August’s fresh flavours

The kids are off and the sun is (hopefully) shining, so why not experiment with some fresh flavours with some of these seasonal ingredients! Here are all the amazing foods that are in season this month, make sure to stop by one of our producers to grab the latest in tasty treats!

Vegetables
  • Artichokes
  • Aubergines
  • Beetroot
  • Broadbeans
  • Broccoli
  • Carrots
  • Chilli
  • Courgettes
  • Cucumber
  • Fennel
  • French beans
  • Garlic
  • Lettuce
  • Mangetout
  • Marrow
  • Onions
  • Pak Choi
  • Peas
  • Peppers
  • Potatoes
  • Radish
  • Rocket
  • Runner beans
  • Spring onions
  • Sweetcorn
  • Tomatoes
  • Turnips
  • Watercress
  • Wild Mushrooms

Don’t forget to get your local watercress from the Watercress Company and your locally grown chillis from the Dorset Chilli Company. Want to grow your own for next year? Speak to the team at Sea Spring Seeds!

Fruit
  • Apricot
  • Bilberries
  • Blueberries
  • Cherries
  • Damsons
  • Greengages
  • Loganberries
  • Nectarines
  • Peaches
  • Plums
  • raspberries
  • Redcurrants
  • Strawberries
Herbs
  • Basil
  • Chives
  • Coriander
  • Oregano
  • Mint
  • Parsley
  • Rosemary
  • Sage
  • Sorrel
  • Tarragon
  • Thyme
Meat
  • Beef
  • Lamb
  • Rabbit
  • Venison
  • Wood pigeon

Like the sound of trying some game? Order some now from Dorset Game Larder, Taste of the Wild or the Dorset Meat Company. You can pick up other seasonal meat here.

Fish and seafood
  • Cod
  • Coley
  • Crab
  • Dover sole
  • Grey Mullet
  • Haddock
  • Halibut
  • Herring
  • Langoustine
  • Lemon sole
  • Mackerel
  • Monkfish
  • Pilchard
  • Plaice
  • Pollack
  • Prawns
  • Red mullet
  • Salmon
  • Sardines
  • Scallops
  • Sea bass
  • Sea bream
  • Sea trout
  • Shrimp
  • Squid
  • Whelks

Get the best seafood from Weyfish or Swanage Bay!

Looking for recipes to cook your fresh, seasonal ingredients? Click here to see all our recipes!

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