Cooking with Fruits and Vegetables (A-Z)

Back in 2016, I made it a goal to include more produce in my diet. I always try to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, but sometimes it's just hard. I'm the kind of person who tends to eat the same fruits and vegetables over and over again, too. So to motivate myself to branch out, I decided to try cooking with new fruits and vegetables, as many as I could find, A to Z. See my results below.

Now before you go commenting that I missed a few letters, I know. I decided not to special order fruits like quince or ugly fruit. I never got around to the letters "I" (iceberg lettuce) and "W" water chestnuts. I challenge you to find a "X" vegetable. As for the rest of the letters, I think I did alright.

A is for Avocado 

Vanilla honey avocado pudding from The Iron You

B is for Black Beans

Cowboy caviar from Budget Bytes

C is for Chickpeas

Chickpea cookie dough balls from A Dash of Compassion

D is for Dill

Garbanzo summer salad with creamy dill dressing from Vanilla and Bean

E is for Eggplant

Eggplant cacciatore from Conoisseurus Veg

F is for Fennel

White bean soup with fennel seeds from Saveur

G is for Green Beans

Red curry green beans from Vegan Richa

H is for Honeydew Melon

Honeydew avocado kale smoothie from Nutrition to Fit

J is for Jalapeno Pepper

Brazilian black bean soup from Eating Well

K is for Kiwi

Clean eating kiwi muffins from The Gracious Pantry

L is for Lemon

Lemon blueberry loaf from Ambitious Kitchen

M is for Mushroom

Crockpot lentils and mushrooms from Recipes That Fit

N is for Nectarine

Nectarine lime oatmeal from The Oatmeal Artist

O is for Okra

Black eyed pea gumbo from Fat Free Vegan

P is for Pear

Gingerbread pear crumble from the OATrageous Oatmeals cookbook

R is for Raspberry

Tahini baked oatmeal with raspberries from The Oatmeal Artist

S is for Spinach

Sweet potato spinach quinoa gratin from Tori Avey

T is for Tomatoes

Burrito bowl soup from Fooduzzi

V is for Valencia Orange

Orange upside-down cake from Epicurious

Y is for Yellow Squash

Creamy yellow squash soup from Super Healthy Kids

Z is for Zucchini

Oil free healthy zucchini bread from Ceara's Kitchen