Tuesday
Jun222010
Second (pre-season) CSA share
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 6:32PM
I know I talk about the constant challenges opportunities the weather offers up. This year has been no different. The exceptionally warm weather has pushed the seasons forward. So although we had planned on starting the CSA share deliveries NEXT week - we are again offering another share of stuff that's too good to not share THIS week. So that brings the total "extras" for the season that hasn't even started yet to 2!
Flavor and Freshness
This share offers a head of romaine lettuce. You had better not ruin this with some crummy Caesar dressing - try making your own - this is a great version here at Epicurious. This is what we make all the time when there's fresh lettuce (and the homemade croûtons too!)
There's some more of the Champion radishes. You can either use the recipe from this week OR another great way to enjoy them is to make radish sandwiches. Super simple and EVERYONE (even the kids) love them. Get yourself a loaf of fresh baguette bread (or bake your own). You will need some salt and some good unsalted butter (organic or grass fed is best) and you might as well get one of these too. Cut the bread into small slices about 1/2" thick, spread the butter on there, sprinkle with salt and top with several thin slices of radish. Enjoy. (don't worry - if you want to try this weeks recipe with the radishes - there will be more in future shares to make sandwiches with).
There's more "entertainment value points" awarded in this share in the form of garlic scapes. Again - you can use this weeks recipe OR use them where you might use garlic, onions or chives for a distinctly different flavor.
In the plastic bag you will find some fresh dill. It gets droopy fast but you can still chop it up and use it and get the fresh taste it offers. If you are not going to play along at home this week with the recipe - it does go great on grilled salmon with a squeeze of lemon!
And last but not least - Snap Peas. Now - if you have never had snap peas (or if you have but from the store so they are days old), you are in for a treat. First off - you don't shell them like regular peas. You pull the strings off and eat them pod and all. They are sweet! The variety this week is Sugar Sprint - they are done a little earlier (hence the "sprint" in their name) - and not quite as sweet. Next week we will be giving you Sugar Snap - the sweetest of all the snaps. I have a video link here in case you need some assistance in figuring out how to unzip these tasty guys!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm_2pDdUBTQ
Flavor and FreshnessThis share offers a head of romaine lettuce. You had better not ruin this with some crummy Caesar dressing - try making your own - this is a great version here at Epicurious. This is what we make all the time when there's fresh lettuce (and the homemade croûtons too!)
There's some more of the Champion radishes. You can either use the recipe from this week OR another great way to enjoy them is to make radish sandwiches. Super simple and EVERYONE (even the kids) love them. Get yourself a loaf of fresh baguette bread (or bake your own). You will need some salt and some good unsalted butter (organic or grass fed is best) and you might as well get one of these too. Cut the bread into small slices about 1/2" thick, spread the butter on there, sprinkle with salt and top with several thin slices of radish. Enjoy. (don't worry - if you want to try this weeks recipe with the radishes - there will be more in future shares to make sandwiches with).
There's more "entertainment value points" awarded in this share in the form of garlic scapes. Again - you can use this weeks recipe OR use them where you might use garlic, onions or chives for a distinctly different flavor.
In the plastic bag you will find some fresh dill. It gets droopy fast but you can still chop it up and use it and get the fresh taste it offers. If you are not going to play along at home this week with the recipe - it does go great on grilled salmon with a squeeze of lemon!
And last but not least - Snap Peas. Now - if you have never had snap peas (or if you have but from the store so they are days old), you are in for a treat. First off - you don't shell them like regular peas. You pull the strings off and eat them pod and all. They are sweet! The variety this week is Sugar Sprint - they are done a little earlier (hence the "sprint" in their name) - and not quite as sweet. Next week we will be giving you Sugar Snap - the sweetest of all the snaps. I have a video link here in case you need some assistance in figuring out how to unzip these tasty guys!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm_2pDdUBTQ
tagged local food, vegetable in CSA, Farm Life
local food, vegetable in CSA, Farm Life
Reader Comments (5)
I cannot tell you how stupendous it is to come home to local loved freshness and get a chomp like that. Like plunging into cold springs after a sweltering day. Thank you Priors.
Great seeing you guys last night. I had to hide the peas in a secret location. Erin almost ate them all!
Looks good!
[...] Garlic – This is another of the 4 varieties we grew this year. This one is a German Stiff Neck and it’s the most spicy of all of them. Very good garlic flavor and a bit of peppery heat in there too. As a stiff neck – this one provided many of the scapes provided this spring. [...]
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