Whew hoo! My need for sweet corn is, once again, met!
Thanks Garden Spot!
What was in the box
3 summer squash
small white potatoes
11 ears of sweet corn
carrots (with nice greens!)
1 pint blueberries
1 big mess of green beans
a half dozen nice shallots
5 tomatoes
1 pint of those amazingly sweet cherry tomatoes!
What am I going to do with it?
It's hot outside!
So, in an effort to beat the heat, this week I focused on quick dishes that only use the stove top for short periods of time. The only recipe that requires the oven is the blueberry banana loaf, because I just could not resist the idea of slowly savoring a slice with a glass of iced tea for a mid-morning snack - or even breakfast.
1. Lentil soup -
I know! It's hot outside. But, some dear friends were sick this week and this soup cooks in 30 minutes. I made them some of my trademark lentil soup and took it to them with some herbal tea. I used some of the carrots, 4 of the shallots, and part of the tomatoes for the soup. Oh, and I added some of the purple garlic from my CSA box from a couple of weeks ago. I love purple garlic. The cloves are huge and super easy to cut and use. The lentil soup recipe is my own. In the near future I'll put it up on the blog as a Cheap Eats feature so you can have the "secret" recipe too.
2. Blueberry Banana loaf - This week's berries get combined with the sweetness of bananas. This loaf is perfect for breakfast or for a mid-afternoon snack with a cup of herbal tea. Enjoy! Here's the link.
3. Blackened Green Bean and Quinoa Salad - Holy cow! I drooled all over myself when I found this recipe. It combines fresh sweet corn, green beans, onions, and cherry tomatoes - all from this week's CSA box! I can't wait to try this! You'll find the recipe here.
4. Boiled potatoes with garlic and parsley - Some of the best recipes are simple. I remember my mother serving simple boiled potatoes with butter as a side dish when I was a child. This recipe adds garlic, lemon, and parsley. I'm going to add some of the green beans to the water too and serve them with the potatoes. I think it will be delicious. Add some fresh corn, a salad, and some of that blueberry banana bread and you have a summer supper! Check out the recipe here.
5. Honey Glazed carrots - The carrots we get in our box are so incredibly tender and sweet! They pair perfectly with just a little honey and rosemary. If you find rosemary too pungent, substitute some chives or tarragon. This is a quick and elegant little side dish. https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a58381/honey-glazed-carrots-recipe/
6. Skillet Zucchini with a balsamic reduction - The zucchini in this week's box were small beauties - the perfect size to slice and quickly cook in a skillet. I think the addition of balsamic vinegar will take this recipe to the next level of yumminess! I may serve these over the top of some brown rice and drizzle with balsamic reduction to make it a main dish. I'm vegan, but if you eat meat it would be super easy to add some chunks of chicken to the skillet and coat it in that balsamic reduction too.
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3. Blackened Green Bean and Quinoa Salad - Holy cow! I drooled all over myself when I found this recipe. It combines fresh sweet corn, green beans, onions, and cherry tomatoes - all from this week's CSA box! I can't wait to try this! You'll find the recipe here.
4. Boiled potatoes with garlic and parsley - Some of the best recipes are simple. I remember my mother serving simple boiled potatoes with butter as a side dish when I was a child. This recipe adds garlic, lemon, and parsley. I'm going to add some of the green beans to the water too and serve them with the potatoes. I think it will be delicious. Add some fresh corn, a salad, and some of that blueberry banana bread and you have a summer supper! Check out the recipe here.
5. Honey Glazed carrots - The carrots we get in our box are so incredibly tender and sweet! They pair perfectly with just a little honey and rosemary. If you find rosemary too pungent, substitute some chives or tarragon. This is a quick and elegant little side dish. https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a58381/honey-glazed-carrots-recipe/
6. Skillet Zucchini with a balsamic reduction - The zucchini in this week's box were small beauties - the perfect size to slice and quickly cook in a skillet. I think the addition of balsamic vinegar will take this recipe to the next level of yumminess! I may serve these over the top of some brown rice and drizzle with balsamic reduction to make it a main dish. I'm vegan, but if you eat meat it would be super easy to add some chunks of chicken to the skillet and coat it in that balsamic reduction too.
Enjoy every morsel of summer produce!
Coming up next week: my series on "putting food by for winter" continues. This week we'll discuss blanching. Here's a link to last week's post on freezing food in case you missed it.
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