Spears of joy

Homegrown broad beans are delicious and tender, and appear as one of the first crops of the year. They’re easy to grow from seed, yielding green pods of green or white beans that can be used in salads

Delicious for breakfast, lunch or dinner

This is a great breakfast to make last-minute and it all comes together in under an hour. The recipe is easily doubled if you have unexpected guests. SERVES 4 PREP 15 mins COOK 35 mins EASY 2 medium s

I consider asparagus to be the ultimate luxury crop of the vegetable kingdom. It’s also one of the first vegetables to be harvested in the gardening calendar, heralding the start of the growing season

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 10 mins ■ Cook 40 mins 8 pork sausages600g sweet potatoes, cutinto thin wedges1 tbsp olive oil2 tbsp wholegrain mustard3 tbsp honey200g baby spinachFOR THE DRESSING5 tbsp olive oil2

From luscious lunches to shareable dinners, enjoy perfect potatoes any time!