Better Food Programme
Seasonal Recipes
These Seasonal Recipe dishes may be produced using local fruit, vegetables and other produce as they naturally become ready to eat or 'come into season'.
A Seasonal Recipe might, for example, use strawberries in summer and apples in autumn when these fruits are naturally ripe if they are grown in the UK.
Evidence suggests that both nutritional and environmental benefits accrue from using seasonal ingredients. Locally grown produce is often fresher and, as it has not been transported far, less pollution is caused by lorries or planes.
Soups
- Cream of Celery Soup
- Cream of Spinach Soup
- Pumpkin Soup
- Soup of Sweet Young Carrots with a Hint of Mint
Main meals
- Breast of Chicken with Leeks and Gratinated Cheese Sauce
- Chicken, Peas, Bacon and Herb Bread Crust Pie
- Sautéed Chicken with Onions, Sun-dried Tomatoes and Rosemary
- Poached Salmon
- Creamy White Lamb Stew with Button Mushrooms, Onions and Tarragon
- Pork Escalopes with Red Cabbage and a Herb Crust
- Slow Roast Shoulder of Pork with an Apple and Barley Stuffing
- Roast Turkey with Chestnut Stuffing
- Baked Butternut Squash, Onion and Parsnip Gratin
- Onion and Wensleydale Tart
- Spinach and Cottage Cheese Tart
Salads
Desserts
- Plum and Hazelnut Tart
- Poached Pears with Butterscotch Sauce
- Red Berry Compote with Lemon Cream Cheese
- Strawberry Cheesecake
- Summer Pudding
- Honey Baked Apples Stuffed with Dates and Raisins
- Rhubarb Tart
- Steamed Lemon Syrup Sponge Pudding