Food in season in Victoria - October

In season this month - get it while its fresh!

From the Melbourne Farmers Market newsletter:

Asparagus
Broad beans
Herbs
Strawberries
Lettuces
Avocadoes (like bananas, I didn’t think we grew any in Victoria?)
Sugar snaps
Rhubarb
Radishes
Beetroot
Fennel
Asian greens
Garlic shoots

So what meals do those ingredients look like to me?

Asparagus in: stir fries, frittatas, blanched in salads, steamed and dipped into a little wasabi mayonnaise.

Salads with lettuces, radishes, thinly sliced fennel, sugar snaps and asparagus.

Steamed broad beans tossed in lemon juice, garlic and a dash of olive oil.

Roasted beetroot and fennel. Leftover beetroot in salads.

Strawberries – just eaten as they are, at room temperature. Though I’m still waiting for the locally grown berries to hit the stores as strawberries are exposed to a lot of sprays.

What are you eating this October?