Get fresh, go seasonal: tips on what to buy this month

VEGETABLES

Beetroot Smoked eel with celeriac, beetroot and horseradish remoulade ; Warm beetroot, watercress and grilled goat’s cheese salad ; Salad of roasted baby beets with balsamic dressing ; Candied beetroot with feta and dill

Brussels sprouts Puree of sprouts ; Brussels sprout minestrone

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Cauliflower Curried cauliflower and smoked haddock soup ; Cauliflower cheese

Celeriac Celeriac remoulade with a winter leaf salad ; Celeriac soup with cobnuts ; Pork and celeriac casserole ; Celeriac Anna

Celery Ham and Barley Soup ; White bean, celery and tuna salad

Chicory Quince, gorgonzola and chicory salad ; Smoked salmon and chicory with creme-fraiche dressing

Jerusalem artichoke Cream of jerusalem artichoke soup

Kale Braised kale with pancetta

Leeks Leek and lemongrass soup ; Soup of leeks and arbroath smokies

Parsnips Chicken, parsnip and date salad with a rice vinegar dressing ; Glazed parsnips with honey, thyme and star anise ; Parsnip and apple soup with stilton croutons ; Black pudding with parsnip mash

Potatoes Pommes dauphinoise ; Potatoes Roasted in Duck Fat ; Perfect pomme puree ; Potatoes baked on rock salt with creme fraiche and pancetta ; Roast potatoes with thyme ; Oven roasted potato wedges ; Fondant potatoes ; Individual potatoes Boulangere ; Thai potato soup ; Potato salad

Rhubarb Rhubarb and champagne jellies ; Baked rhubarb ; Ricotta and rhubarb pots ; Rhubarb crumble cake ; Rhubarb chutney

Swede Caramelised Swede and Cardamom Soup

Turnips Sweet, sticky roasted turnip

FRUIT and NUTS

Apples Parsnip and apple soup with stilton croutons ; Loin of Pork with Caramelised Apples ; Apple snow with date and walnut biscotti ; Toffee apple muffins ; Cinnamon Apple Tempura with Toffee Sauce ; Apple pie ; Steamed Toffee Apple and Date Pudding ; Croustade of apple and coconut ; Spiced apple pancakes with calvados sabayon ; Celeriac and apple remoulade with marinated sultanas ; Roasted apples and pears with bramble sauce ; Baked apples with dried mango and macadamia nuts ; Apples with coconut and lime ricotta

Clementines Cranberry and clementine jelly

Kiwi fruit

Lemons Lemon-roasted chicken with citrus zest pilaf ; Lemon and rosemary popsicles ; Lemon confit ; Home-made lemon jelly ; Tagliatelle al limone ; Little lemon pots ; Lemon and lime tart ; Lemon-sugar crêpes

Oranges Crisp fennel and blood orange salad ; Marmalade chicken ; Orange creams

Passion fruit Easy passion-fruit jelly ; Passion fruit parfait

Pears Roast pork with pears ; Honeyed pears with parmesan and rocket ; Pear Mont Blanc ; Individual Pear Tatins with Anise Ice-cream ; Pear ice cream ; Poached pears with butterscotch sauce ; Pear & Ginger Muffins ; Pear and apple crumble

Pineapple Pineapple ravioli with iced mango and mint ; Salt-baked pineapple

Pomegranate Pomegranate and ginger sorbet ; Winter bellini ; Roast chicken with pomegranates

Satsumas

Tangerines

Walnuts Chicken, walnut and pomegranate salad

MEAT

Duck Duck rillette ; Duck Liver, Orange and Hazelnut Stuffing ; Traditional roast duck with sauce Bigarade ; Scrambled duck eggs on toast with Alba white truffle ; Crispy duck, watermelon, feta and fresh mint skewers ; Duck cassoulet ; Wild duck with parsley potatoes

Guinea fowl Breast of guinea fowl with creamy winter vegetables

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Partridge Roast partridges with cabbage and Jerusalem artichokes

Venison Venison and Autumn Vegetable Pie ; Venison medallions with a brunoise of winter vegetables

FISH and SEAFOOD

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Clams Warm salad of clams, mussels and squid ; Warm clam and white bean salad ; Clams and jamón in sherry

Cockles

Haddock Smoked haddock and fennel carpaccio ; Smoked haddock risotto cake ;Smoked haddock with leeks, potato and egg

Halibut Roasted halibut with wilted lettuce and fenugreek broth

Hake Pan-fried hake with wilted lettuce and tomato butter sauce

John dory Shallow-fried John Dory with Ratatouille ; John dory pan-fried with green spice paste

Lemon sole Lemon sole with crushed peas ; Goujons of lemon sole, fat-cut chips and sauce tartar

Monkfish Monkfish Thai Green Curry ; Tandoori Monkfish

Mussels Cataplana of salt cod, chorizo and mussels ; Moules marinieres

Oysters Oysters with three sauces ; Steamed oysters with mirin and soy

Plaice Plaice with sesame spinach

Turbot Whole roast turbot with hollandaise sauce ; Turbot fillets with fennel and lemon

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