One of my favourite local suppliers is Saladworx. I’ve been buying produce from them since moving to the North Highlands some years ago, and it has been a pleasure to watch them grow.

They produce an incredible variety of leaves and edible flowers all year round – it’s so much more than lollo rosso and endive – and they don’t use chemicals or pesticides, which is an amazing feat in a climate like ours.

Over winter we get some hardier leaves that require cooking to bring them to life, but in the summer the taste of the leaves can be like a firework in your mouth, and the colours and textures are wonderful.

The beauty is they can be served so simply, just with a dressing and perhaps some crunchy vegetables for a contrast in textures.

Mikael Helies is Head Chef at Dornoch Castle Hotel.