If you're tired of feeling uninspired, find pear compote a bit dull, and no longer want to grate cheese, then you're in luck! Spring has arrived, bringing with it a wealth of new products! Discover the ones to add to your shopping cart.
Spring vegetables
We say goodbye to squash and hello to asparagus, carrots, onions, chard, cucumber, artichoke, celery, turnips, broad beans, lettuce, shallots, garlic, and morels. Until the end of April, we can still enjoy spinach, lamb's lettuce, cauliflower, and leek. From May onwards, we also welcome rocket, green beans, zucchini, fennel, peas, pink radishes, and from June, broccoli, eggplant, and bell peppers.
Some recipe ideas to enhance spring vegetables on your Kokko:
Celeriac in its shell, with crème fraiche and chives
Fish to enjoy in the spring
Even though they are available all year round, to respect the breeding seasons, it is important to choose your fish carefully according to the season. Spring is the ideal time to eat sea bream, sea bass, red mullet, cod, sardines, turbot and monkfish.
Our recipes to enjoy grilled fish:
Red mullet stuffed with pistou
Spring cheeses
In spring, the pastures that bloom again bring pronounced aromas to the milk. Cheeses with short maturation are therefore preferred, such as sheep's and goat's cheeses. Let yourself be tempted by a Crottin, a Selles-sur-Cher or a Rocamadour for example. We also set our sights on soft cheeses with a bloomy rind: Saint-Marcellin, Brie, Camembert, Coulommiers, Chaource... And soft cheeses with washed rinds such as Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-L'Évêque, Munster, Époisses, etc. Or even some uncooked pressed cheeses such as Saint-Nectaire and Reblochon.
Spring fruits
Alongside kiwi, mango, pomelo, lemon, orange, avocado and pineapple, blueberries, papaya and passion fruit are added in April. In May, strawberries will be out, but also rhubarb, peaches, plums and nectarines or even tomatoes. Then in June, we will also enjoy cherries, apricots, watermelon, melon, figs and currants.
Our grilled or smoked fruity recipes:
Multicoloured Provençal Tomatoes
Unsure what to drink with these delicious foods? Discover our food and wine pairing ideas.
