This week, our boxes will include:
- sweet potatoes
- overwintered carrots
- spinach
- kale
- sweet potatoes
- chard
- arugula/salad mix
- sword leaf lettuce (Yu Mai Tsai)
- radishes
- strawberries
- choice of herb
- possibly snow peas/snap peas
Ideas for Food Prep:
- As I usually say, you might think about braising some or all of your greens. I’ve been braising all of mine, except for the arugula.
- 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
- I’ve been roasting all of my sweet potatoes for Madeline to have on hand for snacks
- Have salad dressings (homemade or bought) on hand.
- It’s a great time to hit an ethnic supermarket and stock up on things like oyster sauce, fermented black beans, different kinds of noodles and rice, etc. They make putting dinner together easier!
Here are some recipes to try!
CARROTS:
Inside Out Carrot Cake Cookies (veg)
Sauteed Carrots (veg gf)
Moroccan-Style Spicy Carrot Dip (veg gf)
SPINACH:
Spaghetti with Mascarpone, Meyer Lemon, Spinach, and Hazelnuts (veg gf) use gf pasta
Crustless Spinach, Onion and Feta Quiche (veg) this would work great with chard or with finally chopped kale and rehydrated sundried tomatoes.
Garam Masala Yogurt-Creamed Spinach (veg)
KALE:
Kale Fritatta (gf)
Chicken Posole Verde (gf) Add extra kale
Kale and Walnut Pesto – (veg gf)
SWEET POTATOES:
Savory Sweet Potato Waffles (veg)
Slow-Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Bacon (gf)
Sweet Potato Risotto (veg gf)
CHARD:
Hot Swiss Chard Artichoke Dip (veg gf)
White Chard Stew (veg) you can mix and match with spinach and kale. Use one, two or three
Israeli Couscous with Chard (veg v)
SWORD LEAF LETTUCE:
Taiwanese Lettuce A-Choy Stir Fry (veg gf v)
Taiwanese Oyster Pancake (gf)
Spring Rolls – swap in for napa cabbage
ARUGULA/SPRING MIX:
Potato Salad with Yogurt, Arugula, and Dill (veg gf)
Spring Mix Salad with Sweet Miso Dressing (veg gf v)
Goat Cheese and Arugula over Penne (veg) – I’d use canned, diced tomatoes and add them in with the pasta right after you drain it and cook it over the residual heat for a minute or two.
RADISHES:
Roasted Radishes (veg gf v)
Flatbread with Smoked Trout, Radishes, and Herbs
Sweet and Sour Stir-Fried Radishes With Their Greens (veg gf v)
STRAWBERRIES:
Strawberry Muffins (veg)
Strawberry Shortcake Scones (veg)
Strawberries with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese (veg gf)
SNOW PEAS/SNAP PEAS:
Quick Sesame Snow Peas (veg gf v)
Burrata With Snap Peas and Shiitakes (veg gf) – Trader Joes has burrata. If you haven’t tried it yet, you’re missing out.
Sesame Chicken with Sugar Snap Peas (gf with GF soy sauce)
On Friday, I’ll let you know how our family used our CSA share. Have a wonderful week everyone!
veg: vegetarian
v: vegan
gf: gluten free
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