This week’s basket may make some of even the most ardent veggie lovers wrinkle up their noses, but I think you may be pleasantly surprised by some of the recipes I’ll post. Stay tuned!
This week’s basket was quite a haul. I’ll start posting quantities so you can get a better idea of just how much this is.
Back row: Blueberry jam (8 oz), blueberries (1 pint), green kale, bulls blood beets, red leaf lettuce, 8-ball zucchini (6).
Front row: Peaches (5), green bell peppers (4), heirloom tomatoes (2), bicolor sweet corn (6 ears), gold zucchini (2), and an asian cucumber (although it really looks like a regular cucumber to me, especially when compared to the bumpy, curved one I got last week).
One of the things I really appreciate about my CSA is that each week, they email a list of expected items along with some recipes for using them. This week, I used the recipe they shared for herbed and spiced turnips.
Paired with a green leaf lettuce salad pork tenderloin (crusted with Greek seasoning, salt, and pepper, seared on the stovetop and baked until done) and some couscous, this dinner was a huge hit. The only downside was that the “half share” lived up to its name, as there were enough turnips for 3 servings, and no seconds!
From top: white hakurei turnips, white scallions, strawberries, red leaf lettuce (yes, that’s a huge head, kind of flopped over), yellow chard, frisee, bok choy, salanova lettuce.
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