Market Update

What's New and Exciting in July...

• Apples – varieties include Pink Lady, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious and Granny Smith
• Avocado – Store ripe avocados in the fridge, use within 1-2 days
• Custard Apples – Good start to the day folded through natural yoghurt with passionfruit
• Grapefruit – High in Vitamin C and studies have shown it helps reduce cholesterol
• Kiwifruit – Leave at room temp out of direct sunlight until it yields to gentle pressure
• Lemons – The average lemon contains approximately 3 tablespoons of juice
• Limes – Have a greater sugar and citric acid content than lemon
• Mandarins Imperial – Thin-skinned variety, very sweet and juicy
• Nashi Pears – Eat whole like an apple, or thinly slice and add to salads
• Oranges Navel – Produced via cutting and grafting, as they contain no seeds to reproduce
• Quinces – Poach in sugar syrup for 2 hours for flesh to soften and develop rosy-pink colour
• Rhubarb –Leaves contain poisonous substances that are best discarded in preparation
• Beetroot – Juice has been known to lower blood pressure, helping in preventing heart problems
• Broccoli – Boiling reduces level of anti-cancer compounds, best to steam
• Brussel Sprouts – High in Vitamin C, beta carotene, fibre and folate
• Cabbage – Boiling tenderizes the leaves and releases its natural sugars
• Carrots –Rich in dietary fibre, antioxidants and minerals
• Cauliflower  - Purple and Green varieties sometimes available throughout the next few months
• Celeriac – Can be used to flavour soups and stews, or on its own as a mash
• Celery -  Provides low-calorie dietary fibre bulk and is a great source of calcium
• Fennel – Roast, pan-fry or braise, producing mild aniseed-flavour
• Jerusalem Artichokes – featured in one of this weeks recipes
• Kohlrabi – Can be steamed, stir fried, cooked with potatoes for mashing or added to coleslaw
• Leeks – Can be bunched early when they are the size of a pencil or finger
• Okra – See recipe for hints
• Olives – With minimal care, olive trees can live and produce fruit for well over a thousand years
• Onions – In the classic mirepoix, onion is used with celery and carrot to flavour stocks, soups, stews and sauces
• Parsnips – Richer in vitamins and minerals than it's close relative the carrot
• Potatoes – There are over 5,000 varieties of potato worldwide
• Pumpkin – From the fleshy shell, to the seeds, to even the flowers, most parts of the pumpkin are edible
• Silverbeet – Wash well in cold water, removing stalks and larger ribs of the leaves
• Spinach – Rich source of Vitamin A, C, E, K, calcium, potassium and magnesium
• Swede – Known as a Yellow or Swedish turnip as it’s earliest discovery was by Sa Swiss Botanist
• Sweet Potato – See recipe archives for hints

  Last updated: July 2010

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Last Updated: June 2010