Squeeze lemon over salads, chaat and cooked dishes for a bright citrus finish. Use the juice in lemonade, chutneys, marinades or simple dressings.

Use lettuce leaves as a base for salads or layer them in burgers, wraps and sandwiches. Pair them with cucumber and tomato for a simple fresh side salad.

Add peas to matar pulao, aloo matar, soups and mixed vegetable dishes. Stir them into rice or combine them with carrots and potatoes for a simple side dish.

Use red potatoes in aloo curry, vegetable rice or a warm potato salad. Cut them into wedges for roasting, boil them for mash or combine them with peas for aloo matar.

Capsicum (shimla mirch), listed in a 500 g pack, for salads, stir-fries, fried rice and pizza toppings. Order online from 9Farms with delivery in Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Lahore.

Grate carrots into a salad, add them to soup or cook them with peas and potatoes. Carrots also work in gajar halwa, vegetable rice and homemade pickles.

Shred cabbage for coleslaw and salads, stir-fry it with other vegetables or cook it as a simple sabzi. Its leaves also work as wrappers for filled cabbage recipes.