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!
