Eat the seasons


Posted: 18/07/2018


Summer:

Basil, beetroot, broccoli, courgette, fennel, raspberry, strawberry, rocket, plum, peach, tomato, cherry, garlic, radish, corn.

  • ‘Side dishes for your BBQ the neighbours will be jealous of’ (strawberry and rocket salad, pink (beetroot) slaw, courgette and tomato skewers)
  • ‘A whole new idea of ‘Summer Fruits’’ (plum, peach and cherry)

Autumn:

Apple, blackberry, carrot, cabbage, parsnip, potato, pumpkin, pear, turnip, wild mushroom.

  • ‘Apples, blackberries and pears - the fruits that are in season this Autumn’
  • ‘Pumpkins and parsnips – how to boost your bangers and mash’ (Mashed pumpkin/parsnip instead of mashed potato)
  • ‘Upgrade your bonfire night with DIY wild mushroom and pork sausages’

Winter:

Brussels sprouts, leek, onion, cabbage, swede, clementine, dates, orange, pomegranate, cranberry, tangerine, red currant.

  • ‘Cranberries, dates and oranges – re-vamp your traditional Christmas stuffing’
  • ‘Bacon brussels sprouts with roasted chestnuts’.
  • ‘Seasonal Winter warmers – the vegetables currently in season’

Spring:

Cucumber, radish, red onion, rhubarb, parsley (flat leaf), asparagus, apricot, green beans, mango, lychee, watercress.

  • ‘Green beans and watercress – the perfect accompaniments to your Easter roast’
  • ‘The fruits and vegetables springing onto this season’s plate’
  • ‘Spring Salads – Make salads interesting again with apricots and sausages’

 

Season wide ideas:

  • ‘The Season of the Sausage – How to use seasonal fruit and veg to have hot dogs all year round’
  • ‘Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables’
  • ‘The ‘Garden of Britain’ – Why the South East of England produces some of the best fresh produce’.

 


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