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November offers a great opportunity to give thanks for all the blessings in our lives and we think Arizona is blessed with abundance in the form of fresh in season produce, meat, and dairy products.  Make Thanksgiving extra special this year by focusing on dishes that use locally grown, in season items.  Here are some great ways to fill your menu (including the one for Thanksgiving Day) and your plate with what’s in season this month.

Arugula

• Golden Beet and Pomegranate Salad
• Goat Cheese Pizza with Arugula

Basil

• Carrot Turnip and Leek Sauté
• Ratatouille

Beets

• Beets with Olive Oil Garlic and Parsley
• Chilled Potato, Leek, and Beet Soup

Bok Choy

• Spicy Bok Choi with Garlic Sauce
• Chicken Adobo Soup with Bok Choy

Broccoli

• Parmesan Roasted Broccoli
• Roasted Garlic Lemon Broccoli

Carrots

• Isabell Rousseau’s Carrot Salad
• Pot Roast

Dates

• Chopped Medjool Date Salad
• Bacon Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Bleu Cheese

Green Onions/Scallions

• Asian Lettuce Wrap
• Calabacitas

Key Limes

• Easy Key Lime Pie
• Honey Key Lime Grilled Chicken

Lettuce

• Grilled Romaine with Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette
• Green Salad

Pumpkins

• Pumpkin Cake Cookies
• Stuffed Pumpkin

Radishes

• Join the Party Salad
• Potato Salad with Bacon, Olives, and Radishes

Spinach

• Chicken Picatta
• Lemon Spinach

Tomatoes

• Classic Minestrone Soup
• Okra and Tomatoes

Turnips

• Mashed Turnips
• Steamed Sausage Dinner

Winter Squash

• Glazed Acorn Squash
• Butternut and Apple Harvest Soup

Related articles

• What’s in Season in September (fillyourplate.org)
• What’s in Season in October (fillyourplate.org)