July’s fruits and vegetables for seasonal cooking

July’s fruits and vegetables for seasonal cooking

Eating seasonal, cooking for the climate

July’s fruits and vegetables for seasonal cooking are amazing! This page shows you which are best to buy, because they are locally available. Including inspiration on which recipes you can make with this produce. We also explain what impact eating seasonal has on the climate.

The summer has the greatest diversity and July is the first month mediterranean vegetables are coming into season. Last month already zucchini and tomato was available, but now also aubergine and bell pepper are great for seasonal cooking.

Are you looking for a seasonal calendar with July’s fruits and vegetables?

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

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Which seasonal fruits and vegetables are available in July

Last chance

Almost out of season

rhubarb

Rhubarb

Great from storage

These products you can store and enjoy for a while longer

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

Apple

Prime Time

When they’re harvested and at their best!

a picture of broccoli

Broccoli

a picture of kohlrabi

Kohlrabi

green beans

Green beans

broad bean

Broad beans

cucumber

Cucumber

cauliflower

Cauliflower

a picture of spring onion

Spring onion

savoy cabbage

Savoy cabbage

oxheart cabbage

Pointed cabbage

carrot

Carrot

a picture of spinach leaves

Spinach

a picture of bok choi

Pak choi

Fennel

Fennel

leek

Leek

celery

Celery

a picture of radish

Radish

potato

Potato

a picture of a tomato

Tomato

a picture of a red cabbage

Red cabbage

strawberry

Strawberry

a picture of endive

Endive

beetroot

Beetroot

rocket

Rocket

zucchini

Zucchini

cherry

Cherry

a picture of chinese cabbage

Chinese cabbage

peas

Peas

lettuce

Lettuce

white cabbage

White cabbage

red currant

Red currant

raspberry

Raspberry

blueberries

Blueberry

Starting now

Coming into season

flat bean

Flat beans

aubergine

Aubergine

bell pepper

Bell pepper

parsnip

Parsnip

blackberry

Blackberry

plum

Plum

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

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

Inspire yourself with July’s seasonal ingredients in your kitchen!

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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How to use the fruits and vegetables in July?

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 July:

Chilli Spaghetti

Italian dishes are usually not something we eat spicy, but including some chillies creates a delightful surprise.

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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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