cookery School: You can also watch how t...

Roasted New Potatoes

Steaming new potatoes served with butter and chopped fresh mint is always a delight, but it’s good to have ...

Steaming new potatoes served with butter and chopped fresh mint is always a delight, but it’s good to have a change. New potatoes roast beautifully in their skins, ...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

Roasted Red Onion, Rocket and Parmesan Salad

This salad is made with slightly charred oven-roasted red onions, which are then marinated in olive oil and...

This salad is made with slightly charred oven-roasted red onions, which are then marinated in olive oil and lime juice and layered with rocket leaves and flakes of par...

Sauteed Mushrooms

First imagine a plump, round, fat, juicy mushroom, then think of a shrivelled dried mushroom. The differ...

First imagine a plump, round, fat, juicy mushroom, then think of a shrivelled dried mushroom. The difference is moisture, and because the dried one has masses more ...

Souffled Sole Creams

This recipe is blissfully easy and all of it can be prepared in advance. In fact, I find it works best i...

This recipe is blissfully easy and all of it can be prepared in advance. In fact, I find it works best if you prepare the purée the day before. Dry white wine can b...

Spanish Tuna Salad with Artichokes

This recipe comes from Liceras, a region of Spain where Pauline, our recipe tester, has a house. This is...

This recipe comes from Liceras, a region of Spain where Pauline, our recipe tester, has a house. This is her version of a very popular local salad that’s served thr...

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