Those harvests are mostly over and what are coming in now are the first of the citrus Mandarin oranges.
Buy them by the boxful!
Scroll down for recipe ideas of what to make with December produce.
What’s in Season in December?
Mandarin Oranges
December is the month for mandarin oranges satsumas, clementines, and tangerines.
Halos and Cuties brands are super sweet seedless clementines.
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Great for a Vitamin-C packed snack!
Buddha’s Hands look like fingers of lemon peel, use them for zest.
it’s possible for you to find both Meyer lemons and Buddha’s hands at farmers markets.
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Kiwifruit
verify a kiwifruit gives a little to the touch before cutting it open.
Scoop out the fruit with a spoon.
Chop and add to salads or makekiwi salsa!
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(They like rain.)
Saute them with a little butter and tarragon or herbes de Provence.
Beets
Roast them, pickle them, cookbeets into a soup, or serve them with salads.
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Turnips and Rutabagas
By the time December comes around, the baby turnips have grown up.
Blanch turnip greens and toss them with pasta, white beans, lemon, and Parmesan.
They love being cooked with bacon orham.
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Kohlrabi
Sputnik-shaped kohlrabi come in purple and light green and tastes similar to broccoli stems.
Cauliflower
Roast cauliflower florets or grate and steam cauliflower to makecauliflower rice.
Romanesco
A brassica like cauliflower and broccoli, romanesco look like a 3D math project with fractals.
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They taste closer to broccoli than cauliflower, cook them the same way or use them in a salad.
Brussels Sprouts
To get the freshest Brussels sprouts, buy them on their stalk.
Saute or roast them whole or halved, sprinkle with lemon juice and Parmesan.
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Chestnuts
Nothing better to remind you of the holiday season than freshly roasted chestnuts.
If using in recipes, jarred chestnuts work better than fresh.
Look for both fresh and jarred chestnuts in December.
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Keep scrolling down for more recipe ideas!
Citrus: Tangerine Sorbet
So easy!
Tangerine sorbet made from fresh tangerine juice, lemon juice, and sugar.
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Mushrooms: Vegetarian Spinach and Mushroom Lasagna
Vegetarian Lasagna to feed a crowd!
This one is filled with meaty shiitake and cremini mushrooms, spinach, and ricotta and Mozzarella cheeses.
Your vegetarian and meat-eating guests will fight for seconds.
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Beets: Pickled Beets
A midwestern classicpickled beets!
Our favorite refrigerator pickled beets, roasted or boiled beets, marinated in a cider vinegar vinaigrette.
Great with pita chips or veggies!
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Easy Thanksgiving stovetop side!
The browned butter brings out the most amazing flavor in the butternut squash.
Winter Squash: Pasta with Butternut Squash Parmesan Sauce
Butternut Squash Pasta with Parmesan!
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Collards: Collard Greens
Wondering what to do with collard greens?
Here’s an easy recipe for a simple side dish!
Cook collards on the stovetop with onions and garlicit’s an easy, flavorful way to eat your greens.
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Make your pesto with cashews for extra creaminess.
Blanching the kale also helps keep the pesto green.
Cauliflower: Roasted Curried Cauliflower
BEST roasted cauliflower is Roasted Curried Cauliflower!
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With onions, garlic, curry spices.
Quick, EASY, healthy!
It’s ready in under an hour.
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Serve with some crusty bread and a side salad!
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