Spring

Popped from their pods and inner skins, broad beans are sweet and tender early on in the season. They make a hearty addition to this salad and have a natural affinity with salty pancetta and fresh mint

Make a big batch of the butter, then refrigerate it for future meals. It’s great for adding flavour to other fish or meat, stirred into pasta or used as a spread in the ultimate sarnie

A classic North African and Middle Eastern dish, shakshuka can be eaten at any time of the day and makes a great brunch or supper dish. This version is packed with good-for-you greens

The natural variety of colours in rainbow chard brings a range of nutrients to your plate: it's particularly rich in carotenoids, polyphenols and vitamins K, A and C, and will boost your fibre intake

Basa is a white fish, similar to cod and haddock. Smoked paprika and butter beans lend a Spanish vibe to this quick supper

A warm main-meal salad that’s positively bursting with vibrant, seasonal, good-for-you ingredients – an appetising way to make sure that you ‘eat the rainbow’!

Perk up lamb patties with a herby caper sauce in this easy dinner for two

Roasting radishes brings out their sweetness; a lovely contrast to pan-fried lamb and minted yogurt

‘This is a twist on the classic dish Catalan spinach, using instead one of my favourite vegetables: purple sprouting broccoli. Served with fragrant toasted pine nuts, sweet sultanas and a garlicky extra-virgin olive oil, this dish is bright, colourful and super tasty, and pairs perfectly as a lighter element with the other more substantial components of the meal.’