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May - what's in season?

Discover the best UK seasonal produce for the month of May and how to prep and cook it.

kipper

Kipper

Mint

Mint

Spring lamb

Spring lamb

Pork

Pork

Sorrel

Sorrel

Grapefruit

Grapefruit

Nectarines

Nectarine

Radicchio

Radicchio

Terracotta plant pot filled with a chervil plant

Chervil

Fillet of poached halinut served on a tomato and broad bean sauce

Halibut

Two heads of little gem lettuce

Lettuce

Bowl of blackcurrants with a few leaves

Blackcurrants

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Close-up of a bunch of bananas

Banana

A box filled with apricots

Apricots

Punnet filled with strawberries

Strawberry

Lamb's lettuce on a plate dressed with balsamic vinegar

Lamb’s lettuce

Whole roast goose served with three side dishes

Goose

Bunch of watercress leaves

Watercress

Three mackerel on a silver plate

Mackerel

Salmon fillets in a baking dish

Salmon

Cooked potatoes in a pan with skin peeling off

Potato

Crab body

Crab

Whole and segmented pomegranates

Pomegranate

Carrots being washed

Carrots

Radishes and leaves

Radish

Bunch of vine tomatoes

Tomato

Bowl of spring greens with spoon

Spring greens

Cup of peas pouring into a bowl

Peas

Beef

Beef

Whole and halved red bell pepper

Pepper

Roast lamb partially sliced, topped with lavendar

Lamb

Red onion being cut

Onion

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

Uncooked spinach leaves

Spinach

Two uncooked globe artichokes

Artichoke

Charred cabbage on a plate

Cabbage

Bunch of spring onions

Spring onion

Whole golden roast chicken stuffed with herbs

Chicken

Buttered new potatoes in a bowl topped with spinach

New potatoes

Grilled aubergine on plate with knife

Aubergine

Three griddled tuna steaks with chermoula sauce and salad leaves on a plate

Tuna

Pak choi leaves on a table

Pak choi

Asparagus

Asparagus

Peeled white asparagus

White asparagus

Bowl of new potatoes with bright green dressing

What’s in season – May

Spinach in a bowl

Top 5 health benefits of spinach

A bunch of fresh asparagus

Top 5 health benefits of asparagus

Almond crêpes with avocado & nectarines

The health benefits of nectarines

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