What should you be cooking in April?

Fruit and Vegetables: Asparagus, Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chicory, Chilli peppers, Leeks, Mushrooms, Onions, Potatoes (Desiree, King Edward, Salad, Pentland Javelin, Jersey Royal), Rhubarb (forced), Rocket, Sorrel, Spring greens, Spring onions, Squash, Watercress.

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

Fish and Shellfish: Cod (Atlantic, Pacific), Crab (brown, spider), Haddock, Hake (Cape, European),  Herring, Mussels (farmed), Plaice, Prawns, (King, Northern Tiger), Salmon (Atlantic farmed), Seabass (farmed and wild caught), Trout (rainbow)

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

Click on the ingredient name for more information and see below for Delia’s recipes using what is available this month

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