What Are You Eating in October?

There’s nothing like spicy sweet potato fries and warm mussels with tomatoes to celebrate October. Taste the flavors of the season with  seasonal fruits, vegetables and appetizers that are perfect for fall.

Image: Cabbage. Photography by Brandon Maya

October Seasonal Fruits: apples, blackberries, cranberries, figs, grapes, guava, huckleberries, kumquats, passion fruit, pear, pineapple, pomegranate, quince, star fruit

October Seasonal Vegetables: acorn squash, aubergines, beetroot, Belgian endive, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, butter lettuce, butternut squash, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chicory, chayote squash, courgettes, diakon radish, endive, garlic, ginger, jalapeno peppers, kohlrabi (cabbage turnip) leeks, lettuce, marrow, mushrooms, okra, parsnips, peppers, persimmons, potatoes, pumpkin, radicchio, shallots, squash, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips, watercress, winter squash

October Seasonal Meats and Seafood: guinea fowl, partridge, mussels, grouse, oysters

October Appetizer Recipes

• Steamed Mussels in Wine
• Pears Wrapped In Prosciutto
• Happy Quinoa, Shiitake Mushrooms and Tomatoes
• Psychedelic Tomato and Goat Cheese Salad
• Pinot Grigio-Cooked Shrimp in Endive Leaves

Season’s Eats Rewind

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