Seasonal - Seasonal food

What's in season: June

Apricots

These velvety skinned fruit are bursting with sweet, fragrant flesh that you can eat on the go as they're not too juicy, or bake into a summery tart. Always choose ripe fruit with a rich colour and unwrinkled skin.

Gooseberries

A distant cousin of the blackcurrant, gooseberries come in shades of green right through to rich, deep red. They work well in tarts, jams, jellies or as a fool.
- How to buy, store and cook with gooseberry
- Gooseberry recipes
Broad beans

If you've a glut in your garden or allotment, make the most of tender broad beans in a mash or purée. They're right at the start of their two month peak in June.
- How to buy, store and cook with broad bean
- Broad bean recipes

Also good in June

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/local/seasonal/june

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