Sunday, July 27, 2014

CSA Share Week #8 and Recipes:

What's in This Week's Share?

After a little confusion yesterday due to late deliveries, we picked up our share in the Strip District at Clarion River Organics in the Pittsburgh Public Market.

This week's share includes:

  • Mega Kale: Truly this is MEGA kale. We got a huge bunch of it and I really look forward to all of those wonderful nutrients.
  • Russet Potatoes
  • Jalapeno Peppers and Sweet Wax Peppers
  • Scallions
  • Slicing Tomatoes
  • 1 small kohlrabi
  • Dragon Tongue Beans
We also picked up a small container of squash blossoms from CRO's farm stand in addition!

Recipes

For the use of the mega-kale here's my recipe for Kale Chips.

Kale Chips

1 bunch kale
1 T olive oil
Adobo Seasoning

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Many people complain that they can't get kale chips not to burn, but the key is to cook them for about 15-20 minutes on LOW heat rather than high heat. 

Strip the kale leaves off of the stalks and tear them into bite sized peices. But don't throw the stalks away, you can use them in your juicer!

In a bowl, massage the olive oil into the kale leaves.

Spread the kale on a baking sheet in a single layer. Season lightly and put in the oven. Bake 15-20 minutes, or longer if need be, until the kale is crispy. Keep an eye on these!

Other uses for the kale this week:

I'm going to juice some of it in with my morning smoothie or fruit juice. We just got a new juicer and I'm excited to try out some more juicing.

Then, for dinner one night this week I'm going to use up some of the potatoes and the rest of the kale in the previously posted dairy free Colcannon Soup recipe. 

Strawberry and Jalapeno Detoxifying Juice

2 cups strawberries
One jalapeno
1 apple or peach

Juice all ingredients and mix well. This packs a good kick but its great for those days when you've got bad sinus attack!

Grilled Kohlrabi

1 kohlrabi, thinly sliced 
1 T olive oil
1/2 T chopped fresh dill
pinch coarse sea salt
pepper to taste

Brush kohlrabi with olive oil and sprinkle dill, salt and pepper on top. Grill on medium/low heat about 5 minutes per side max. This has a delicious broccoli like flavor when cooked and its so easy!

Juicer Tomato Soup

A recipe from an online friend:

4-5 tomatoes
2 stalks kale
2-3 scallions
1/2 cucumber
1 cup basil
4 cloves garlic

Juice all ingredients, mix well and heat. Do not boil or you will lose nutrients.

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