BBC Good Food Magazine

SPRING INTO SUMMER

It’s not just glorious produce that May brings with it. The warmer days and evenings offer a much-needed opportunity to spend more time outdoors. Both delicious, fresh ingredients and sunshine are good for the soul.

If you live near salt marshes, you can soak in the sun while foraging for marsh samphire – simply snip or pinch off the top of the stems. For those with more urban roots, samphire is easily found in shops at this time of year. Its salty, citrussy flavour can be enjoyed by simply cooking it in butter with a little chilli, but I’ve used it with other seasonal favourites such as watercress and crab to create a salad that is great for lunch or as a light supper (p95).

Thanks to the frozen variety, peas can be enjoyed all year round. However,

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