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Seasonal calendar FebruaryThe first awakening

The days are getting noticeably longer. In February hearty cabbages meet tender lamb's lettuce – ideal for colourful salads, creamy soups and oven dishes.

  • 8Vegetables
  • 1Fruit
  • 3Recipes
  • 3Ideas
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What is in season in February

Hearty, colourful and perfect for the oven, soups and salads.

Which fruit and vegetables are in season in February?

In February, the main vegetables in season in Germany are lamb's lettuce, savoy cabbage, leek, salsify, red cabbage, swede, chicory and celeriac. For fruit, look out for apples (stored). Regional seasonal produce is usually fresher, more flavourful and travels shorter distances.

Vegetables

8 varieties
  • Lamb's lettuce
  • Savoy cabbage
  • Leek
  • Salsify
  • Red cabbage
  • Swede
  • Chicory
  • Celeriac

Fruit

1 variety
  • Apples (stored)

IN THE KITCHEN

Plant-based recipes for February

All recipes are fully plant-based and explained step by step.

Lamb's lettuce with apple and roasted chickpeas

  • 25 min
  • Serves 2
  • 5 steps

Ingredients

  • 150 g lamb's lettuce
  • 1 tin of chickpeas
  • 1 apple
  • 2 tbsp walnut oil
  • 1 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp mustard, paprika

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Rinse the chickpeas in a sieve and pat them dry with kitchen paper – that is what makes them crisp.

  2. Toss the chickpeas with 1 tbsp oil, paprika and salt and roast on a tray for 15–20 minutes until they crunch slightly.

  3. For the dressing, shake the walnut oil, cider vinegar, mustard, a pinch of salt and 1 tbsp water vigorously in a jar.

  4. Wash the lamb's lettuce in cold water, pinch off the root ends and spin dry. Quarter and core the apple and slice it thinly.

  5. Arrange the lettuce and apple on plates, drizzle with the dressing and top with the warm chickpeas.

Savoy cabbage and lentil pan

  • 30 min
  • Serves 2
  • 4 steps

Ingredients

  • ½ savoy cabbage
  • 150 g cooked green lentils
  • 1 leek
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp caraway
  • 2 tbsp rapeseed oil, pepper

Method

  1. Remove the outer leaves of the cabbage, cut out the core and slice the leaves into thin strips.

  2. Halve the leek lengthways, rinse under running water and cut into strips. Finely chop the garlic.

  3. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large pan. Toast the caraway briefly, then add the cabbage, leek and garlic and fry over a medium heat for 8 minutes until soft but still with a little bite.

  4. Add the cooked lentils and soy sauce, toss well and heat through for 2 minutes. Season with pepper.

Creamy celeriac soup

  • 35 min
  • Serves 4
  • 5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 celeriac
  • 2 potatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 1 l vegetable stock
  • 200 ml oat cream
  • nutmeg, salt

Method

  1. Dice the onion. Peel the celeriac and potatoes and cut into pieces of about 2 cm – evenly sized pieces cook evenly.

  2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large pot and sweat the onion, celeriac and potatoes for 5 minutes without letting them brown.

  3. Pour in the stock, bring to the boil and simmer with the lid on for 20 minutes until the vegetables crush easily.

  4. Add the oat cream and blend everything until very smooth with a stick blender.

  5. Season with salt and freshly grated nutmeg. If the soup is too thick, add a little water.

OUTDOORS & INDOORS

Ideas for February

Small moments that make the month special.

Sledging or ice skating

When it is frosty, head for the sledging hill or the ice rink – only on approved surfaces.

Plan your vegetable bed

What should grow on your balcony or bed this year? Now is the best time to choose seeds.

Soup night with friends

Everyone brings a winter soup – affordable, cosy and full of ideas.