Enjoy the season of abundance with summer fruit and vegetables.ADVERTISEMENTKeep your eyes open, though. Some summer fruit and vegetables are around for only a very short span, so make the most of them when you do spot them.
Some freeze well, so if you have a particular passion - mine's blackcurrants - it's worth freezing a few so that you can enjoy that particular burst of flavour again, when the days are darker.
But in the main, eat for the day, and always enjoy the seasonal offerings at their freshest and youngest. Remember to choose organic fruit whenever you can.
As a way of having five a day, summer fruit and vegetables are unbeatable. And of course, they are high in antioxidants.
Think simple. Many are at their most delicious served with little adornment, so that the flavour isn't masked.
Vegetables are good lightly cooked or raw, in light dressings. Fruit are good raw, or cooked just long enough to let the juices run, with a sprinkling of caster sugar and a spoonful of cream ? low fat is fine, or try yogurt.
Buy summer fruit and vegetables fresh, every day, and never think you can have too much. We use strawberry recipes for dessert almost every night in the season, and so far, no one's complained! It's a great way to make sure everyone gets enough fresh fruit and vegetables into their daily diet.
For other ways to use summer fruit and vegetables think about cold soups, salads ? you can use fruit in these too ? quiches and tarts, in sauces for pasta, risottos, as crudit?s with dips, in wine cups, ice creams, sorbets or mousses. There are dozens of delicious ways to use seasonal fruit and vegetables.
These fruits come into season gradually over the summer months. Some, like strawberries, start to disappear from mid-July, while others, like the currants, don't come into their own until later on in the summer. Like the summer fruit, the fresh young vegetables come into season gradually.Print this list out, and pin it up, where it can inspire you to try more summer fruit and vegetables.
