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With September comes a little relief from the heat with highs that are not quite so high and lows that provide a welcome respite from the desert heat.  It also brings a great new crop of in season produce fresh from your local farm.  Take pride in all that Arizona has to offer and ask for locally grown produce, meat, and dairy products wherever you shop.  Settle into September with these great recipe ideas that make use of the fabulous, fresh, locally grown food that is in season this month.

Apples

• Apple Compote
• Apple Raspberry Pie

Arugula

• Golden Beet and Pomegranate Salad
• Grilled Stuffed Swordfish

Basil

• Ratatouille
• Carrot, Leek, and  Turnip Saute

Black-eyed Peas

• Spicy Black-eyed Peas
• Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

Chiles

• Arizona Quiche
• Zucchini Patties

Corn

• Sautéed Zucchini and Corn with Chives
• Tamale Pie

Cucumbers

• Melon Cucumber Salad
• Pennee’s Fresh Cucumber Delight

Figs

• Fig and Lemon Chicken
• Burrata Bruschetta with Figs

Green Beans

• Brent’s Honey Bacon Green Bean Bundles
• Corn and Green Bean Salad

Okra

• Hearty Hamburger Stew
• Okra and Tomatoes

Pears

• Farmer’s Favorite Salad
• Apple Pear Salad

Potatoes

• Cornish Pasties
• Meal in One Potatoes

Pumpkins

• Tiffany’s Pumpkin Pie Cake
• Stuffed Pumpkin

Shelling Beans

• Fresh Shelling Bean Salad
• Heirloom Tomato with Shelling Bean Vinaigrette

Summer Squash

• Calabacitas
• Mexican Summer Squash

Winter Squash

• Glazed Acorn Squash
• Spaghetti Squash with Tomatoes

Sweet Peppers

• Julie’s  Oven Roasted Red Potatoes and Asparagus
• Sharla’s Arizona Beef and Veggie Stir Fry

Tomatoes

• Spaghetti Squash with Tomatoes 
• Tostados

Zucchini

• Puffed Up Zucchini
• Zucchini Cupcakes

Zucchini Blossoms

• Pasta with Zucchini, Zucchini Blossoms, and Caramelized Onions
• Fried Cheese Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms

Related articles

• What’s in Season in August (fillyourplate.org)
• What’s in Season in July (fillyourplate.org)
• It’s National Farmer’s Market Week – Let’s Go Shopping (fillyourplate.org)
• Food Prices Increase Slightly in the Second Quarter of 2012 (fillyourplate.org)