Farm share, week 5

[magid]

• six summer squashes (of many varieties; most of what was there by the time I arrived were medium or small)
  
• six heads of garlic
  
• six pickling cucumbers
  
• two bunches of young carrots with greens
  
• four purple kohlrabi, and their greens
  
• two medium heads of Napa cabbage
  
• two bunches of herbs (same choices as last week, plus shiso that was already gone; I swapped one bunch for three more garlic, and chose sage for the other)
  
• a pound of basil
  
• a pound of mixed salad greens
  
• two bunches of round red radishes, some of them quite large (golf-ball sized!), and their greens

First thoughts: according to the point person at the distribution site, kohlrabi can be quite nice in a stir fry, crunching like water chestnuts. So, possibly a stir fry of Napa, carrot, kohlrabi, and garlic with whatever seasonings (ginger, soy sauce, etc), possibly with tofu or chicken. Asian-ish slaw with Napa, carrot, and kohlrabi works too, with peanut or cashew. Summer squash kugel. Roasted radishes. Green salad with the lettuces, cucumber, and kohlrabi, maybe some radish. Puree the basil. Saute the radish greens with garlic, and maybe eggs (and potatoes, a la frittata?).

Comments

[gingicat]

Sounds yummy!

[magid]

I hope so.... assuming I manage the applying-heat-to-food part. When I'm not at work, all I can face is cold food.

[minoanmiss]

Ugh I hear you. Maybe concentrate on things that can be eaten after chilling? That radish and potato frittata would do well

PS kohlraahbi does stir fry well and I bet that would be good cold too. Maybe with tofu and lots of reduced soy sauce and a dash of vinegar

[magid]

The weather seems to be trending less horrible, so here's hoping cooking can happen soon!