Spring greens and spicy things: Two knockout recipes to wake up your tastebuds

Sweet pea guacamole with charred jalapeño and sunflower seeds – a spring-fresh twist on a classic - (abc kitchens)

Spring is an incredibly fruitful time for a cook. Dishes become lighter and more vibrant, in line with a wave of green vegetables that mark the change in season. Notably: wild garlic, asparagus, fresh peas and morels.

The transition from cooking with root vegetables through winter to spring produce is like seeing in colour for the first time again.