Autumn is the perfect time to make the most of nature’s bounty. Trees are heavy with nuts, fruits and berries. Mushrooms spring up in the damp ground and root vegetables are ripe for the picking. No wonder this is the time of the harvest festival.
We’ve put together a selection of our favourite recipes featuring seasonal autumn ingredients:
Mushrooms
Wild Mushroom and Brussels Sprout Risotto
Spaghetti Sauce Borguignonne
Baked Mushrooms
Shiitake Noodle Soup
Root vegetables
Carrot with Ginger Glaze
Burdock Kinpira
Carrot Curry Soup
Sweet Potato Fritters
Nuts
Chestnut Rice
Hazelnut Pudding
Apples
Apple and Blackberry Pie
Apple Kuzu drink
Pumpkins
Penne Pasta with Roasted Butternut Squash
Hearty Baked Vegetables
Grains
Barley Stew
Spicy Braised Barley with Butternut Squash and Spinach
Cabbage
New England Vegetable Stew
Braised Cabbage with Umeboshi