The farm is back! Today was the first pick up day for the CSA and I have been so excited waiting for it. Since I started getting a farm share, I've gotten so picky about vegetables that we almost never have salad any other time of the year.
Today's share was: 1 bowl of arugula, 1 bunch of Hakurei turnips, 20 garlic scapes, 1 pint of strawberries and bunches of herbs. (For that last one, I picked a bunch of cilantro. The other options were dill and oregano and I didn't see myself using any of them in the near future.) As an added bonus, we (the 10 year old and I) found mallow peas lurking at the end of the row of cilantro. We picked as many of those as we could find. Even with spending a lot of time picking strawberries, buying honey and honey sticks, and wandering all over trying to find the herbs, we managed to get out of there just as the thunder started to sound.
Generally, in the beginning of the season, we get through most of the share in one meal; today was no exception. We had a salad of arugula, turnips, mallow peas, cilantro, strawberries, and goat cheese, drizzled with balsamic vinegar:
The rest of the arugula was blanched and used in a risotto, which incorporated the last of the goat cheese (instead of the mascarpone the recipe calls for) and some parmesan in addition to 2 pints of vegetable stock. I also used garlic scapes instead of shallots. Served with a steak and some red wine, it was simple and wonderful.
I love the farm.
Today's share was: 1 bowl of arugula, 1 bunch of Hakurei turnips, 20 garlic scapes, 1 pint of strawberries and bunches of herbs. (For that last one, I picked a bunch of cilantro. The other options were dill and oregano and I didn't see myself using any of them in the near future.) As an added bonus, we (the 10 year old and I) found mallow peas lurking at the end of the row of cilantro. We picked as many of those as we could find. Even with spending a lot of time picking strawberries, buying honey and honey sticks, and wandering all over trying to find the herbs, we managed to get out of there just as the thunder started to sound.
Generally, in the beginning of the season, we get through most of the share in one meal; today was no exception. We had a salad of arugula, turnips, mallow peas, cilantro, strawberries, and goat cheese, drizzled with balsamic vinegar:
That salad definitely looks good!
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