Just checking in with another week of CSA goodies! We’re only about a quarter of the way through the harvest season, and the bounty seems to be growing from week to week. I think I’m finally getting a hold on the order in which we need to eat things so nothing goes to waste (the lettuce starts going bad within a day or two), as well as learning how to store things so they don’t rot away within a few days. (Lesson learned this week: herbs need to go into a ziplock bag, not just the crisper drawer.)
Without further ado, here’s how we used this week’s CSA haul: The kale and carrots went into an incredibly delicious Hippie Bowl from the Bowl + Spoon cookbook. I substituted chicken breast for the tofu, and brown rice for the millet. It was AWESOME. Those spiced sunflower seeds added an amazing crunch to everything, and it felt delightfully healthy and filling.
We used the lettuce on salmon burgers, as well as for salads with strawberries, walnuts, and poppyseed dressing.
The giant zucchini went into a few loaves of zucchini bread (recipe coming to the blog soon, as it’s probably my favorite zucchini bread of all time).
The swiss chard, mustard and collard greens went into the Barbecue Tempeh, Greens, and Cauliflower “Couscous” from the Bowl + Spoon cookbook. I substituted chicken for the tempeh, but just generally didn’t care for the recipe. Apparently I’m picky about cauliflower.
The cabbage made its way into some easy chicken tacos. I used this recipe for the chicken, which I added to some tortillas along with the cabbage and lettuce. And the jalapeno peppers jumped into some guacamole to go on top. As usual, I have half a head of cabbage leftover in the fridge. Any other ideas on what to do with cabbage?
The cucumber went into the amazing Slivered Veggie and Soba Salad with Mapled Tofu from (you guessed it) the Bowl + Spoon cookbook. This makes a really excellent, easy to pack lunch for the office.
Unfortunately, the mint dried up before we got to use it. And I’ve never been a fan of banana peppers, so I’m afraid those will go to waste in our kitchen, unless anyone can offer up some ideas? I just picture them cast away inside the Papa John’s pizza box from my childhood. But surely they pair well with something other than cardboard boxes?
-Ally
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Cady | Wild Heart of Life says
Banana peppers = nachos!!!! I don’t eat cheese but Dana over at Minimalist Baker has some great eggplant based quest that is just <3 <3 <3 for nachos and i imagine banana peppers would go great on them!
Ally says
I just got an eggplant in our most recent CSA basket, so this “queso” might have to happen! Thanks for the recommendation!