Beet greens for an otherwise greens-less share. Toss these into a soup or stew for nice bit of variety.
A mix of red leaf and green leaf lettuce. It’s always crisp and refreshing, and can a great vehicle for many of the other veggies in the share.
I’ve really been enjoying this lettuce on sandwiches recently; loading it on heavy. A tip to make the lettuce pop on a sandwich is to dress it before adding it. Use some dressing you have on hand or just a touch of oil, acid, and salt.
Crisp and refreshing romaine. We left the heart whole; one of my favorite things to do with romaine is to split the heart down the middle, oil and season it, and then char it on a ripping hot grill. Served warm, or chilled, grilled romaine brings an amazing smoky flavor to any salad. The loose leaves you can chop for salad, or use on a sandwich.
This a fun mix of different greens, harvested still small so they are relatively sweet and mild. Great for salads.
The larger leaves of the bibb lettuce make them perfect for sandwiches in comparison to the mixed baby lettuce also in the share. The texture is velvety with a mild flavor.
The flavor is very similar to romaine, but with shorter leaves. Chop just before dressing, for a forkable salad that’s still crunchy.
A small-leafed variety that’s super sweet and can be eaten cooked or raw (think kale caesar).
In comparison to the spinach, blanching and freezing here was a little more out of convenience than abundance-management as you wouldn’t likely eat these raw anyway.
Add at the last moment to any soup, stew, braise, or just sautéed veggies to minimize over cooking.
In comparison to the spinach, blanching and freezing here was a little more out of convenience than abundance-management as you wouldn’t likely eat these raw anyway.
Add at the last moment to any soup, stew, braise, or just sautéed veggies to minimize over cooking.
Spinach in the shares this week was a happy accident of the whacky weather recently. We had initially planed for some bok choi, but the cold weather this week killed off the tender crops at the farm. However, hardy crops like spinach, actually get sweeter as the cold nights set in so we get to enjoy some sweet fall spinach.
