What's in season: May & June

Fruit
Apart from strawberries and cherries, Spanish nectarines and peaches are in good supply, both yellow fleshed and white, which are slightly more fragrant and subtle. My favourite way of serving them is thinly sliced with another fruit juice splashed over them. Orange juice works, but strawberry juice or raspberry juice can give it an extra summer feel. If you do not have a juicer, simply sieve the fruit and spoon the puree over the peaches or nectarines. To skin or not to skin? A matter of choice, but I prefer to peel them with a sharp knife rather than dropping them in boiling water to loosen the skin. Although the dunking is only brief, it seems to me that it does cook the outer layer of fruit, which loses its sharp freshness.