This week, Megan has said our boxes will include:
- beans
- carrots
- corn
- cucumbers
- eggplant
- lettuce
- muskmelon/cantaloupe
- onions
- peppers, sweet
- peppers, hot
- potatoes
- summer squash
- tomatoes
Ideas for Food Prep:
- Wash the lettuce to use for salads, so it’s ready to go.
- Think about pre-chopping your onions. It’s nice to have them already done and ready to go. Or go ahead and caramelize a bunch of them for sandwich and pizza toppings.
- Have salad dressings (homemade or bought) on hand
- Slice up your cucumbers, carrots and sweet peppers for snacks.
- I just discovered this and it works! Most of the cucumbers I’ve gotten have been wonderfully non-bitter, but a couple were too bitter. I tried this trick and it worked. For real. Supposedly, it’s a method that they often use in India. Hack your cucumber!
- Megan’s tip on the melon: “They may be stored on the counter until sutures/lines on rind begin to turn a light yellow/green. Then, they need to be eaten or cut up (without rind) and stored in an airtight container in the fridge”.
Here are some recipes to try!
BEANS:
Green Bean and Cherry Tomato Salad (veg gf v)
Sichuan Peppercorn–Black Bean Marinated Green Beans (veg gf v)
Pesto Pasta With Potatoes and Green Beans (veg)
CARROTS:
Moroccan Carrot Soup (veg gf)
Sweet and Sour Thai Carrot and Cucumber Noodle Salad (veg gf v)
Baked Parmesan Carrot Fries with Chile Mayo Sauce (veg gf)
CORN:
Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salsa (veg v)
Corn Chowder with Chile Shrimp (gf)
Summer Corn Risotto (veg gf)
CUCUMBERS:
Spicy Peanut Noodle Salad With Cucumbers, Red Peppers, and Basil (veg v)
Chilled Summer Soup with Black Bean Relish (veg gf)
Creamy Cucumber and Tomato Salad (veg gf)
EGGPLANT:
Braised Eggplant With Garlic and Basil (veg v)
Caponata (veg gf v)
Grilled Eggplant with Tomato and Feta (veg gf)
MUSKMELON/CANTALOUPE:
Cucumber and Cantaloupe Salad (veg gf v)
Sweet and Spicy Grilled Cantaloupe (veg gf)
Frozen Cantaloupe White Wine Sangria (veg gf v)
ONIONS/SCALLIONS:
Fermented Salsa (veg gf v)
Kachumber Salad (veg gf v)
Eggplant, Caramelized Onion and Tomato Pasta (veg gf v)
PEPPERS, GREEN:
Green Pepper and Tomato Salad (veg gf v)
Spaghetti with Fried Peppers (veg gf v)
Italian Sausage and Peppers (gf)
PEPPERS, HOT:
Sopa de Lima (gf)
Refrigerator Pickled Hot Peppers (veg gf v)
Grilled Shrimp Tacos with Charred Corn Salsa (gf)
POTATOES:
Dauphinoise potatoes (veg gf)
Spanish Flamenco Potatoes with Pork Roast (gf)
Lemon Herb Roasted Potatoes (veg gf)
SUMMER SQUASH/ZUCCHINI:
Zucchini-Basil Chickpea Waffles with Tomato (veg gf)
Cheesy Squash & Tomato Casserole (veg gf)
Zucchini Cobbler Bars (veg)
TOMATOES:
Jamie Oliver’s Tomato and Chorizo Salad (gf)
Blue Ribbon Pie (veg)
Baked Tomato Macaroni + Cheese (veg)
Have a wonderful week everyone! Try to stay cool!
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!