Recipes
Hide a Vegetable Soup
Creamy potato soup is the perfect cover for vegetables that children (or other vegetable-shy people) might not otherwise eat.
Greens with mustard cream sauce
Sautee bunch of cleaned, roughly chopped greens in olive oil until wilted. Whisk together 1T. of your favorite Dijon mustard, ½ c. half and half, and ¼ to ½ cup sour cream or yogurt. Toss greens with cream mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Greens with Hot Garlic Dressing
Heat 1/3 c. olive oil and 4 minced cloves garlic in a small saucepan over moderate heat until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in ¼ c. cider vinegar and immediately pour over 1 ½ lbs. greens. Season with salt and pepper and toss well. Serve right a
Greens Storage Tips
Contributed by CSA Member Vicki Shellhammer
I have had great luck with keeping your greens fresh for what seems like very extended periods, and wanted to share what works for me in case others might benefit from the information.
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Greens in Peanut Sauce
From "Simply in Season" by M.B.Lund & C. Hockman-Wert, p. 195. Herald Press, 2005
Greens and Cheese Bake
1 ½ lb greens, washed and trimmed (kale, mustard greens, turnip greens, collard greens, or mixed)
salt and black pepper
1 ½ cups chicken or vegetable broth, divided
1 cup half-and-half
4 tbsp butter
¼ cup flour
1/3 cu
Green Super-food Smoothie
I enjoy a green, “super-food” smoothie almost every morning, switching up the
greens I use between Red Russian kale from my garden, Swiss chard from Big River
farms, or even sometimes lettuce. This smoothie is a whole-foods meal a
Green Soup with Ginger
A nutritional and flavorful powerhouse of a soup! This will become a family favorite!
GREEN SMOOTHIE
1 cup almond or other milk
1 small banana, frozen or fresh
1 cup any other fresh fruit (apple, pear, berries)
1 T. ground flax seed
2 cups Kale, stem removed and chopped
Optional:
1 tsp. stevia or other sweetener
1 T. chia seed
¼ cup o
Great Green Vegetable Pasta
Substitute other green vegetables to suit your tastes and what you have on hand.
INGREDIENTS1 cup cottage cheese or ricotta cheese½ cup milk (optional if using cottage cheese)1/3 cup Parmesan cheese (freshly grated)4-6 garlic scapes, finely c
Golden Roots & Greens Soup
(This hearty soup is a beautiful golden color, with flecks of green swirled throughout. Delicious and nutritious autumn fare!)
1 large leek or onion
2 big or 4 medium potatoes
Garlicky Kale
1 bunch of raw kale
2 Tbsp. of tahini
2 Tbsp. of water
2 Tbsp. of fresh lemon juice
4 Tbsp. of nutritional yeast
2-4 cloves of fresh garlic or to taste
sesame seeds as garnish to taste (optional)
1. Break or cut up kale into bite size
Garlic roasted kale
Roasting kale is amazin-the leaves turn from a dusty dark green to dark emerald with brown-tinged curly edges that crunch. Delicious served hot from the oven--the leaves lose their crisp texture as it stands
Garlic and Greens Pizza
PIZZA CRUST: French bread cut in half lengthwise or pre-baked pizza shell
1/3 c. sun-dried tomatoes (not packed in oil)
1/2 c. boiling water
4 large garlic cloves, minced or pressed
3 T olive oil
4 packed cups coars
Garlic & Greens Pizza
A very tasty pizza recipe that will have kids “eating their greens” with no coaxing necessary.
Frittata
A frittata is similar to an omelet, only heartier. Mim says she often puts leftover vegetables from stir fries and grated salads into a frittata as a way to use them up. For this frittata, I would recommend sauteing the veggies and sausage
Flash-cooked Greens with Garlic
1¼ lbs fresh spinach, watercress, snow pea shoots, or other greens1 tsp canola or corn oil8-10 cloves garlic, cut into paper-thin slices1½ tbsp rice wine or sake½ to ¾ tsp salt
Tear the stems from spinach; if using o
Fettucine with sausage and kale
Makes 4 servingsA quick hearty Italian dinner. I prefer to use whole wheat spaghetti, but the fettucine is great too! 3 tablespoons olive oil &