Colorado Proud Monthly Recipe Features Onions

Colorado Department of Agriculture Marketing Specialist Wendy White gives more details on November's Colorado Proud recipe

White: "Well November we are featuring onions so a perfect time as Thanksgiving rolls around to feature in your Thanksgiving day menus and we have a French Onion soup recipe available online at coloraodagriculture.com."

Onions are fat free, very low in sodium, high in Vitamin C and a good source of fiber. Select onions that are firm and dry with bright smooth outer skins. Look for Colorado onions at your local grocery store or at restaurants across the state. White continues

White: "Onions are a big produce item in Colorado. We produce about 200 million pounds of onions annually and the state actually ranks sixth in the nation for onion production. We grow a number of varieties including: yellow, red, white and a lot of the specialty onions as well. Primarily they are grown in Northeastern Colorado."

White reminds listeners

White: "Visit coloradoproud.org for information about the recipe or agritourism activities. We always have a lot of helpful information online."