Winter Meal Prep: Seasonal Produce and Healing Recipes
Winter Produce: What's in Season?
Warming, Comforting, Restorative
Vegetables: Beets, Cruciferous (Broccoli, Bok Choy, Brussels, Cabbage, Cauliflower), Celery, Celery Root/Celeriac, Fennel, Kohlrabi, Parsnip, Potatoes, Rutabaga, Sunchoke, Turnip, Squash
Greens: Chard, Chicories, Collards, Endive, Radicchio, Frisee, Kale, Mustard Greens
Immune Boosters: Garlic, Onion, Leek, Mushrooms, Horseradish, Lemon, Hearty Herbs (Thyme, Sage, Rosemary)
Fruits: Avocados, Apples, Pears, Pomegranates, Persimmon, Kiwi, Citrus (Clementine, Grapefruit, Mandarin, Orange)
Protein: Duck, Turkey, Venison, Haddock, Mussels, Oysters, Salmon. Check Seafood Watch for Sustainable Seafood.
Unfamiliar with one of these fruits or vegetables? Maybe make a goal to try 1 new produce item every week. Many are highlighted in the recipes below.
Healing Winter Recipes
Rebecca Katz’s Soups & Broths
Winter Plant Based Recipes from My New Roots
Samin Nosrat’s White Bean & Roast Veggie Salad
Love & Lemon’s Sesame Orange Noodle Bowl
Roast Beet & Radicchio Wild Rice Salad with Tangerines
Butter Bean Ragout
Slow Roasted Citrus & Herb Salmon
Julia’s Favorite Roast Chicken
Tanya Holland’s Flourless Chocolate-Pecan Cake
Winter Beverage Recipes from Nourished Kitchen
Winter Meal Prep
Sample 1-Day Winter Meal Prep:
Breakfast: Rebecca Katz Clean-Out-the Fridge Soup or My New Roots Revolutionary Pancakes
Lunch: Love & Lemon’s Sesame Noodle Bowl or Samin Nosrat’s White Bean & Roast Veggies
Dinner: Slow Roast Salmon with Roast Beet & Radicchio Black Rice Salad
Snack: Tanya Holland’s Flourless Chocolate Pecan Cake or an Orange with handful of almonds or cup of soup
Wind Down Beverage: Nourished Kitchen Mulled Cranberry Drink
Create Your Own:
Create your own dream Winter Menu! Remember to include foods you love, foods you crave, and foods that nourish your mind, body, and soul. These can be freezer and pantry favorites, to elaborate kitchen creations. You can use the Meal Planning Form below to mark your favorite recipes and plan for the week ahead. If meal prepping isn’t your thing, that’s ok. Hopefully these recipes will provide some inspiration on how to incorporate seasonal, nourishing foods into the weekly rotation.
