Cooking with CSA Vegetables - Week Twelve

Tomatoes at Wolf Pine Farm, photo courtesy of fellow shareholder Louanne GentherHere's the share for Wolf Pine Farms, Week Twelve.

Tomatoes Check all the recipes for perfect summer tomatoes. If you've not yet had panzanella, now's the time, so the season doesn't pass you by. And there are two versions of tomatoes with fresh mozzarella -- one with good vinegar, the other with good olive oil. Just this week, I remade an easy tomato & rice salad: delicious.

Peppers a few, says Natalie - See all the bell pepper recipes.

Eggplant a few, says Natalie - See all the eggplant recipes. My favorite new 'recipe' for eggplant is impressive-looking but simple, delicious, I call it Roasted Baby Eggplant Halves with Herbs. And I'm completely in love (again) with this Summer Vegetable Stew and created an Indian-spiced version.

Arugula - see all the arugula recipes but for the season's first arugula, I really do recommend this simple arugula salad, dressed with nothing more than a tiny bit of good olive oil and lemon juice.

Garlic - Presumably, you'll have no trouble using up fresh garlic. But if you've not had it before, what a treat you're in for! I do really recommend the garlicky beans, however.

Mesclun greens - see all the recipes using leafy greens but since Wolf Pine Farms' greens will be so young and tender, check my spinach recipes too.

Baby Turnips - See all my turnip recipes or see the turnip recipes at Wolf Pine Farm

Beets no greens though, says Natalie - There are (so far) 41 beet recipes on A Veggie Venture. Yes, I love beets for their flavor but more than that, once they're cooked, they're the most amazing convenience food. In fact, all the recipes that call for cooked beets are noted with this little pan. Several make my list of five-minute vegetable recipes. Last year, I learned from a farm wife in western Missouri what to do with the first beet. And when I taught a class at a church for twenty-something girls learning to cook, this simple beet dish was their favorite recipe, all summer. Most had never even tasted beets before! And if you've not tried Natalie's beet pesto, it's much recommended, maybe my favorite new recipe of the summer, so far.

Cucumber - Check all the cucumber recipes. For something traditional, there's cucumbers in sour cream or cucumbers in vinegar. For something more unusual, think about cucumber lemonade or fruity gazpacho which has gorgeous color and wonderful flavor.

Basil - Search 'basil' in the Search box in the header for recipe ideas using parsley. But a few ideas include Summer Orzo with Radicchio or Easy Cheesy Zucchini.

Parsley - Search 'parsley' in the Search box in the header for recipe ideas using parsley. But a few ideas include a yummy No-Cook Tabbouleh or Herbed Grape Tomatoes from my cousin Laura or a lovely Grilled Pepper Salad, also from my cousin Laura! And this one may sound a little weird -- it's a fruit and vegetable gazpacho -- but it's magnificent. (Not finding what you're after? Check the 'parsley recipes' at Wolf Pine Farm.)



That's all for the week! Let me know how this works for you by leaving a comment, below! Otherwise, see you next week!
~ Your Friend in Vegetables, all the way in Missouri, Alanna




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