5 New Fruits and Veggies to Try This Summer

With summer comes an amazing variety of seasonable fruits and veggies—favorites like fresh peas, or less common choices like figs and okra. If you're like us, you're stuck in a produce rut but want to try something new. So we've put together a list of five fruits and veggies for you to try this summer—and some creative ways to use them!

Bok choy is the perfect way to add variety to your leafy greens. This Chinese cabbage sometimes referred to as baby bok choy or pak choy is high in vitamin A, vitamin K. it 's versatile that you'll never run out of side dish options. Whether you add it to a stir fry or sauté it with a little soy sauce, sesame oil, and garlic you'll enjoy bok choy.

Perhaps one of the most popular ways to eat jicama is in the form of jicama fries—a tasty, healthy substitute for regular potato french fries.

Figs are another versatile but underrated summer treat. You can eat them straight from the tree, roasted, or as part of a sweet and savory summer salad.

Figs are high in fiber, vitamin A, and vitamin K, making them a healthier way to sweeten up many dishes! Add some olive oil or a squeeze of lemon to your fig dishes, as the tastes balance splendidly.

Lemongrass adds a wonderful lemony flavor and floral aroma to nearly every dish it's used in, but it is best paired with chicken and seafood. Most grocery stores sell lemongrass in paste form, but as it gains popularity, more supermarkets and farmers' markets are beginning to sell fresh lemongrass.

Adding a little bit of onion to a dish is a great way to elevate the taste with a simple step, but onion can often be overpowering and bitter. Shallots, which are a smaller and less bitter cousin of your typical onion, are perfect for salad dressings or when stir-fried with green leaves.

With each season brings a new variety of produces to try, and these are just a few of the many fruits and vegetables that will help take your summer cooking to the next level.