Abundance of Greens
Today I picked up some fresh local grown vegetables from my co-worker’s CSA. She was out of town this weekend and asked if I would be interested. Of course!! Thanks, Kathy!
- Turnips
- Bok Choi
- Scallions
- Garlic Scapes
- Totsoi
- Swiss Chard
- Red & Green Lettuce
The herb garden
Now I’m swimming in greens! My sister and I came home and cleaned the turnips and made turnip crisps in the oven.
Then we steamed the turnip greens and made a salad with a fresh Mediterranean dressing which included lemon juice, olive oil, pepper, and garlic.
They were bitter but they are so good for you!
I still need ideas on what to make with some of the other greens. Suggestions?
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Nicki
You can make and freeze pesto with the swiss chard. 🙂
Heather
i agree with Nicki – Pesto! YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM
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Kathy
Glad you could go, Jen. I wonder what to do with all the greens, myself – my husband doesn’t go for them much, except for lettuce. I cook or blanch the chard and kale and freeze them. I didn’t know about pesto – that’s a great idea.
Jen
My sister found the recipe! its really good. I put it some flatbreads and made a pizza with it!
http://www.doriegreenspan.com/2009/06/i-seem-to-be-on.html
Linda
Glad you liked your veggie share. We also use the greens to stuff burritos, adding a little cheese and salsa that we canned during last year’s tomato season. They are also really good in an omlet made with our fresh pasture raised eggs. If you are watching your weight, use one whole egg and a couple of egg whites. And I love the pizza idea. When we have an abundance of something, I either slice it and grill it or steam quickly. While it is cooking, I call the pizza place down the road and they make me a “half-cooked” pizza with just cheese. I bring it home and add all the great grilled or steamed veggies to it and then finish the pizza cooking on the grill for a few minutes. Mmmm..Good! Freezing extra in zip locks is a great way to have greens to add to vegetable soups all winter. We seldom buy any veggies during the winter.