Seasonal Produce In February

Eating seasonal produce is a great way to ensure what’s on our plate is the freshest and most environmentally friendly food it can be. You might think that eating local vegetables during the end of winter would limit the variety of what’s on offer, but this isn’t entirely the case.

What produce is in season in February?

In the UK in February you’ll be able to easily pick up: 

• Apples 
• Brussel sprouts
• Cauliflower
• Carrots
• Celeriac
• Chard
• Chicory
• Jerusalem artichokes
• Kale
• Lamb’s lettuce
• Leeks
• Parsnips
• Purple sprouting broccoli
• Rhubarb
• Spring green cabbage
• Savoy cabbage
• Shallots
• Swede
• Turnips
• Velvet shank mushrooms (foraging pick) 
• Winter radish
• Winter squash
• Winter savory

Seasonal recipes for February

Here is the creative part, where you get to turn local ingredients into delicious meals.

Roasted cauliflower soup

Because it’s still winter and a warming soup will always go down well.

Parsnip and Brussels sprout bake

We don’t know why ingredients like sprouts and parsnips get such a bad rep – we love them for their textures, flavour and nutrition and this bake shows them both off at their finest.

Turnip, red onion and apple traybake

Another traybake because February is already hard enough. When it’s already dark after work, ten minutes of chopping is all you need to commit in order to have this tasty dinner.

Cauliflower Bolognese

Don’t know what to expect with this recipe? Well buckle in for a world of rich and hearty pasta – you’re welcome.

Pumpkin sage pasta

This simple weeknight pasta is sweet, cosy, and basically comfort food at its finest. What’s more, is that it comes together in under thirty minutes!

All that’s left to do now is pick a recipe and get to your local market! 

Let us know what ingredient you’re most looking forward to this month in the comments.