Recipes, produce information and forum for Zoe's Garden Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members. Zoe's Garden offers CSA subscriptions in the Park City, Heber, Salt Lake, Ogden & Lindon areas. Our purpose is to provide the freshest naturally grown produce possible by delivering it to our local members within a day of picking.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Kohlrabi Dishes


Kohlrabi Puree:

from the blog Foodie Farm Girl

Note: You can leave the mushrooms out if you don't have them handy.

Ingredients:
4 kohlrabi bulbs with leaves
2 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 ounces cultivated mushrooms (I used Baby Bellas), quartered
3 Tablespoons cream (or milk, chicken stock, olive oil, or water)
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Trim the kohlrabi bulbs, peeling them if the skins seem tough. Rinse the leaves (discarding any that are yellow) pat them dry, and coarsely chop. Set aside. But the bulbs into 1-inch chunks.
2. Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil, and add the kohlrabi chunks. Reduce the heat and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a skillet. Add the onion and sauté over medium-low heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, another 1 to 2 minutes. Do not let garlic brown.
4. Add the mushrooms and the reserved kohlrabi leaves to the skillet. Cover, and cook 5 minutes. Then uncover, and cook, stirring, until all the liquid has evaporated, 3 minutes. Set the skillet aside.
5. Drain the kohlrabi chunks and place them in the bowl of a food processor. Add the mushroom mixture and all the remaining ingredients. Purée until smooth.
6. Transfer the purée to a saucepan and reheat over low heat, stirring, 2 minutes.


Roasted Kohlrabi
from the All Recipes Website

Ingredients:
4 kohlrabi bulbs, peeled
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:
Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Cut the kohlrabi into 1/4 inch thick slices, then cut each of the slices in half. Combine olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Toss kohlrabi slices in the olive oil mixture to coat. Spread kohlrabi in a single layer on a baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until browned, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally in order to brown evenly. Remove from oven and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Return to the oven to allow the Parmesan cheese to brown, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

Thanks to Alissa for sharing. Let me know what you think of these recipes or tell me ways you've prepared your kohlrabi.

Jessica

Mystery Items In Your Share


If you are having a hard time identifying any of the 23+ varieties in your share this week...please click on this link or the image below. 









Have a great night,
Jessica

Getting Some Summer Color: Raspberries, Tomatoes and Lavender


Hi Everyone,

Hope you are enjoying the long summer days and colorful produce you picked up today.

Small Share:
Garlic
Walla Walla Onions
White Onion
Red Onion
Shingiku Greens
English Lavender
Sugar Snap Peas
Prelude Raspberry
Bing Cherries
Garlic Chives
Purple Venus Kohlrabi
Summer Squash-variety
Lettuce-variety
Turnip Greens

Medium Share:
All of Small Share
English Peas
White Venus Kohlrabi

Large Share:
All of Medium Share
Extra Bing Cherries
Extra Prelude Raspberries
Extra English Lavender
Extra Lettuce-variety
Red Leaf Lettuce
Buttercrunch Lettuce
Black Beauty Zucchini
Crookneck Squash
Yellow Eight-Ball Zucchini
Light Green Eight-Ball Zucchini
Amaranthus Leaf
Tomatoes


Weekly Update from David:

Lavender: Can be dried, use flowers in salad, cooked into pastries, added into ice cream, tea or coffee.

Zucchini: If the zucchini you received are more mature, David recommends stuffing them. The blog Fat Free Vegan has a recipe I am excited to try, Eight-Ball Zucchini stuffed with Rice, Basil and Sun Dried Tomatoes. I think I will be using a barbecue instead of an oven in order to keep my home cooler during the cooking process.

Garlic Chives: David recommends cooking them as a vegetable instead of as an herb.

Lettuce: If the leaves of your lettuce are wilting from the heat, soak them in cold water for 30-60 minutes, shake out water, dry with a towel or use a salad spinner and store in an airtight bag.

Raspberries: David recommends eating these right away since they are so ripe. If you want to use them at a later date he recommends freezing them.

Cherries: Enjoy, this is the last share of Bing Cherries we will be receiving.

Peas: David recommends cooking the English Peas since they are more mature at this point in the season. You can steam or add to a dish that you will be baking like a casserole or  a vegetables and rice dish.

Kohlrabi: If you have aphids on your kohlrabi, soak in cold water and then rinse while brushing the leaves with your fingers. I will be posting more information on aphids within a day or two.


I will be doing a follow-up post with the identification pictures shortly as well as including recipes that members have submitted and information on aphids.


From our garden to your kitchen, happy eating.

Jessica












Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Curry, Cherries and Chocolate Mint


Good Evening All,

This week there is a possibility of 15 varieties in your share.

Small Share:
Walla Walla Onions
Kohlrabi
Redbor Kale
Young Garlic
Bing Cherries
Fresh Curry
Chocolate Mint
Sugar Snap Peas
Salad Mix: (bitter)
    arugula
    mustard
    endive
Garlic Scapes

Medium Share:
All of Small Share
Broccoli Raab
Red Romaine Lettuce

Large Share:
All of Medium Share
English Peas
Extra Walla Walla Onions
Extra Bing Cherries
Extra Redbor Kale
Extra Garlic Scapes


HAVING A HARD TIME IDENTIFYING WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE?
CLICK ABOVE TO ENLARGE IMAGE

  ABOVE: CHOCOLATE MINT
 BELOW: FRESH CURRY

WEEKLY UPDATE FROM DAVID:

SHARE BOXES: Please be respectful of our drop-off sites and stack your returned boxes neatly. Also, please return your share box(es) each week when you pick up your new box. By not reusing your boxes, time, money and resources are lost.


CSA UTAH TOUR 2010:

Date: Monday, August 2nd

Fee: FREE! But please RSVP to Jeff at 801-557-0521 or jeff.williams@ut.usda.gov

Bus: There is room for approximately 45 people so “first come, first served”

Time: 8:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Bring: water, sun screen, hiking boots, hat, camera, writing materials, networking information

Departure time and place: Fashion Place West Trax Stop on Park and Ride at Winchester (6400 South and 222 West), bus leaves at 9 am

1st stop: Bell’s 9:30 to 10:30

2nd stop: East 11:00 to 12:00

Lunch: Please bring a brown bag lunch and drink

3rd stop: Zoe’s 1:00 to 2:00

Return time: about 3pm


Please email produce@zoegarden.com with any of your comments or questions.


From our garden to your kitchen, happy eating.

Jessica