March to June is the peak time for Australian-grown chestnuts. Cooked chestnuts have a sweet taste and a texture similar to roast potatoes. They can be boiled, baked, grilled, or roasted. Pick up a kilo and enjoy chestnuts with a roast dinner, add cooked nuts to salads, a risotto, or chopped to a stir-fry.
Delicate flavoured zucchinis are tasty grilled, sautéed, stuffed, deep-fried or cooked as fritters. This week prices have dropped
Pumpkins are perhaps the most adaptable of veggies. Use them in gnocchi, salads, curries, bread, sweet tarts, and pies. If you crave comfort foods, roast wedges with garlic and whip a mash or puree for a rich cream soup
Immune-boosting kumara (orange sweet potato) is packed with vitamins and fibre. Delicious roasted, chopped orange sweet potato (kumara) with red onion wedges in olive oil flavoured with cumin and coriander for 30 minutes or until tender.
Need a quick, healthy, and budget-friendly meal idea? Toss a bunch of choy sum, bok choy, or pak choy into your next stir-fry for a delicious crunch and a boost of nutrients! These Asian leafy greens cook in just minutes—simply chop, sauté with garlic and a splash of soy sauce, and you're done. Best of all, they’re affordable
Broccoli Rappa is not broccoli; this leafy, cruciferous vegetable is closely related to the turnip. Sold in bunches, broccoli rappa has delicious bitter stems, leaves, and nutty, broccoli-like buds. This Italian favourite is 100% edible, easy to cook, and popular served sautéed, braised, and roasted in Italian dishes