- arugula/beet greens/lettuce
- carrots
- chard/kale
- eggplant
- garlic
- green onions
- leeks
- okra
- peppers, sweet
- spinach
- summer squash
- sweet potatoes
- tomatoes, cherry
Ideas for Food Prep:
- Go ahead and pre-wash your salad greens! Make sure you’ve got salad dressings on hand.
- Wash and cut up your carrots and sweet peppers for snacks.
- Clean and chop your leeks so they’re ready to go.
- I like to roast my sweet potatoes ahead of time, so they’re ready to cook in a flash.
Here are some recipes to try!
SALAD GREENS:
Spinach Salad with Sweet-Spicy Nuts, Apples, Feta and Bacon (gf)
Arugula Pesto Pizza with Herbed Ricotta (veg)
Holiday Honeycrisp Salad (veg gf)
CARROTS:
Carrot and Apple Slaw (veg gf)
Carrot Feta Zucchini Fritters (veg gf)
Cannellini Bean, Carrot, and Kale Soup (veg gf v)
CHARD/KALE:
Roasted Sweet Potato, Quinoa and Kale Salad (veg gf v) – to make vegan, use maple syrup in place of the honey
Garlic-Ginger Noodle Soup with Winter Greens (veg v)
Orecchiette with Swiss Chard, Brown Butter & Walnuts (veg)
EGGPLANT:
Easy One-Pan Eggplant Chicken Dinner (gf)
Moroccan Eggplant Salad (Zaalouk) (veg gf v)
Spicy Vegan Chinese Eggplant (veg gf v) – you may not have enough eggplant, so just add the summer squash and peppers
LEEKS:
Mushroom, Leek & Thyme Soup (gf)
Baked Eggs with Spinach and Leeks (veg gf)
Leek, Sausage and Ricotta Focaccia
OKRA:
Vegan Gumbo (veg v)
Stewed Eggplant and Okra (veg gf v)
Yakhnit Bamia: Okra, Chickpea & Tomato Stew (veg gf v)
PEPPERS, SWEET:
Spaghetti with Fried Peppers (veg gf v) – you may not have quite enough peppers, so sub in some squash or eggplant
Orzo with Italian Sausage and Peppers
Italian Stir-Fried Peppers and Onions (veg gf v)
SPINACH:
Spicy Spinach Quesadillas (veg gf) – use corn tortillas to make gluten free
Paprika Chicken & Spinach with White Wine Butter Thyme Sauce (gf)
Roasted Garlic Spinach White Pizza (veg)
SUMMER SQUASH:
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad with Roasted Summer Vegetables (veg gf v)
Polenta Bowl with Garlicky Summer Squash & Kale (veg gf)
Summer Squash Muffins (veg)
SWEET POTATOES:
Roasted Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad with Zesty Lime Dressing (veg gf v) – we made this for the weekend, and it was lovely.
Maple Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes and Apples (veg gf v)
Melting Sweet Potatoes (veg gf)
TOMATOES:
20-Minute Skillet Pasta with Tomatoes, Spinach and Beans (veg gf)
Balsamic Chicken with Mozzarella and Burst Cherry Tomatoes (gf)
Tomato Avocado Salad (veg gf v)
Have a wonderful week, everyone!
veg: vegetarian
v: vegan
gf: gluten free
Please read! If a recipe can very easily be made vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free using simple substitutes like non-dairy spread, vegetable stock, gluten free pasta, gluten free soy sauce or a small amount of gluten free flour, or by leaving out an ingredient, I’ve coded them with that in mind. If they include things like mayonnaise, eggs, milk, honey or large quantities of flour, I haven’t coded them as such. I don’t have experience using things like egg substitute, non-dairy cheese or subbing in gluten-free flours. Please double check the ingredients for your own safety!
