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Eat Your CSA – Week Five

May 18, 2017 By Kristina McLean

This week, our boxes include:

  • sugar snap peas
  • carrots
  • napa cabbage
  • kale
  • spring turnips with greens
  • baby beets with greens
  • arugula/salad mix1
  • radishes
  • fennel
  • broccoli with greens
  • Romaine lettuce
  • leaf lettuce
  • garlic scapes

Ideas for Food Prep:

  • As I say every week, you might think about braising some or all of your greens (kale, turnip greens, beet greens)
  • Wash any greens you want to use for salads, so they’re ready to go.
  • Cut up the carrots and radishes to use for snacks
  • Roast some beets to have on hand
  • Have salad dressings (homemade or bought) on hand
  • Go ahead and prep the fennel. Cut up the bulb, use the stalks in soup, chop of the fronds for salads or garnishes

Here are some recipes to try!

SUGAR SNAP PEAS:
Beef Stir-Fry with Sugar Snap Peas (gf)
Garlic Parmesan Sugar Snap Peas (veg)
Quinoa Confetti Salad with Sugar Snap Peas & Toasted Pepitas (veg gf v)

CARROTS:
Carrot Candy (veg v gf)
Lemony Carrot and Cauliflower Soup (veg v gf)
Dorie Greenspan’s Carrot Cake (veg)

NAPA CABBAGE:
Shrimp with Napa Cabbage & Ginger (gf)
Fresh Rolls with Peanut Sauce (veg gf v)
Thai Chicken Tacos

KALE:
5 Ways to Eat Kale
Sweet Kale Salad (Costco Copycat) (veg gf v)
Baked Kale and Cheddar Breakfast Cups (veg gf)

SPRING TURNIPS WITH GREENS:
Hate Turnips, Try Spring Turnips
Honey Mustard Spring Turnips (veg gf)
Roasted Radish and Baby Turnip Frittata (veg gf)

BABY BEETS WITH GREENS:
Roasted Orange Beet Salad with Red Onions and Oranges (veg v gf)
Quick Beets with Chile and Lemon (veg gf v)
Balsamic-Glazed Baby Beets (veg gf)

RADISHES:
Grilled Radish Crostini Recipe (veg)
Spring Radish Salad (veg gf v)
Soba Noodles With Shiitake Mushrooms And Radish 

FENNEL:
Fennel al Forno (veg)
Avocado Toast With Citrus Suprèmes and Slivered Fennel (veg v)
Spicy Stir-Fried Fennel and Carrots (veg gf v)

BROCCOLI:
Broccoli with Hot Bacon Dressing (gf)
Broccoli Soup with Chive-Cayenne Oil (veg v gf)
Ginger and Garlic Broccoli (veg v gf)

SALAD GREENS (INCLUDING LETTUCE):
Swazi Salad (veg gf v)
BLTA Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps (gf)
Artichoke and Roasted Red Pepper Salad (veg gf)

OTHER GREENS:
Pasta With Greens and Feta (veg gf) – gf is you use gf pasta
Skillet Bruschetta with Beans and Greens (veg v)
Sautéed Spring Greens with Bacon and Mustard Seeds (gf)

Have a wonderful week everyone!

veg: vegetarian
v: vegan
gf: gluten free

If a recipe can very easily be made vegetarian, vegan or gluten free using simple substitutes like non-dairy spread, vegetable stock, 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 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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