As summer heads towards its peak (did it ever get going?), fruit and vegetables should be in abundance.
As well as a list of seasonal fruit and vegetables for the month of August, I will post a couple of excellent links to sites which deal with seasonal and veg box recipes.
Happy Eating
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mostof_sophiegrigson.shtml
http://vegbox-recipes.co.uk/
Fruit & Nuts
Apples, Apricots, Bilberries, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Blueberries, Bullaces, Damsons, Greengages, Hazelnuts, Loganberries, Nectarines, Peaches, Plums, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Strawberries, White Currants, Wild Strawberries
Vegetables & Herbs
Aubergines, Beetroot, Broad Beans, Calabrese, Cabbages, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chard, Courgettes, Cucumber, Fennel, French Beans, Garlic, Globe Artichokes, Horseradish, Kohlrabi, Lamb’s Lettuce, Lettuce, Onions, Pak Choi, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Radishes, Rocket, Runner Beans, Salsify, Samphire, Sorrel, Spinach, Sweetcorn, Tomatoes, Watercress
Fungi
Ceps, Chanterelles, Field Mushroom, Horse Mushroom, Oyster Mushroom, Parasol Mushroom, Puffballs
Meat & Game
Hare, Rabbit, Wood Pigeon
Fish
Brown Trout, Black Bream, Crab, Crayfish, Grey Mullet, John Dory, Lobster, Mackerel, Pollack, Prawns, Rainbow Trout, Scallops, Sea Bass, Squid
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