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This month there will be a bunch of new fruits and vegetables available at your local farmers markets and grocery stores as the Arizona air gets warmer.   Our desert climate makes it possible for local ranchers and farmers to operate almost year round which means residents have access to a wide range of fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, and dairy products grown right here at home.  If you are looking for the freshest, most flavorful food products available, look for those that are grown locally.

Here is a list of what is in season this April and ideas for delicious recipes featuring each of these locally grown in season items.

Arugula

• Golden Beet and Pomegranate Salad
• Roasted Portobello, Red Pepper, and Arugula Salad

Asparagus

• Goat Cheese Lettuce Wraps
• Julie’s Oven Roasted Red Potatoes and Asparagus

Beets

• Chilled Potato, Leek, and Beet Soup
• Golden Beet, Fennel, and Avocado Salad

Cabbage

• Coleslaw
• Balsamic Green Beans with Pine Nuts

Carrots

• Carrot Ginger Soup
• Carrot, Leek, and Turnip Saute

Celery Root

• Creamy Celery Root Mash
• Celery Root and Cheese Soup

Cucumbers

• Armenian Cucumber Tomato Salad
• Melon Cucumber Salad

Garlic

• Garlic Cheese Fingers
• Garlic Summer Squash

Leeks

• Penne with Swiss Chard and Leeks in Cream Sauce
• Carrot, Turnip, and Leek Sauté

Lemons

• Arizona Sunshine Lemon Pie
• Lemon Rosemary Lamb Chops

Lettuce

• Goat Cheese Lettuce Wraps
• Chopped Medjool Date Salad

Onions

• Grand Canyon Sweet Onion Soup
• Sharla’s Arizona Beef Veggie Stir Fry

Peas

• My Mother’s Egg Foo Yung
• Curried Peas

Potatoes

• Creamy Potatoes
• Frittata with Bacon and Potatoes

Radishes

• Join the Party Salad
• Apple Radish BBQ Ribs

Spinach

• Fennel Spinach Pasta
• Greek Chicken

Strawberries

• Strawberry Salad
• Strawberry Angel Food Dessert

Summer Squash

• Grilled Summer Squash
• Summer Squash Casserole

Zucchini

• Puffed Up Zucchini
• Sautéed Zucchini and Corn with Chives

 Zucchini Blossoms

• Crispy Zucchini Blossoms
• Fried Zucchini Blossoms with Grilled Vegetable Panzanella and  Baby Arugula Salad

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• What’s in Season in March? (fillyourplate.org)
• Little Known Facts About Lettuce (fillyourplate.org)
• What’s Cooking? Fun Family Time (fillyourplate.org)