What’s in Season – April Produce and Recipes
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Spring is now in full swing! As we slowly start to go out and enjoy the sun, we can also enjoy an abundance of fresh produce. This is my handy produce guide to what’s in season in April.
April is a month of rebirth, and what better way to celebrate the coming of spring than by enjoying the seasonal fruits and vegetables available this month? From sweet radish to crunchy asparagus, there’s no shortage of fresh produce to incorporate into your meals.
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Fruit
Rhubarb: Rhubarb is a tart, tangy vegetable often used in desserts. Its stalks pair well with strawberries. You can make easy rhubarb jam and rhubarb crisp, as well as pies, pastries, or crumbles. I have also shared my top tips for freezing rhubarb so you can have some throughout the year.
How to Make Rhubarb Jam
View RecipeStrawberries: These juicy, red berries start to come into season. You can enjoy them throughout the day. I love starting my day with either some fresh strawberry juice, strawberry kiwi juice, or a protein strawberry smoothie. For lunch, you can enjoy a strawberry spinach salad with strawberry vinaigrette.
Strawberries are perfect for snacking (try dried strawberries) or as an afternoon pick-me-up—try a strawberry mocktail or strawberry milk. You can also make classics like strawberry jam, strawberry sauce (perfect for pancakes), strawberry overnight oats, or baked strawberry oatmeal.
And for dessert, you can make strawberry sorbet or strawberry tanghulu (candied fruit).
How to Make Strawberry Juice (With and Without Juicer)
View RecipeOranges: Although oranges are available year-round, they’re at their peak in the winter and spring months. Make fresh-squeezed orange juice or add them to your favorite salad.
Legumes
Legumes are a great source of protein and fiber, and several varieties of this produce are in season in April. Some of the best legumes to try this month include:
Snow Peas: These crunchy sweet peas are great for snacking or adding to any weeknight meal. Try my quick sauteed snow peas recipe.
Easy Snow Peas Recipe
View RecipeSnap Peas: Sugar snap peas are sweet and crunchy like snow peas. They’re great for snacking, salads, or making easy sautéed snap peas.
5 Minute Sugar Snap Peas Recipe
View RecipeFava Beans: These buttery beans are a springtime favorite. You can sauté, steam, or boil them—check my post to learn how to cook fava beans. Or use them in soups, stews, or salads.
Sautéed Green Fava Beans
View RecipeRoot vegetables
Radish: Radishes are crunchy, peppery root vegetables that can be enjoyed raw or cooked. They can also be used in salads, sandwiches, or as garnish. I love to make roasted radishes, pickled daikon radish, and a simple radish salad.
You can also check out my guide on types of radishes, which describes 12 popular radish kinds and what you can do with them.
Radish Salad
View RecipeDid you know that the radish greens/leaves are edible? Add them to salads or make delicious pesto with them.
Radish Greens Pesto
View RecipeFrom the early spring season vegetables, you can also find carrots, parsnips, and beets. Use them in soups and stews, or make delicious roasted carrots as a side dish.
Other
Artichoke: Artichokes are versatile. You can steam artichokes, make roasted artichokes, or grill them. You can even make instant pot artichokes.
An easy artichoke dip is always a hit at BBQs and game days and is guaranteed to be a crowd favorite along with this spinach artichoke dip. I hope you give this great spring seasonal food a go! I have also shared my guide on how to eat an artichoke.
Easy Roasted Artichokes
View RecipeAsparagus: Asparagus is a tender, flavorful vegetable you can easily find at the farmer’s market or the store. You can prepare it in so many ways. It’s great to eat grilled, roasted asparagus, sautéed asparagus, or air fried asparagus. It’s perfect as a salty side dish or a springtime pasta dish.
You can make pickled asparagus or cream of asparagus soup. To preserve it properly, check out my guides on how to keep asparagus fresh in the fridge and how to freeze asparagus.
Cream of Asparagus Soup
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If you try any of these recipes with produce in season in March, let me know how it goes in the comments below. I’d love to see your recipe recreations—tag me on Instagram @Alphafoodie!
