A late July CSA share

This week's share contains a bunch of the mid-summer bounty.  In here you will find:

• Some yellow squash and an heirloom zucchini.


• A variety of fresh tomatoes.  The yellow ones are called Taxi, the larger red ones are New Girl and the small one are Super Sweet 100.  Each has it's own personality - Kelli is digging the Taxi right now...  I have snuck a few early tomatoes off some of the heirloom plants that re not included yet...  but I can tell you - when they are... OMG!  Enjoy these as a primer!


• More colorful Bright Lights Swiss Chard - that was a favorite a few weeks back.


• There's a pair of green peppers and a Hungarian Wax pepper as well.


• You will find a bunch of parsley and another bunch of fresh basil to spice up your life!


• Finally - there's an alien egg...  some are purple (like the picture above - some are white).  Ok - maybe it's not an alien egg - but the thing that looks like Sputnik...  that's called Kohlrabi - and that's this weeks feature for the recipe!

Here's a primer on kohlrabi, raw or cooked it's delicious - http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/kohlrabi/

So with all that goodness - maybe you need some inspiration.  Here's a few thoughts for the share:

• Check out this weeks featured recipe : the kohlrabi ham bake (using kohlrabi and parsley from share)


• Use diced kohlrabi pieces in your salads


• Grill or saute squash and make a grilled veggie pita topped with cheese


• Make a pasta dish with sauteed swiss chard and squash


• Make some zucchini bread or muffins (we often add fresh blueberries as well!)


• Grill or shred zucchini and freeze it for later


• Try this simple zucchini recipe   http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/sauteed_zucchini_with_gruyere/


• Make pesto with your basil. We use this recipe and also follow the directions for freezing some as well   http://www.pickyourown.org/pesto.php


• Buy some fresh mozzarella and slice it, the tomatoes and some basil - sprinkle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar - fight off family members with a fork.

Comments

[pam]

You had me until the kohlrabi. But I like ham and alien eggs!

[Andy]

Try it - you might just like it!