What’s in season in September?
We’ve all heard the advice to eat foods with color from the rainbow, right?
Well you’re free to’t beat September for rainbow foods.
We have all the colors here!
What’s in season in September?
You’ll also still find plenty of cucumbers, summer squash, and stone fruit.
Image: Lori Rice.Lori Rice
Eggplants and green beans are peaking in early September.
Apples are the fruit that define September for me.
Have you made plans to go apple picking yet?
Elise Bauer
You’ll also find a bounty of figs and grapes.
Timed perfectly to ripen alongside the chiles are husk covered tomatillos, what you need for making salsa verde.
They will eventually turn red.
Elise Bauer
Apples
Time forapplesauceandapple pie!
Look for Jonagold, Braeburn, Fuji, yellow Golden Delicious, and tart green Granny Smith.
Grapes
Fill out the colors of the rainbow with different varieties of seedless table grapes.
Sally Vargas
Or if you happen to have grapevines, make your ownhomemade grape juice!
Tomatillos
Tomatillos may look like green tomatoes in husks, but they are just remotely related.
Use tomatillos for Mexican salsa verde.
Elise Bauer
Scroll down for September produce recipe ideas!
Applesauce
Delicious homemade applesauce recipe!
There is nothing better than homemade applesauce with hand-picked apples, and it is so easy to make!
Elise Bauer
Applesauce Spice Cake
Welcome fall with this easy applesauce cake!
It’s rich, moist, and fragrant with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice.
Top with cream cheese frosting or leave plain.
Elise Bauer
Homemade Grape Juice
There’s nothing better than homemade grape juice.
Step-by-step instructions with photos on how to make your own grape juice from scratch.
Small batch, takes only a few minutes to make in the microwave!
Elise Bauer
It’s tangy, sweet, and savory, and filled with flavor!
Easy to make, elegant presentation.
Eggplant Caviar
Terrific smoky eggplant caviar dip!
Marinated Pork Tenderloin with Figs and Olives is a classic Mediterranean dish. It’s tangy, sweet, and savory, and filled with flavor! Easy to make, elegant presentation.
Perfect to spread over crackers for an easy and delicious appetizer.
Green Chile Cornbread
Flavorful and tender Green Chile Cornbread!
Packed with corn, cheese, and Anaheim or Hatch green chiles.
Elise Bauer
Green Chile Mac and Cheese
What could make mac & cheese even better?
Taking it on a southwestern spin with roasted green chiles, corn, and jack cheese!
Elise Bauer
Elise Bauer
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