What's in Season: Summer Produce Guide

As the weather grows warmer and the days grow longer, certain slow-to-ripen crops that first sprouted in spring will become more available. Other produce that requires more sunlight or warmer temperatures may also sprout, either to be consumed in mid or late summer, or to fully ripen during the fall. Here is a list deliciously grown food that one can enjoy during the summer:

• Apricots: Apricot Freezer Jam or Apricot Sherbet
• Bananas: Avocado Banana Facial or Banana-Cajeta Milkshake
• Beets: Citrus Sunrise Juice
• Bell Peppers: Curry Habanero Salsa
• Blackberries: Berry Lemonade Ice Pops or Blackberry Thyme Preserves
• Blueberries: Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade or Blueberry Breakfast Bars 
• Cabbage: Peanut Butter Shake with Strawberry Jelly Swirl
• Carrots: Orange Dreamsicle Ice Cream or Carrot Cake Smoothie
• Cantaloupe: Cantaloupe Veggie Smoothie
• Celery: Kale and Apple Green Smoothie
• Cherries: Cherry-Mango Green Smoothie
• Corn: Southwest Guacamole
• Cucumbers: Chilled Cucumber and Yogurt Soup
• Eggplant: Baba Ganoush
• Garlic: Savory Beef Marinade
• Grapefruit: Cherry Grapefruit Smoothie
• Grapes: Total Juice or Blueberry Grape Smoothie
• Green Beans: Green Beans Baby Food
• Kiwifruit: Tropical Sea Breeze
• Lemons: Ginger Lemonade
• Lettuce: Falafel
• Mangoes: Mango Salsa or Mango Ice Pops
• Onions: Easy Salsa
• Oranges: Orange Julius Copycat
• Peaches: Mango-Peach Snow Cone Syrup or Peach Lemonade
• Pears: Fresh Summer Smoothie
• Pineapple: Dole Whip Copycat or Lime & Pina Colada Ice Pops
• Raspberries: Chocolate Raspberry Milkshake
• Strawberries: Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie or Strawberry Lemonade
• Swiss Chard: Peachy Green Smoothie
• Tomatillos: Smoky Chipotle Salsa
• Tomatoes: Sundried Tomato and Kale Hummus
• Watermelon: Watermelon Raspberry Lemonade
• Zucchini: Chocolate Zucchini Cake or Zucchini Brownies