It’s finally that time of year again!! 🙂
Our first week of our 2013 CSA is a tad delayed due to our being on vacation this past week. Our farm did us a huge favor and put our box together on the day we returned home, rather than on our pick-up day when we were still in Delaware.
Mike & I were ready for some healthier meals after our trip, and our box gave us a great opportunity to catch up on eating better & “detoxing”, so to speak.
Our box included:
– 3 bags of spinach
– 3 kohlrabi bulbs
– 2 heads red butterhead lettuce
– 1 head green butterhead lettuce
– 2 bundles ‘bright lights’ Swiss chard
– 2 small bundles of dinosaur kale
– 1 small bundle of curly kale
One bag of spinach turned into a steak salad. The other two were cooked, chopped & frozen for future recipes. The lettuce has been washed & stored, waiting to be used in salads. The kale was cooked up with some noodles, miso & Asian-inspired seasonings.
The kohlrabi will be made into stir-fry, and possibly pickles. The swiss chard is probably going to be blanched & frozen – I did this last summer and it was a great addition to a minestrone I made once the weather turned cold.
…unless YOU have any great ideas for Swiss chard? 😉
**I linked up this post with Inherchuck’s CSA Round-Up!**
The Spicy Simmer 
Swiss chard is fairly mild. I sometimes use it fresh in smoothies or I like to sauté it with a bit of garlic, a few diced onions and golden raisins. It’s terrific with polenta.
I actually bought polenta a few days ago – have never cooked with it before, but always wanted to. How do you suggest making the polenta & chard together? Thanks for the suggestion!
I slice the polenta and fry or sauté it in olive oil. In a separate pan, I do the greens – starting with diced onion and minced garlic and then adding the greens. Chard takes a bit longer to cook. I add a bit of broth and towards the end, golden raisins. If you eat meat, then my family loves this with something very spicy like chorizo.
I tried it this evening for dinner – very delicious! I will definitely be making that again. Thank you for the recipe/tip!
I love to use swiss chard in my smoothies! Great for summer and you’ll never know it was in there…refreshing and so delicious. http://mybflikeitsoimbg.blogspot.com/2011/07/swiss-chard-smoothie.html
thanks for sharing and linking up! And welcome back to the party 🙂
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