What’s In Season? Australian Winter Fruits and Vegetables Guide – Free to Download

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Save money by eating in season. Here’s a downloadable Australian Winter fruit and vegetable guide to winter seasonal produce.

winter fruit and vegetables

Winter is often portrayed as a time of lack, not abundance, when it comes to food. However, there are a lot of delicious and nutritious fruits and vegetables on offer during the colder months.

In fact, when it comes to food, Winter is definitely my favourite time of the year. Bring on warming soups and stews, comforting casseroles, and roast root vegetables.

All finished off with a delicious lemon tart with a good dollop of clotted cream…

Honouring the rhythms and seasons of life means you’re eating what’s right for your body, eating food at its peak and eating food when it’s at its cheapest. And when you look at the list of winter fruits and veggies, they seem perfect for the season – garlic and ginger, great for nourishing chicken soup, lemons and limes, a good source of vitamin C, and potatoes, the perfect comfort food.

Winter Seasonal Fruit

  • apples
  • grapefruit
  • kiwifruit
  • lemons
  • limes
  • mandarins
  • oranges
  • papaya
  • pears
  • pineapple
  • pawpaw
  • quince
  • rhubarb

Recipe Ideas Using Winter Fruits

Here are a few recipe ideas from the blog for making the most of the cold-weather fruits:

Winter Vegetables

  • Asian Greens
  • Avocado
  • Beetroot
  • Broccoli
  • Brussels Sprouts
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Celeriac
  • Celery
  • Fennel
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Kake
  • Leeks
  • Onions
  • Parsnip
  • Peas
  • Potato
  • Pumpkin
  • Silverbeet
  • Swede
  • Sweet Potato
  • Turnip 
  • Witloof

Recipe Ideas Using Winter Vegetables

Winter is all about soups, stews and comfort food. Here are some recipes from the blog that showcase cold-weather produce.

Buying Tips For Buying and Storing Winter Produce 

To maximise the freshness and storage time of produce, choose produce that is firm and free from blemishes, bruises, or soft spots. This indicates that the item is fresh and will last longer.

To make your winter produce stays fresher for longer, store it in a cool, dry place like the pantry, if your climate and home are cool enough or in the refrigerator. For specific storage ideas, check out my free printable storage guide.

Tips For Eating Seasonally

We’re lucky that we live in an age of absolute abundance, and we can eat what we want at any time throughout the year. But eating seasonally can save a lot of money, so here are some tips on how to make the most of seasonal produce.

You can save money by looking for specials and planning meals around what’s on sale. The other day I needed one stalk of celery, but whole celery was an absolute bargain, so I made a delicious soup for lunches which saved us money and reduced waste.

Why not take a weekend outing to your local farmer’s market if you have one?  Visiting a farmer’s market nearby is a great way to explore and support local agriculture while experiencing what is at its peak in your local area. If the stall owners are offering taste testers, give them a try. Fresh produce, just picked, has amazing taste and texture (looking at you floury apples) compared to fruit and veg that’s been in cold storage for months.

If you have the time and the space, growing your own fruit and veg can be a great way to connect to the seasons. Even just growing some fresh herbs can elevate every meal you cook. 

You can supplement fruits and vegetables in season with frozen alternatives. Frozen veg is inexpensive and usually as nutritious as fresh.

Downloadable Guide to What’s In Season During the Winter

To help you plan winter meals, I’ve created a downloadable PDF guide to the best fruits and veg during the Winter months. You can print it out and refer to it when meal planning.

whats in season in winter

This is a general guide only – there will be local variations in climate that will have an impact on the specific time produce is available. 

Click here to download the Australian fruit and vegetables seasonal list for Winter (pdf).

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6 Comments

  1. Thanks for this! I have the autumn checklist pinned up on my fridge – time to file it away for next year and replace it with this one. Cheers!

    1. Great to hear they are useful Leah. Thanks.

  2. I find that buying seasonal is cheaper too .. I tend to shop at the markets for organic so that the fruits and vegetables have more flavor and a nice texture, they also last longer which means I go to the markets less often.

    Winter in particular is a great time to save time and money because winter fruits last a lot longer than the soft summer fruits.

    One good hint .. something I did a while ago to try and save money … was to taste test different types of apples and oranges. Just buy one of each and try them. You might be surprised at how yummy some of them are. Same with potatoes which I find tend to be rather seasonal too.

    I save time and money on work days by cooking a casserole or thick soup the day before so all I have to do is reheat it when I am tired from work (I work 10 hour shifts so there is little time on work days). It helps me avoid the “I’m too tired to cook so let’s get takeaway” syndrome at the end of the day, I also have a slow cooker that I can set to be finished cooking just as I arrive home from work. I can tell you it is wonderful to walk in the front door to the smell of hot dinner just waiting for me to serve it up. Casseroles and soups are a great way to use up fresh veges that are past their best for steaming (my usual method of cooking). I also find that vegetables lose their texture if you freeze them, but if you put them in a soup or casserole it doesn’t matter.

    1. Hi Laconian,

      Thanks for your tips! You’re right, winter fruits do last longer – I’ve never thought of that! Good tip on trying different types of fruit and veg.

      I’m in love with my slow cooker, but I have to admit, I’ve been a little disorganised lately :).

  3. This list is AMAZING! This is exactly what I was looking for! Looks great, I can see everything on the list and its for us here in AUSTRALIA! Its hard to find list of fruit and veg in season for Aus! Well done! So happy I found this!

    1. Melissa Goodwin says:

      Hi Shanice, thanks for leaving a comment. Glad you found it useful.