May fruits and vegetables

For the planet and for your health, it is best to use seasonal fruits and vegetables. Here is the list of those found in France in May, their health benefits and recipes to accommodate them.

May vegetables

Garlic

Our complete file on garlic >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Hummus with fresh herbs
  • Lactofermented garlic with rosemary
  • Cod mussels and aioli
  • Chimichurri salsa sauce

Artichoke

Our complete file on the artichoke >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Artichokes with broad beans
  • Canned homemade artichoke hearts
  • Rainbow Pasta Salad
  • Silken tofu spread

Asparagus

Our complete file on asparagus >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Asparagus carbonara
  • Mimosa eggs with cream cheese and asparagus
  • Asparagus risotto

Eggplant

Our complete file on eggplant >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Gluten-free eggplant lasagna
  • Eggplant pizza
  • Eggplant caviar

Beet

Our complete file on beets >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Lactofermented beets
  • Sweet Potatoes and Roasted Beets
  • Beetroot meatballs
  • Beetroot panna cotta

Swiss chard

Our complete file on chard >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Swiss chard and spinach frittata
  • Sautéed green vegetables

Carrot

Our complete file on carrots >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Bone Broth
  • Carrots with cumin
  • Chinese pickles
  • Carrot gazpacho with lemongrass

Celery

Our complete file on celery >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Homemade vegetable stock cubes
  • Acquacotta
  • Celery root tagliatelle with seafood
  • Watercress soup with ginger

Cabbage

Our complete file on cabbage >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Kale Wok
  • Red cabbage, avocado and red onion salad
  • Kimchi
  • Alsatian or “sauerkraut burger”
  • Sautéed Jerusalem artichoke and kale

Cucumber

Our complete file on cucumber >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Cucumber gazpacho
  • Cucumber raita
  • Quinoa tabbouleh

Zucchini

Our complete file on zucchini >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Zucchini jam with spices
  • Crunchy zucchini and cashew verrines
  • Tuna zucchini spring rolls
  • Zucchini spaghetti with cheese

Shallot

Our complete file on shallots >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Veggie sweet potato and coral lentil pancakes
  • Portobello egg on a bed of spinach
  • Salmon rillettes
  • Red bean pancakes

Spinach

Our complete file on spinach >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Stir-fried cauliflower, mushroom and spinach rice
  • Spinach Crustless Quiche
  • Spinach tart smoked trout without dough
  • Madrid-style spinach

Turnip

Our complete file on turnips >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Vegetarian couscous
  • Roasted vegetables
  • Spring salad
  • Pumpkin fries, turnip, celery root, rutabaga

Onion

Our complete file on onions >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Tuscan croutons
  • Onion & apple chutney
  • Onion soup
  • Shakshuka

Peas

Our complete file on peas >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Lentil and vegetable gratin
  • Chicken and pea tagine
  • Pea soup
  • Quinoa pilaf, tofu & fresh peas

Radish

Our complete file on radish >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Pickles
  • Stir-fried snow peas and radishes
  • Pink radish verrines

Tomato

Our complete file on tomatoes >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Tomato-Basil Dips
  • Shredded chicken with cherry tomatoes
  • Cretan cod
  • Tomato and bread soup

May fruits

Cherry

Our complete file on cherry >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Cherry breast
  • Cherry clafoutis
  • Nice cream with red fruits

Strawberry

Our complete file on strawberries >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Tiramisu with red fruits
  • Tutti frutti popsicles
  • Fruit squares
  • Rhubarb-strawberry and mascarpone verrine

Pomelo

Our complete file on pomelo >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Pomelo vinaigrette
  • Grilled salmon with grapefruit

Rhubarb

Our complete file on rhubarb >> HERE <<

How to accommodate it:

  • Rhubarb raspberry almond clafoutis
  • Savory rhubarb cake
  • Rhubarb and sweet potato with curry and coconut milk

Click on the image to print it (PDF) and put it on your refrigerator:

  • Historical

  • Current version

    on 04/30/2026

    Updated by Marie-Céline Ray


    Science journalist

  • on 04/25/2019

    Publication by Marie-Charlotte Rivet Bonjean


    Dietitian-nutritionist

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