Another post about the produce. This was the second week of our Jupiter Creek Farm CSA box adventure (see Jupiter Creek Farm CSA box for more info on what a CSA is).
I eagerly picked up our box and rushed home to find out what was in it. We had
- a Leek
- Potatoes
- Carrots
- Broccoli
- Pomegranates
- Cucumbers
- Apples
- Grapes
- Pears
- Sweet corn
- Spinach
- Kale
- Bananas
What did we do or will we do with the produce?
The leek, well I’m thinking a leek, pea & fetta frittata, although in the back of my mind a chicken, bacon and leek pie is sounding delicious.
The potatoes, they were made into mashed potatoes and served with lamb cutlets for perfect Sunday evening dinner
The carrots, well again they were so full of flavour and have/will be snacked on as well as used in a minestrone soup
The broccoli, well there was heaps of it and it was so green and fresh. I want to let the flavour shine not cover it up so simple treatment of steaming it and maybe dressing it with a bit of lemon juice as I find they work well together. I’ve also seen some recipes for roasting broccoli which I’ve never done but am curious to do just to see how the flavour comes out
The pomegranates, well they aren’t something I come across too often and I’ll probably use them in a salad or perhaps make a syrup with them to use in a cocktail 🙂
The cucumbers well my children just love them so they’ll eat them in a salad or as they come
The apples well they are just beautiful and the only way to use them is simply to eat them as they are, crunchy, slightly tart, slightly sweet and delicious
The grapes were sweet and seedless perfect of our children to eat (if I share them)
The pears like the apples are beautiful and could be used in a cake or in a salad but really probably will just be eaten fresh and will be perfect
There was only one cob of sweet corn so it’s been served as a side dish boiled and dressed with a bit of butter (just a bit)
The spinach, well my husband hates it so I’m not going to cook a meal based around it, but tis great sautéed and will of course work well in a stir-fry. I’ve also been having green smoothies for breakfast so will probably use it there too/
The kale I find a bit stronger in flavour than spinach and it’s just come into season so I haven’t used it for a while, but is packed full of goodness. But it’s been used in minestrone, a bit in green smoothies/ Also I’ve seen recipes for kale chips and I’m really intrigued by this so think these will definitely be made.
The Bananas well they could be used in a multitude of ways, but I suspect we will eat them just as they are in all their bananary goodness
For more information on Jupiter Creek Farm see here
Part of the In Her Chucks CSA link party
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