Cook with seasonal fruits and vegetables in December

Cook with seasonal fruits and vegetables in December

Eating seasonal, cooking for the climate

This page helps you to cook with seasonal fruits and vegetables in December. See what’s in season and find recipe inspiration on this page. We will also explain the climate impact of eating seasonally.

December is the cosy month of winter and the seasonal vegetables of winter are perfect for some hearty warm meals, shared with friends and family. It might take a little more effort to cook creatively with the limited vegetables, but you only need a few recipes that really work!

For whom is this seasonal calendar the perfect December gift?

Our seasonal calendar shows what’s in season for each month. Here you see the page with all the seasonal fruits and vegetables in December. It also comes with 4 recipes per month.

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Your choice of seasonal fruits and vegetables in December

Great from storage

These products you can store and enjoy for a while longer

celeriac

Celeriac

carrot

Carrot

potato

Potato

beetroot

Beetroot

a picture of chinese cabbage

Chinese cabbage

a picture of a red cabbage

Red cabbage

savoy cabbage

Savoy cabbage

Rutabaga

Swede

oxheart cabbage

Pointed cabbage

pumpkin

Pumpkin

white cabbage

White cabbage

picture of an apple for an overview of during which months this fruit is best to use

Apple

pear

Pear

Prime Time

When they’re harvested and at their best!

kale

Kale

miner's lettuce (winterpostelein)

Miner’s lettuce

leek

Leek

chicory

Chicory

black salsify 2

Black salsify

lamb's lettuce

Lamb’s lettuce

Brussels sprouts

Brussel Sprouts

parsnip

Parsnip

The following sources were used for the creation of the seasonal calendar:

Natuur&Milieu, Milieu Centraal, Velt, BZFE, British Seasonal Chart.

Spice up your kitchen with this seasonal calendar!

Our seasonal calendar shows:

  • Products that are almost out of season categorize as last chance.
  • Some products are great from storage for several months.
  • Prime time is when products are harvested and are at their best.
  • Starting now shows you the new arrivals.
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A tasty recipe with seasonal vegetables from December

Knowing what’s in season is only half the job. Of course you also want to know what to actually make with these seasonal vegetables. In our seasonal calendar, we show four recipes for each month. This is one of our favorites for December:

Leek and Lentil Quiche

In the traditional Dutch kitchen leek quiche is made with ham, but this veggie-packed version has a balanced palette of tastes thanks to the walnuts, sun-dried tomatoes and feta. By using soy cream this quiche is a good low dairy option. And no chance of food being wasted, because it always tastes great the next day for lunch!

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Get 48 seasonal vegetable recipes with our calendar

Scan the QR code on each month to get 4 delicious recipes:

  • Make use of various in-season produce
  • No meat
  • Are filled with natural ingredients and herbs, no mixes or processed stuff
  • Exciting flavors, no standard salads or boring meals
use your phone to scan the QR code at the bottom of each month's page to get access to the recipes. You can also check in which other months you can make these recipes in with the same in-season vegetables and fruits Order here

or shop at local stores in the Netherlands: Oogst in Leiden, Ekoto in Etten-Leur, De Poelboerderij in Wormer, De Gieterij in Wageningen and many more…

Why is it important to eat fruits and vegetables in-season?

We all know vegetables and fruits are most delicious when they’re fresh.
But these days you can get anything at any time you want from the supermarket.

We’ve all gotten used to having a rainbow of produce being available always. Almost the only thing that we still have is ‘pumpkin season’ for Halloween 🎃

Who even knew anymore that spring-onions are not really at their best in spring? They’re always in store. So it’s not strange that you might not realize this has quite the impact on our climate.

When something does not naturally grow in season, it costs a lot extra to produce it,

  • in a greenhouse 🏭,
  • to freeze it to prolong shelf-life ❄️,
  • or to transport it from somewhere else 🚚.

In other words: convenience is costing us in energy and polution.

 

Just a simple example to visualize it, with spinach:

spinach seasonal

Luckily, it’s easy to make a change. By cooking and eating what’s in season and locally available, you can make a difference.

By choosing to make concious choices when shopping instead of going for convenience, you can already make a difference.

And as added benefit, eating in-season will also help you:

  • appreciate variation in veggies and fruits more. Better enjoy those now!
  • be more in-tune with nature – berries are best in spring and summer, kales come when it’s cold
  • make it easier to support locally harvested from local farmers
  • often automatically reduce your shopping costs
Learn more in our blog post Fork Ranger cooking

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