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Eat Your CSA – Week Eighteen

August 20, 2017 By Kristina McLean

Again, sorry this is so late. My life is chaos this week! This week, my box included:

  • beans
  • cucumbers
  • garlic
  • okra
  • onions
  • peppers, hot
  • peppers, sweet
  • potatoes
  • summer squash
  • tomatoes
  • watermelon

Ideas for Food Prep:

  • Think about pre-chopping your onions. It’s nice to have them already done and ready to go.
  • Slice up your cucumbers and sweet peppers for snacks.
  • If needed, hack your cucumber!
  • Think about cutting your watermelon up to have on hand for snacks.
  • If you can’t use up your tomatoes soon enough, just pop them whole in the freezer. Come winter, I pull them out and rinse them under hot water which allows me to easily pull off the skin.
  • I like to wash and cut the tip of my beans right away. That way they’re ready to go come dinner time.

Here are some recipes to try!

BEANS:
Spicy Grilled Squid and Green Bean Salad (gf)
Grilled Thai Green Bean Salad (veg gf v)
Green Beans and Mushroom Chicken Skillet (gf)

CUCUMBERS:
Shrimp and Avocado Salad with Miso Dressing (gf)
Cucumber Salad With Soy, Ginger, and Garlic (veg gf v)
Red Rice Salad with Cucumbers, Cilantro, and Mint (veg gf v) 

OKRA: 
Smashed Fried Okra (veg gf)
Creamy Spinach and Okra Soup {callaloo} (gf)
Okra Pilaf (gf)

PEPPERS, SWEET:
How to make roasted red peppers (veg gf v) – use the thicker fleshed peppers for this
One Pot Roasted Red Pepper Pasta (veg gf v)
Sheet Pan Chile Chicken Sweet Peppers Tacos (gf)

POTATOES:
Six Ingredient Sausage Potato Pie (gf)
Crispy Potato Tacos (veg gf v)
Potato Pie with Tomato and Fontina (gf)

SUMMER SQUASH/ZUCCHINI:
Potato, Squash and Goat Cheese Gratin (veg gf)
Squash Puppies with Roasted Jalapeño Mayonnaise (veg)
Squash and Green Chile Casserole (veg)

TOMATOES:
Tandi’s Tomato Pie (veg)
Rosemary Chicken Salad Stuffed Tomatoes (gf)
Roasted Italian Tomatoes (veg gf v)

WATERMELON:
Watermelon Green Tea Refresher (veg gf v)
Watermelon Caprese Salad with Balsamic Glaze (veg gf)
Watermelon Margarita Poptails (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! 


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