Summer season is a chef's culinary dream because there are so many amazing fresh fruits and vegetables in abundance...which makes the prices really low and the recipe possibilities endless! Here is a guide to some of my favorite fruits and vegetables over June, July and August...
- FRUIT: Apricots, Blackberries, Blueberries, Cherries, Figs, Lemons, Melons, Nectarines, Oranges, Peaches, Plums, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Strawberries
- VEGETABLE: Chard Chard Chard!! (Rainbow, Swiss, Green), Corn (especially New Jersey and Maine), Cucumbers, Eggplant, Garlic, Garlic Scapes (until July), Green Beans, Scallions, Kale, ALL Herbs, Kohlrabi, Peas, Radishes, Spinach, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Zucchini and the lovely Zucchini Blossoms