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Summer is here and we have already seen the temperature soar but that doesn’t mean the growing season is over. This is still a large variety of in-season locally grown Arizona products in the stalls at the farmers markets and in the bins at the grocery store down the street. Arizona produce, meat, and dairy products offer the freshest selection and the best flavor and when you buy local, everyone wins.

Here is a look at what’s in season right now and what you can do to make the most of these fresh, fantastic seasonal foods.

Apricots

• Apricot Appetizers
• Jeweled Rice with Medjool Dates

Blackberries

• Blackberry Cobbler
• Crunchy Vanilla Almond French Toast with Fancy Fruit Topping and Bacon

Blueberries

• Blueberry Muffins
• Boss’s Baked French Toast

Corn

• Baked Corn Dish
• Cha Cha’s Corn Bread

Cucumbers

• Armenian Cucumber Tomato Salad
• Cucumber Melon Salad

Figs

• Pork Loin with Fig and Port Sauce
• Mortadella and Fig Focaccianini

Garlic

• Tucson’s Best London Broil
• Tri-Color Penne with Cherry Tomatoes and Cheese

Green Beans

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

Leeks

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

Melons

• Chutney Melon Chicken Salad
• Cool Arizona Melon Soup

Nectarines

• Blueberry and Nectarine Cobbler
• BBQ Pork Salad with Summer Fruits and Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette

Onions

• Arizona Quiche
• Chili Chicken

Peaches

• Peach Paradise
• Roasted Turkey Breast with Peach Rosemary Glaze

Peas

• My Mother’s Egg Foo Yung
• Pasta, Pesto, and Peas

Plums

• Apricot Glazed Chicken with Dried Plums and Sage
• Cream Cheese Pound Cake with a Grilled Plums

Potatoes

• Creamy Potatoes
• Potatoes Deluxe

Summer Squash

• Garlic Roasted Summer Squash
• Summer Squash Casserole

Tomatoes

• Avocado and Tomato Salad
• Okra and Tomatoes

Zucchini

• Sweet Zucchini Relish
• Zucchini and Squash Spice Cake

Zucchini Blossoms

• Fried Cheese-Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms
• Stuffed Zucchini Flowers with Heirloom Tomato Salad

Related articles

• What’s In Season in June? (fillyourplate.org)
• What’s in Season in May? (fillyourplate.org)
• Get to Know Your Leafy Greens (fillyourplate.org)