CSA #2, and the tale of the Incredible Shrinking Vegetables

[taylweaver]

So I got my second share today, which is definitely bigger than the first share was - and I haven't finished that one yet, so we'll see how this goes...

So here's what I came home with this week: 
- 5 stems of basil
- 1 head of tat soi
- 1 head of broccoli
- 1 head of endive (I am told I should specify curly endive)
- 3 medium zucchini (at least, I think

Comments

[j00j]

Fresh basil= pesto. Or good with tomatoes (and possibly mozzarella) in salad! There are many ways to do a non-dairy pesto if that's an issue. http://vegnews.com/web/articles/page.do?pageId=2170&catId=11 is one I've been meaning to try. Yes, I realize these ideas involve acquiring *more* produce. : /

Greens (ok, or the basil) can also be tossed into a pasta sauce, IMO. But I like bitter greens more than you do, I'm guessing. Maybe a good bet for the milder greens.

I really like kohlrabi in stir fry (protein, soy sauce, other seasonings and veggies of choice...). Or just sauteed with olive oil and the seasonings of your choice (garlic is always good!). It's got a nice, slightly peppery flavor I like. Also they look like little Sputniks, which is cool.

I've only ever done kale chips in the oven, so I'm guessing arugula chips would work better that way as well. Spreading them out properly on a baking sheet is probably helpful.

[taylweaver]

Thanks for the suggestions. Pesto involves having a food processor of some sort, which I don't. I was actually thinking of the tomatoes and mozzarella thing. A friend of mine does that on top of slices of fancy bread. I may also use them on top of one of my favorite quick dinners - pita with sauce and melted cheese, kind of like a little pizza.

[masteraleph]

A little balsamic vinegar on the tomatoes and mozzarella goes very nicely.

[debka_notion]

If nothing else- we often (i.e. in Israel, where it was cheap) just cut kohlrabi root up in chunks, and throw it into salad. It's pretty mild-tasting, so it doesn't give a Lot of flavor, but it's strong on texture (crunchy). I don't know what to do with the greens though.

[cynara_linnaea]

Do you get a list of what you have in your share? I've never heard of tat soi before, so I assume that if I suddenly found some, the only thing I would be able to do is go to someone with more knowledge of veggies than I (probably shirei_shibolim) and say "please tell me what this is."

[taylweaver]

They send out a tentative list the day before or the day of, but this week, the tentative list only had about six things on it, and look what happened.

They put out the items in crates/boxes, and each one has a sign on it saying what it is. This week, there was enough stuff I didn't recognize that I pulled out a notebook and used the signs to write down a list so I'd know what I had.

As for tat soi, that's what the internet is for...

[taylweaver]

The signs also say how much to take. (Usually, 1 head or 1 bunch, but the zucchini this week was a bit more complicated, It said: 2 large, 3 medium or 4 small.)