Months passed and we are almost in the spring: the spring equinox, on March 21, marks the arrival of the new season and our monthly appointment with vegetables seasonal fruits and fish to buy in March this time it rich. In March, on the market stalls there are several new features. oranges, tangerines and grapefruits are in their last month: then, if you want to prepare ORANGE JAM to preserve or sumptuous CREME CARAMEL MANDARIN It is the right time.
In March you find fresh lemons, perfect for our desserts: one for all, the sicilianissimo LEMON FROST. As for strawberries, let's face it: I am still not in season, although by the end of January, they're everywhere. If you have heroically resisted until today and you really want to buy, wait until the end of March and enjoy them with my blessing. In March they end, instead, The winter melon.
Seasonal vegetables in March: many new
The real news in March we find among vegetables: arrive agretti and asparagus, the rocket, the zucchini, spinach and, at the end of March,, fresh broad beans. There are also garlic and spring onions. March is instead the last month in which you can enjoy broccoli, fennel and turnips, while you love vegetables like artichokes, Swiss chard, lettuce and radicchio will remain with us for a while.
Zucchini, the season from March
Obviously the music changes kitchen: There are lots RECIPES WITH ASPARAGUS to try, the first holding beans to prove VIGNAROLA ROMANA or the frittedda SICILY, recipes for which also serve artichokes. And the thousand RECIPES WITH ZUCCHINI. We leave, at least until next year, Brussels sprouts, the cabbage, turnip greens, leeks.
The seasonal fish in March: returning the anchovies
In March, after the latch fishing in different regions, return anchovies or anchovies. March is a month of very rich BLUE FISH: anchovies, sardine, cod and MACKEREL. Is’ the month of crustaceans such as shrimp, SCAMPI, shrimp bow, canocchie, but also squid, cuttlefish, moscardini, squid and octopus. Here is fruit vegetable and fish to buy in March because of season. I recommend.
SEASONAL FRUIT TO MARCH
- lemons
- avocado
- tangerines
- clementine
- coconut
- oranges
- bananas
- Pineapple
- grapefruits
- cedri
- Kiwi
- Pears
- eat
- Apples
- papaya
VEGETABLES IN SEASON IN MARCH
- Asparagus
- Zucchini
- rocket
- agretti
- broad beans (at the end of March)
- beets
- Swiss chard
- Spinach
- broccoli
- artichokes
- rape
- cauliflower
- Celeriac
- fennel
- radicchio
- cabbage
- catalonia
- Truffle
- chicory
- Jerusalem artichokes
- pumpkin
- mushrooms
- lettuce
- onions
- carrots
SEASON OF FISH IN MARCH
- anchovies or anchovies
- hake
- sardina
- mackerel
- greater amberjack
- shrimp pink pot
- clams
- common sole
- Bass
- mullet
- Grouper
- mullet
- cuttlefish
- squid
- calamari
- canocchie
- shrimp
- SCAMPI
- crabs
- Octopus
- moscardini
- glances
- Saint Peter fish
- redfish
(sources: Federcoopesca, Adoc)
Some recipes to try with vegetables seasonal fruits and fish in March
- fast and tasty, the PASTA WITH PESTO ASPARAGUS AND ALMOND
- for the aperitif FRIED ASPARAGUS WITH SAUCE YOGURT
- healthy and fast, stuffed, the CHICKEN BREAST WITH ASPARAGUS AND PARMESAN
- the wonderful PASTA WITH FRIED ZUCCHINI SICILIAN
- the gustosa ZUCCHINI PARMIGIANE with tomato or flavorful PARMIGIANA WHITE ZUCCHINI
- the LEMON FROST, a light and healthy dessert
- the TIRAMISU’ LEMON, elegant and refined
- paste to the PESTO PISTACHIOS AND SHRIMP OF NASSA
- the ANCHOVIES IN PIE TO SICILY, easy and delicious, Rich in Omega 3
