Save money, help the planet and support local growers by eating with the seasons. Check out my July seasonal vegetable guide to find out what's in season this month
Some of my favourite vegetables are in season in July.
Tomatoes, broad beans and new potatoes abound. Plus lettuces and cucumber for delicious salads, lovely young carrots and - my favourite - courgettes.
Don't miss the chance to eat the courgette flowers as well - if you've grown your own you'll have the best chance of this.
Why eat seasonally?
There are so many reasons why it's a good idea to eat with the seasons.
- They taste better - it's more likely that you'll be eating them nearer to where they were produced - which means you'll be eating them fresher.
- Seasonal veg are better for the environment. There's no need to import vegetables from other countries, or even the other side of the world, if you eat what's in season in your home country right now.
- You'll save money.
- Greater variety - eating seasonally means you'll try new things.
- Support local farmers and grocers.
If you receive a vegetable box or bag delivered to your house you'll probably be familiar with eating seasonal vegetables.
If not, look out for the vegetables below in your local greengrocer or supermarket this July.
What vegetables are in season in July?
The following vegetables are in season in July in the United Kingdom.*
You'll also find recipe suggestions using July's seasonal veggie underneath the vegetable name. Some of these recipes are on my second site, Sneaky Veg where you will find lots of other ideas too.
- Aubergine
Aubergine and chickpea curry
Dhal with aubergines - Beetroot
Sweet potato and beetroot curry
Beetroot burger
Rainbow oven roasted root vegetables
Beetroot soup - Broad beans
Guide to how to prepare broad beans
Couscous, broad bean and asparagus salad - Cabbage
Red cabbage, carrot and kohlrabi slaw
Brussels sprouts and red cabbage salad
Shredded cabbage salad - Carrot
Carrot and tofu ramen
One pot carrot curry
Carrot soup
Maple roasted carrots - Cauliflower
Buckwheat, cauliflower and chickpea salad
Whole roasted cauliflower
Cauliflower bulgur pilaf
Aloo gobi
Turmeric and cauliflower hummus
Vegan cauliflower cheese
Alfredo sauce
Freekeh salad
Parsnip and cauliflower korma - Cavolo nero (kale)
Sautéed kale and mushrooms
Kale and sweet potato salad - Chard
Miso chard
Stir fried chard with tofu and chickpeas
How to cook chard - Courgette (zucchini)
Pasta with courgettes and lovage
Puff pastry tart
Courgette chutney
Roasted vegetable pasta
How to cook courgettes - Courgette flowers
- Cucumber
Tabbouleh
Banh mi
Vegan tzatziki - Fennel
Roasted fennel with lemon
Fennel and orange salad
Potato and fennel soup
Linguine
Fennel and lemon pasta - Garlic
- Globe artichoke
- Kohlrabi
Kohlrabi slaw - Lettuce
- Marrow
- New potatoes
- Pak choi
Pak choi stir fry - Peas
- Peppers
Puff pastry tart
Rainbow salad
Roasted vegetable pasta
Singapore noodles - Radish
Herbed roasted radishes
Watercress, radish and asparagus salad - Rocket
Rocket pesto - Runner beans
- Samphire
How to cook samphire
Samphire and lemon spaghetti - Spinach
Rotolo with spinach and mushroom
Saag aloo
Chickpea and spinach curry - Spring onion
Thai basil fried rice
Pad Thai - Tomatoes
Tomato curry
Soup
Tomato sauce - Watercress
Watercress soup
*If you live elsewhere in the northern hemisphere you will have similar vegetables in season. However, there will be regional differences in the kinds of vegetables that grow in your area
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