What’s in Season in May?

Don’t miss out on these fresh in season vegetables this May! (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)

It’s May which means Mother’s Day brunches, Memorial Day cookouts, and even more Arizona-grown delicious fruits and vegetables to your local farmers’ markets and grocery store aisles. This time of year it is even easier than ever to find locally sourced produce, meat, and dairy products can help you fill your holiday plates with the freshest food around.   Support the efforts of local ranchers and farmers, who operate almost year round, to stretch your food dollar, help protect our local food supply, and boost the economy right here at home. If you are looking for the freshest, most flavorful food products available, look for Arizona grown.

Fill your plate with these delicious recipes that highlight in-season ingredients.

Apricots

• Apricot Appetizers
• Jeweled Rice with Medjool Dates

Arugula

• Golden Beet and Pomegranate Salad
• Goat Cheese Arugula Pizza

Beets

• Beets with Onion and Cumin
• Chilled Potato, Leek, and Beet Soup

Blackberries

• Blackberry Cobbler
• Blackberry Spinach Salad

Carrots

• Carrot Ginger Soup
• Country Garden Salad

Cucumbers

• Armenian Cucumber and Tomato Salad
• Melon Cucumber Salad

Garlic

• Garlic Cheese Fingers
• Garlic Roasted Summer Squash

Leeks

• Chilled Potato, Leek, and Beet Soup
• Penne with Swiss Chard and Leeks in Cream Sauce

Lettuce

• Asian Lettuce Wraps
• Green Salad

Nectarines

• Grilled Pork Chops with Nectarine Salsa
• Peach Nectarine Muffins

Onions

• Grand Canyon Sweet Onion Soup
• Hawaiian Meatballs

Peaches

• Peach Paradise
• Barbecued Peaches

Peas

• My Mother’s Egg Foo Yung
• Quinoa with Peas

Potatoes

• Albondigas Meatball Soup 
• Deana’s Potatoes Deluxe

Radishes

• Join the Party Salad
• Abby’s Yummy Veggie Pizza

Spinach

• Fennel Spinach Pasta
• Lemon Spinach

Summer Squash

• Grilled Summer Squash
• Summer Squash Casserole

Tomatoes

• Avocado and Tomato Salad
• Spaghetti Squash with Tomatoes

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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