Eating seasonally is a great way to add variety to your diet, get the freshest and most nutritious produce and pay the best prices for your food. Here’s what you could be enjoying this August.
Aubergine
Italian Vegetable Slow Cooker Bake
Halloumi aubergine burgers with harissa relish
Rhubarb
Flamed mackerel with rhubarb chutney, roasted beetroot and pickled shallots
Rhubarb and Strawberry Compote
Runner Beans
Runner beans with shallot butter
A spicy red pepper dressing for cooked French and runner beans
Runner Beans with Mustard Seeds and Ginger
Also in season this month: Aubergine, Beetroot, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Broad Beans, Broccoli, Carrots, Cauliflower, Cherries, Chicory, Chillies, Courgettes, Cucumber, Damsons, Fennel, French Beans, Garlic, Greengages, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Loganberries, Mangetout, Marrow, Mushrooms, Parsnips, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Plums, Pumpkin, Radishes, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Rhubarb, Rocket, Runner Beans, Samphire, Sorrel, Spring Greens, Spring Onions, Strawberries, Summer Squash, Sweetcorn, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Watercress.
How do you like to eat these fruits and vegetables?
Read all of our seasonal produce posts.