Best recipes and foods for the winter season

Winter is officially upon us, and while the bounty on display at local farmers’ markets can’t compare to the warmer months, there are still plenty of fresh and local foods to be found. Try these recipes featuring fruits and vegetables still readily available in the winter months.

Have a favourite recipe featuring winter ingredients? Add it in the comments below.

Cabbage

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Try these recipes featuring cabbage:

• Potato, cabbage and smoked fish soup recipe
• Cabbage and beet soup
• Cabbage rolls

Carrots

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Try these recipes featuring carrots:

• Lemon carrot ‘fettuccine’ with toasted walnuts
• Pumpkin carrot muffins with vanilla frosting
• Cucumber and carrot salad

Cucumber (greenhouse)

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• Chilled cucumber and avocado soup
• Spicy cucumber salad
• Cucumber roll with salmon roe

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Leeks

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• Leek, mushroom and spinach soup
• Potato, leek and mushroom saute
• Leek and sweet potato with kale soup

Onions (red)

• Grilled chickpea salad with red onion and sourdough
• Caramelized onion and feta grilled pizza

Potatoes

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Try these recipes featuring potatoes:

• Roasted potato-wrapped haddock recipe
• Recipe for roasted “green” potatoes
• Make-ahead mashed potato casserole

Rhubarb

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Try these recipes featuring rhubarb:

• Strawberry rhubarb pie
• Rhubarb water
• Rhubarb and mango crisp
• Rustic rhubarb cake

Rutabaga

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Try these recipes featuring rutabaga:

• Maple mustard glazed chicken with maple rutabaga mash
• Golden rutabaga casserole
• Rutabaga souffle
• Rutabaga oka soup

Squash

Try these recipes featuring squash:

• Stuffed squash blossoms
• Roasted butternut squash
• Maple roasted butternut squash soup

Sweet potatoes

Try these recipes featuring sweet potatoes:

• Smoky sweet potato latkes
• Recipe: Sweet potato, corn, black bean salad with spicy dressing
• Twice-baked sweet potatoes
• Sweet potato poutine