A handy guide of which fruits and nuts, and vegetables and herbs are available to cook with seasonally in August, for both southern and northern hemispheres.
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- Fruit and Nuts: Southern Hemisphere
- Vegetables and Herbs: Southern Hemisphere
- Fruit and Nuts: Northern Hemisphere
- Vegetables and Herbs: Northern Hemisphere
Fruit and Nuts: Southern Hemisphere
Aunt Maybe’s Apple Strudel by Inspired by Charm • Autumn Apple Crisp by With Two Spoons • Apple Crumble Cookies by Jamie Oliver
Peanut Butter, Ricotta and Banana English Muffins by Food Daydreaming • Banana Bread Granola by Minimalist Baker • Banana Soufflés by Eric Ripert
Peanut Butter, Ricotta and Banana English Muffins by Food Daydreaming • Banana Bread Granola by Minimalist Baker • Banana Soufflés by Eric Ripert
Blood Orange Gremolata by Food Daydreaming • Blood Orange Salad by Recipe Tin Eats • Upside-Down Blood Orange Cake by Melissa Clark
Brandied Cumquats by AWW Food • Cumquat Jelly by Chelsea Sugar • Roasted Asparagus with Sautéed Shallots and Cumquats by Floating Kitchen
Custard Apple Ice Cream by Angela on Recetin • Custard Apple and Apple Pie by Phoebe Wood • Warm Custard Apple Salad with Salt and Pepper Squid by Kirrily La Rosa
Grapefruit Greek Yogurt Cake by Sally’s Baking Addiction • Baked Grapefruit with Maple Syrup and Cinnamon by Not Enough Cinnamon • Grapefruit Marmalade by It’s not Complicated
Lemon Crisp Custard Slice by Liz Macri • Lemon-Scented Potatoes by Delicious • Lemon Curd and Blueberry Roulade by Amanda James
Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Dipping Sauce) by Food Daydreaming • Fresh Limeade by A Couple Cooks • Easy Lime and Coconut Slice by Bake Play Smile
Prawn-Stuffed Avocados with Finger Limes by Food Daydreaming • Golden Syrup and Macadamia Tart by Ben O’Donoghue • Lime and Macadamia Fudge by 4 Ingredients
Carrot, Chicory and Mandarin Salad with Burrata and Walnuts by Rosie Birkett • Mandarin Marmalade by AWW Food • Sweet Mandarin Orange Scones by One Hot Oven
Honey-Poached Nashi Pears with Cinnamon Chantilly by Adam Liaw • Nashi Pear Puds by Food to Love • Nashi Chicken Waldorf Bruschetta by Sarah Hobbs
Tortilla de Patatas (Spanish Tortilla) by Food Daydreaming • Chicken, Red Pepper and Olive Cacciatore by Olive Magazine • Green Olive Pasta with Toasted Lemon Breadcrumbs and Herbs by Spices in my DNA
Spiced Shortbread with Orange Buttercream by Food Daydreaming • Orange, Olive Oil and Dessert Wine Upside-Down Cake by Phoebe Wood • Mozzarella and Orange Salad with Coriander Seed Dressing by the Good Food Team
Mexican Papaya Salad by Feasting at Home • Roasted Papaya with Brown Sugar by Martha Stewart • Chicken and Papaya Stir-Fry by Marcia Kiesel
Chocolate Passionfruit Brownies by Wholesome Patisserie • No-Churn Passion Fruit Cheesecake Ice Cream by The Kate Tin • White Chocolate and Passionfruit Cheesecake by Decor8
Earl Grey Spiced Poached Pears by Jamie Oliver • Pear Custard Pie by Dinner at the Zoo • Savoury Roasted Pear and Red Onions with Halloumi Cheese by Heartbeet Kitchen
Pecan Butter by A Couple Cooks • Pecan-Crusted Salmon with Lemon Glaze by Damn Delicious • Butter Pecan Cookies by Sally’s Baking Addiction
Vietnamese Gỏi Salad with Prawns, Tofu and Pomelo by Food Daydreaming • Pomelo Citrus Bars by Megan Gordon • Punto Pomelo by Cyrus Keyhari
Rhubarb Custard Cake by Claire Saffitz • Vegan and Gluten Free Rhubarb Crisp by The Bonjon Gourmet • Savoury Rhubarb and Cinnamon Red Lentil Curry by Lowly Food
Whole Tangelo Cake by AWW Food • Quick Tangelo Marmalade by Carrie Purcell • Tangelo and Coconut Energy Balls by Veg Coast Cooking
Vegetables and Herbs: Southern Hemisphere
Easy Baked Artichokes by Ocean Mist Farms • Braised Artichokes by Maggie Beer • Artichoke, Spinach and Cheese Pie by Janine Ratcliffe
Asian Greens with Oyster Sauce by Kate Freeman • Baked Asian Greens with Soy and Coconut Sprinkle by Fresh Ideas • Chilli and Garlic Stir-Fried Asian Greens by Emma Braz
Borscht by Adam Bush • Warm Beetroot, Chorizo and Pear Salad by Sarah Cook • Raw Beetroot Salad by Jamie Oliver
Chickpea, Tuna and Broccoli Salad by Food Daydreaming • Beef and Broccoli Fajitas by Adam Bush • Seared Snapper with Creamed Broccoli and Lettuce by Nicky Reimer
Brussels Sprouts, Bacon and Kale Gratin by Every Last Bite • Potato, Prosciutto and Brussels Sprouts Pizza by Katrina Woodman • Brussels Sprouts with Soba Noodles and Fish Sauce Vinaigrette by Warren Mendes
Tortilla de Patatas (Spanish Tortilla) by Food Daydreaming • Roast Capsicum Salad by Silvia Colloca • Capsicum Curry by Indian Healthy Recipes
Vietnamese Gỏi Salad with Prawns, Tofu and Pomelo by Food Daydreaming • Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots by Recipe Tin Eats • Carrot Cake by Inspired Taste
Mushroom and Cauliflower Gratin on Food Daydreaming • Roasted Cauliflower by Love and Lemons • Cauliflower Baked Ziti by Lena Abraham
Celeriac Remoulade with Fish and Beans by Food Daydreaming • Celeriac Soup by Recipe Tin Eats • Celeriac Chips by Lazy Cat Kitchen
Celery Soup by Feasting at Home • Braised Celery by Sprinkles and Sprouts • Potato, Celery and Mustard Salad by Olive Magazine
Easy Greek-Style Eggplant by The Mediterranean Dish • Healthy Moroccan Baked Eggplant by Live Lighter • Garlic Parmesan Baked Eggplant by Crunchy Creamy Sweet
Roasted Fennel by Elise Bauer • Fennel, Beetroot and Orange Salad with Griddled Prawns by Delicious Magazine • Sausage and Fennel Coleslaw Wraps by The Delicious Team
Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Dipping Sauce) by Food Daydreaming • Creamy Garlic Basil Chicken with Asparagus by Diethood • Garlic Knots by Amelia Rampe
Fresh Ginger Tea by Cookie and Kate • Sticky Ginger Soy Glazed Chicken by Budget Bytes • Ginger Cookies by Dinner then Dessert
Chestnut and Bacon Green Beans by Chestnuts Australia • Stewed Green Beans with Tomato, Chilli and Cinnamon by Joel Valvasori • Serrano, Artichoke, Green Bean and Hazelnut Salad by Rick Stein
Horseradish Sauce by Natasha’s Kitchen • Homemade Preserved Horseradish by Fermenting for Foodies • Horseradish Butter by Another Food Blogger
Skillet Kale with Lemon and Garlic by Sheela Prakash • Caldo Verde Soup by Adam Bush • Capsicum, Kale and Feta Frittata by Jill Dupleix
kohlrabi Slaw with Cilantro, Jalapeño and Lime by Feasting at Home • Roasted Kohlrabi by Cooking on the Weekends • Kohlrabi Curry by Flavours Treat
Curried Leek and Potato Hash with Fried Eggs by Adam Bush • Sausage and Leek Mash Pie by Esther Clark • Creamy Mushroom and Leek Chicken Breasts by Foodie Crush
Crispy Indian Okra by My Heart Beets • Crispy Fried Okra by Joseph Abboud • Okra Stew by Feel Good Foodie
Marinated Slow Roasted Onions by Kevin is Cooking • Caramelised Onion Pasta by Samantha Senviratne • French Onion Soup by Gimme some Oven
Parsnip Cakes with Bacon by Nigel Slater • Sweet and Sticky Parsnips by Mari-Louis Guy • Pureed Roasted Parsnips by Elise Bauer
Stewed Green Peas by A Small Kitchen in Genoa • Spring Pea Puree by Leite’s Culinaria • Snapper Pea a la Francais by Shannon Bennett
Marinated Slow Roasted Onions by Kevin is Cooking • Caramelised Onion Pasta by Samantha Senviratne • French Onion Soup by Gimme some Oven
Roasted Thai Curry Pumpkin Seeds by My Life Cookbook • Pumpkin, Feta and Tomato Frittata by Shannon Bennett • Pumpkin and Pecan Strudel by the Good Food Team
Garlic Rosemary Baked Artichokes by The Brooklyn Cook • Creamy Dijon Rosemary Chicken by Salt and Lavender • Rosemary Chicken, Bacon and Avocado Salad by How Sweet Eats
One-Pan Lemon Sage baked Chicken and Olives by Cotter Crunch • Fried Sage Leaves by Juls’ Kitchen • Sage Tea on Food.
Caramelised Shallot Pasta by Alison Roman • Balsamic Roasted Shallots by Kenzi Wilbur • Shallot and Thyme Tarte Tatin by Anneka Manning
Potato, Leek and Silverbeet Gratin by Emma Knowles and Lisa Featherby • Rainbow Silverbeet with Pine Nuts, Garlic and Raisins by AWW Food • Silverbeet and Chickpea Puttanesca by Matt Preston
Crackling Spinach by Fatt Pundit Café • Spinach, Parmesan and Chicken Noodle Soup from Delicious • Wilted Spinach with Yogurt and Raisins by Jamie Oliver
Swede Chips with Sticky Mustard Dressing by Fuss Free Flavours • Swede and Silverbeet Pie by Loukie Werle • Swede Gnocchi with Crispy Sage by Sophie Goodwin
Ginger Sweet Potato Coconut Milk Stew with Lentils and Kale by The First Mess • Black Bean Stuffed Sweet Potatoes by Food with Feeling • Crispy Roasted Rosemary Sweet Potatoes by Comfort of Cooking
Parmesan Crusted Crushed Turnips by From a Chef’s Kitchen • Pink Pickled Turnips on Olive • Turnip and Potato Patties by Elise Bauer
Lemon-Braised Witlof by Neil Perry • Belgian Witlof Gratin by Gabriel Gaté • Witlof Salad with Apple and Walnuts by Love my Salad
Zucchini Flower Quiche on Food Daydreaming • Zucchini Pasta with Garden Green Sauce by Colin Fassnidge • Ham and Cheese Croissant Zucchini Slice by Michelle Southan
Fruit and Nuts: Northern Hemisphere
Apricot Crumble Squares by Veena Azmanov • German Apricot Cake by Jennifer McGavin • Traditional Apricot Jam by Michelle Southan
Prawn-Stuffed Avocados with Finger Limes by Food Daydreaming • Avocado Pesto Pasta with Hot-Smoked Salmon by Amira Georgy • Avocado Chocolate Mousse by Olive Magazine
Peanut Butter, Ricotta and Banana English Muffins by Food Daydreaming • Upside-Down Banana Cake with Maple-Caramel Sauce by Sarah Cook • Banana Drop Cookies by Love Foodies
Chocolate and Blackberry Self-Saucing Puddings by Jamie Oliver • Blackberry Chicken by Where is my Spon? • Blackberry Whiskey by Olive Magazine
Blackcurrant Cordial by Miriam Nice • Blackcurrant and Vanilla Cream Tart by Only Crumbs Remain • Blackcurrant Ripple Ice Cream Sandwiches by Katherine Waddington
Fruit and Vegetable Quinoa Salad by Food Daydreaming • Savoury Blueberry Sauce by Better Homes and Gardens • Blueberry Buckle by Spend with Pennies
Chocolate Chip Cherry Bars by Averie Cooks • Classic Cherry Clafoutis by Nigel Slater • Oven-Roasted Cherry Chicken with Rosemary by Waves in the Kitchen
Fig and Caramel French Toast by Valli Little • Fig, Goat’s Cheese and Pistachio Salad by Olive Magazine • Fig Coffee Cake by Good Dinner Mom
BBQ Prawns with Roasted Gooseberry Salsa by Adam Bush • Gooseberry and Elderflower Jam by Barney Desmazery • Sticky Gooseberry Cake with Saffron and Honey with Custard by Gill Meller
5-Minute Grape Sorbet by Live Eat Learn • Sweet Roasted Grapes by Food Network Magazine • Harvest Grape and Olive Oil Cake by Once Upon a Chef
Grilled Salmon with Spicy Melon Salsa by Williams Sonoma • Honeydew Cucumber Soup by The Healthy Foodie • Honeydew Mint Ice Pops by Hungry Girl por Vida
Baked Lemon Cheesecake with Pineapple Flowers by Delicious • Lemon and Rosemary Traybake Lamb by Lucy O’Reilly • Easy Lemon Cookies by Sweetest Menu
Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Dipping Sauce) by Food Daydreaming • Fresh Limeade by A Couple Cooks • Easy Lime and Coconut Slice by Bake Play Smile
Quick and Easy Mango Chicken by Savory Spin • Mango Crumb Bars by Joyous Apron • Jerk Salmon Tacos with Mango Salsa by Sarah Hobbs
Nectarine Upside-Down Cake by Damn Delicious • Fried Nectarines with Vanilla Mascarpone by She Wears Many Hats • Grilled Nectarine Salad with Chicken, Mozzarella and Mint by Happy Body Formula
Peach Galette with Sour Cream Pastry by Food Daydreaming • Peach Cobbler by Tastes Better from Scratch • 5-Minute Healthy Peach Frozen Yogurt by Just a Taste
Plum and Salmon Salad by Food Daydreaming • Green Plum Jam by From the Larder • Plum Flognarde by A New Bloom
Raspberry Crumble Bars by Pinch of Yum • Quick and Easy Raspberry Fool by Foodie Crush • Black Rice and Raspberry Salad by Green Evi
Redcurrant and Red Onion Relish by The Good Food Team • Redcurrant Yogurt Cakes by Crumb Blog • Redcurrant Gin by Diversivore
Sugar-Free Rockmelon and Yoghurt Sorbet by Shannon Harley • Orange and Rockmelon Jelly by Adam Liaw • Rockmelon Passionfruit Mousse by AWW Food
Salmon with Kiwi Berry Salsa by Food Daydreaming • Strawberry Oatmeal Bars by Well Plated • Easy Strawberry Sorbet by Saving Room for Dessert
Coconut Rice and Watermelon Salad Bowls by Cotter Crunch • Balsamic Watermelon Chicken Salad by Pinch of Yum • Watermelon Caprese with Balsamic Reduction by Cooking and Beer
Vegetables and Herbs: Northern Hemisphere
Ultimate Stuffed Artichoke by Cooking on the Weekends • Artichoke Hearts in a White Wine Garlic Butter Sauce by Foodness Gracious • Roasted Lemon Artichoke and Browned Butter Pasta by Half Baked Harvest
Easy Basil Ice Cream by Simple Joy • Cucumber, Mint, and Basil Soda by GoodSpoon • Creamy Lemon Basil Potato Salad by The Pioneer Woman
Borscht by Adam Bush • Warm Beetroot, Chorizo and Pear Salad by Sarah Cook • Raw Beetroot Salad by Jamie Oliver
Smashed Broad Beans on Toast by Adam Bush • Broad Bean Hummus by Lazy Cat Kitchen • Shelling Peas, Broad Beans, Mint and Ricotta by The Happy Foodie
Chickpea, Tuna and Broccoli Salad by Food Daydreaming • Beef and Broccoli Fajitas by Adam Bush • Seared Snapper with Creamed Broccoli and Lettuce by Nicky Reimer
Tortilla de Patatas (Spanish Tortilla) by Food Daydreaming • Roast Capsicum Salad by Silvia Colloca • Capsicum Curry by Indian Healthy Recipes
Vietnamese Gỏi Salad with Prawns, Tofu and Pomelo by Food Daydreaming • Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots by Recipe Tin Eats • Carrot Cake by Inspired Taste
Hoisin Beef with Wombok by AWW Food • Potstickers with Tuna and Wombok by Belinda So • Nectarine, Wombok and Fennel Slaw by Wholesome Cook
Eggless Chervil Mayonnaise by David Lebovitz • New Potatoes with Butter, Shallots & Chervil by Tasha DeSerio • Chervil and Egg Custard Tart with Tomato and Capsicum Salsa on Delicious.com
Chinese Chives and Egg Stir Fry by The Woks of Life • Chive and Parsley Pesto by The View from Great Island • Creamy Chive Potatoes by Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer
Vietnamese Gỏi Salad with Prawns, Tofu and Pomelo by Food Daydreaming • Coconut and Coriander Chicken Curry by Adam Liaw • Moroccan Carrot and Coriander Soup by Taste.com.au
Easy Chinese Cucumber Salad by Omnivore’s Cookbook • Cucumber Rolls Stuffed with Feta by Olivia Andrews • Cucumber and Elderflower Spritzer by The Good Food Team
Mushroom and Cauliflower Gratin on Food Daydreaming • Lemon and Dill Chicken by Eating Well Test Kitchen • Dill Sauce by Food and Wine
Easy Greek-Style Eggplant by The Mediterranean Dish • Healthy Moroccan Baked Eggplant by Live Lighter • Garlic Parmesan Baked Eggplant by Crunchy Creamy Sweet
Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Dipping Sauce) by Food Daydreaming • Creamy Garlic Basil Chicken with Asparagus by Diethood • Garlic Knots by Amelia Rampe
Buchujeon Garlic Chive Pancake by Christie at Home • Stir-Fried Garlic Chives with Chile on Epicurious • Stir-Fried Shrimp and Garlic Chives by What to Cook Today
Nana’s Famous Green Beans by Mom on Timeout • Roast Green Beans with Sweet Tomatoes by Fresh Ideas • Serrano, Artichoke, Green Bean and Hazelnut Salad by Rick Stein
Garlic Butter Rice with Kale by Recipe Tin Eats • Garlic Parmesan Kale Pasta by Budget Bytes • Baked Kale Crisps with Smoky Paprika Salt by Olive Magazine
Curried Leek and Potato Hash with Fried Eggs by Adam Bush • Sausage and Leek Mash Pie by Esther Clark • Creamy Mushroom and Leek Chicken Breasts by Foodie Crush
Baby Gem Lettuce with Marie Rose Dressing by John Torode • Braised Little Gems by Delicious. • Chinese Lettuce Wraps (San Choy Bow) by Recipe Tin Eats
Blackened Salmon Tacos w Minted Pineapple Salsa by Food Daydreaming • Orange Mint Iced Tea by Michelle Noerianto • Lime, Mint and Milk Chocolate Cake by Edd Kimber
Spaghetti Alfredo with Mushrooms and Peas by Food Daydreaming • Garlic Mushrooms by Café Delites • 30-Minute Portobello Mushroom Stir-Fry by Minimalist Baker
Fresh Oregano Pesto by Whole Food Bellies • Fresh Oregano Salad by Plant Based Folk • One-Pot Lemon Oregano Chicken and Rice by Carnal Dish
Gnocchi with Parsley, Butter and Samphire by Georgina Fuggle • Parsley and Lemon Baked Fish Fillets by Sandra’s Easy Cooking • Traditional English Parsley Sauce by Elaine Lemm
Stewed Green Peas by A Small Kitchen in Genoa • Spring Pea Puree by Leite’s Culinaria • Snapper Pea a la Francais by Shannon Bennett
Tortilla de Patatas (Spanish Tortilla) by Food Daydreaming • Salmon Chowder by The Modern Proper • Indian Spiced Potato Sliders by Liz Macri
No-Stir Risotto with Radishes, Asparagus and Artichokes by Delicious Magazine • Sautéed Radish Greens by Fork in the Road • Cucumber Radish Salad by Natasha’s Kitchen
Rocket Pesto by Alison Hurford • Scrummy Warm Rocket Salad by Jamie Oliver • Rocket and Parmesan Frittata by Steve Manfredi
Rosemary Pesto by Miss in the Kitchen • No Knead Rosemary Bread by Damn Delicious • Lemon Rosemary Cake by Baked Bree
One-Pan Lemon Sage baked Chicken and Olives by Cotter Crunch • Fried Sage Leaves by Juls’ Kitchen • Sage Tea on Food.
Potato, Leek and Silverbeet Gratin by Emma Knowles and Lisa Featherby • Rainbow Silverbeet with Pine Nuts, Garlic and Raisins by AWW Food • Silverbeet and Chickpea Puttanesca by Matt Preston
Caribbean Sorrel Drink by In Search of Yummy-ness • Sorrel Soup by Hank Shaw • Salmon with Sorrel Sauce by Rick Stein
Crackling Spinach by Fatt Pundit Café • Spinach, Parmesan and Chicken Noodle Soup from Delicious • Wilted Spinach with Yogurt and Raisins by Jamie Oliver
Korean Spicy Green Onion Salad by My Korean Kitchen • Sea Bass with Sizzled Ginger, Chilli and Spring Onions by Jane Hornby • Ginger Scallion Sauce by Pups with Chopsticks
Sautéed Yellow Squash by Love and Lemons • Posh Squash by Jeanne Bridgers and Frances Walsh • Stuffed Yellow Squash with Bacon by Ready Set Eat
Salmon with Kiwi Berry Salsa by Food Daydreaming • Sheet Pan Shrimp Boil in Oven by A Couple Cooks • Easy Creamed Corn by Damn Delicious
Swiss Chard with Nested Eggs by Farm to Jar • Rainbow Chard with Chickpeas by Jesse Gerner • Cheddar and Chard Tart with Cheese and Oatmeal Pastry by Debbie Major
Garlic Thyme Chicken Thighs by Julia’s Album • Lemon and Thyme Salt by Sally Courtney • Lemon Curd with Thyme by Sophia’s Kitchen
Tomato, Peach and Burrata Salad by Food Daydreaming • One-Pan Chicken and Prosciutto with Tomatoes, Mozzarella and Basil by Lucy Busuttil • Slow-Roasted Tomato and Harissa Tartine by Dean Edwards
Watercress Mayonnaise by Good Food Team • Watercress Soup by Elise Bauer • Salmon Skewers with Radish, Watercress and Avocado Salad by Kate Nichols
Zucchini Flower Quiche on Food Daydreaming • Zucchini Pasta with Garden Green Sauce by Colin Fassnidge • Ham and Cheese Croissant Zucchini Slice by Michelle Southan
