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What's in season in Summer?

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What's in season in Summer?

Summer is officially here, which means you may have noticed your local grocery store filling up with delicious seasonal fruit and veg.

One way to help manage the food budget over Summer, while still enjoying fresh fruit and veg, is to keep an eye on what’s in season. Seasonal produce is often cheaper or ‘on special’.

What are the best picks at this time of year? We’ve put together a list of what to look out for, as well as some recipe inspiration, to help you cook up a storm!

FRUIT

RECIPES

Bananas

Berries

Cherries

Grapes

Melon

Peaches

Pineapple

Plums

There are currently no recipes on the NMNT site that include plums. If you have a creation you’d like to share, we’d love to hear about it!

Tell us about a family favourite recipe here. It may have been passed down, or one of your own creations.




VEGETABLE

RECIPES

Asparagus

Avocado

Beetroot

Broccoli

Cabbage

Capsicum

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery

Chillies

Cucumbers

Eggplant

Leeks

Lettuce

Mushrooms

Pumpkins

Snow peas

Spinach

Spring onions

Sweetcorn

Tomatoes

Zucchini

Beans

Beansprouts

Rhubarb

Turnips

There are currently no recipes on the NMNT site that include these vegetables. If you have a creation you’d like to share, we’d love to hear about it!

Tell us about a family favourite recipe here. It may have been passed down, or one of your own creations.

If you’d like to keep up to date throughout the year on what’s in season in your state, check out Seasonal Food Guide Australia!

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