Seasonal Foods in January
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Monday, January 10th, 2011
Beets, Winter Squash, Spinach, Apples, and Celery Root are just some of the foods that are in season in the month of January. In the spirit of the cold season, try incorporating these foods into your diet this month.
Beets- Roast some beets with avocado dressing, find the recipe here (scroll down on the page). Lyon Hall offers a delectable beet salad with goat cheese and arugula. Carlyle also incorporates beets with their lamb chops.
Winter squash- You can bake, roast, steam, or even microwave squash. Check out the recipe for Chef Bertrand Chemel’s butternut squash soup at 2941 here (scroll down on page).
Spinach- substitute or incorporate some hearty spinach for lettuce or other greens in your favorite salad.
Apples- Find the best, freshest apples at farmer’s markets. There are so many easy things to do with apples. Integrate slices of apples in your salad or slip them into your turkey sandwich. The apples will give you a sweet, succulent bite in contrast with the potentially boring-predictable greens or lunch meat. Make a new apple dessert instead of the ol’ apple pie, like Ina Garten’s French apple tart.
Celery Root- Have no idea what to make with celery root? Neither did I, but I did do some research, and it turns out you can do all kinds of things with them- braise, grill, mash, roast, chip, fry, puree and more (I’m guessing you can do almost anything). You also can make some hash browns or mix them in with a potato gratin.
You will be able to find all these products at farmers markets that operate and sell their goods during the winter.
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Here is a list of NoVA’s Winter Farmer’s Markets:
Old Town Alexandria Farmers Market • 301 King St., Alexandria – Sat, 5:30-11 a.m.
Arlington Farmers Market • N. 14th St. & N. Courthouse Road, Arlington – Sat, 8-noon
Clarendon Farmers Market • 3100 Wilson Blvd., Arlington – Wed, 3-7 p.m.
Del Ray Farmers’ Market • E. Oxford & Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria – Sat, 8-noon
Falls Church Farmers Market • 300 Park Ave., Falls Church – Sat, 9-noon (Jan-Mar); Sat, 8-noon (Apr-Dec)
Fredericksburg Farmers Market • George and Prince Edward Streets, Fredericksburg – Mon-Sat, 7-6 p.m.; Sun, 12:30-4 p.m.
Leesburg Farmers Market • 20 Catoctin Circle S.E., Leesburg – Sat, 8-noon (May-Oct); Sat, 9-noon (Nov-Apr)
Smart Markets • 2854 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton – Sat, 10-2 p.m.
Old Town Manassas •9431 West Street, Manassas -Sat, 10-2 p.m.
-Rebecca Kim
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