2019-08-01 Eat Well

Wh at 's in se a son?

These are the fruit and vegetables that are

actually in season and so will be the freshest.

SPRING

Seasonal tip When choosing a cucumber, check the ends carefully

for any wrinkling and sof tness as these are signs of ageing and

poor storage. Choose cucumbers that are more slender and sm aller

as these will be younger and sweeter.

Apples — Lady Williams — banana,

cherry, cumquat, grapefruit —

pink and yellow — lemon, loquat,

lychees, mandarins — Ellendale

and Murcot — mango, melons

— honeydew, rockmelon and

watermelon — oranges — blood

and Seville — papaya, pawpaw,

pineapple — smooth leaf —

starfruit, strawberries and tangelo.

Fruit

Artichoke, Asian greens — bok

choy, choy sum, gai laan, wonga

bok — asparagus, avocados, beans

— broad and green — broccoli,

cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, choko,

cucumber, leek, lettuce, mushrooms

— Morel — onions — salad and

spring — peas — green, snow and

sugar snap — potato, pumpkin,

silverbeet, spinach, sweet potato,

watercress and zucchini flowers.

Vegetables

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Wh at 's in se a son?

These are the fruit and vegetables that are

actually in season and so will be the freshest.

SPRING

Seasonal tip When choosing a cucumber, check the ends carefully

for any wrinkling and sof tness as these are signs of ageing and

poor storage. Choose cucumbers that are more slender and sm aller

as these will be younger and sweeter.

Apples — Lady Williams — banana,

cherry, cumquat, grapefruit —

pink and yellow — lemon, loquat,

lychees, mandarins — Ellendale

and Murcot — mango, melons

— honeydew, rockmelon and

watermelon — oranges — blood

and Seville — papaya, pawpaw,

pineapple — smooth leaf —

starfruit, strawberries and tangelo.

Fruit

Artichoke, Asian greens — bok

choy, choy sum, gai laan, wonga

bok — asparagus, avocados, beans

— broad and green — broccoli,

cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, choko,

cucumber, leek, lettuce, mushrooms

— Morel — onions — salad and

spring — peas — green, snow and

sugar snap — potato, pumpkin,

silverbeet, spinach, sweet potato,

watercress and zucchini flowers.

Vegetables

126 | EatWell

SEASONAL FRUIT & VEGETABLES

spring

126 | EatWell