Food Journal #7: March seasonal fruits and vegetables with spring approaching

in #food7 years ago

Tired of the cold and the winter menu? If you've got tired of cabbage, broccoli and chard, spring is approaching with new fruits and vegetables. In March we can already start to see the difference: together with the first sun, the first new products appear, together with some lasting winter fruits and vegetables, allowing us to prepare many new hot and cold dishes.

Seasonal fruits and vegetables in March: our list


Let's start with the seasonal fruit that we can find in March:

  • oranges
  • bananas
  • cedars
  • grapefruits
  • lemons
  • tangerines
  • clementines
  • Kiwi
  • apples
  • pears

Even for vegetables there are some new entries in March:

  • asparagus
  • beets
  • broccoli
  • thistles
  • artichokes
  • carrots
  • cauliflower
  • cabbage
  • Brussels sprouts
  • red cabbage
  • chicory
  • turnip tops
  • onions
  • spring onions
  • watercress
  • fennel
  • endive
  • lettuce
  • potatoes
  • leeks
  • parsley
  • chicory
  • bitter roots
  • turnips
  • radishes
  • escarole
  • shallot
  • celery
  • spinach
  • jackdaws
  • Jerusalem artichokes

March vegetables: properties and benefits


The list of seasonal fruit and vegetables in March gives us a lot of choices on how to prepare it and focus on the properties and benefits we are most interested in.

For example, we can benefit of the antianemic, anticancer and detoxifying properties of Brussels sprouts which are also very rich in vitamin K.

On the other hand cauliflower, thanks to its delicate flavor is perfect to conquer every mouth. We can prepare them in different ways: gratinated in the oven, or accompanied to stewed sausage, we do not doubt that it will be a pleasure to bring this seasonal vegetables to the table during this month.

The properties and benefits of vegetables and fruits that we can find fresh in March do not end here: there is fennel with its recognized diuretic action, turnip rich in antioxidants and citrus fruits that, as we well know, are precious allies of our immune system against the latest seasonal illnesses.

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