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This is a new tool I’m putting together with my farm’s CSA members (Community Supported Agriculture) in mind! Our farm’s organic vegetable “share” comes with an email newsletter every week that lists a few recipes, but I really want to have a huge list available for each vegetable & herb grown here at Wishful Acres Farm!
RECIPES BY VEGETABLE
American turnips
Arugula
Beets
Broccoli
Eggplant.
Garlic. A common item in most recipes! Your garlic comes in a “bulb”, and you take the bulb apart to reveal the individual “cloves”. Make sure to remove the outer skin from the clove before using, just as you would an onion skin.
Garlic scapes. These are the tops of the garlic plant, and a gourmet treat! You can use them as a substitute for regular garlic in any recipe, or try some of the recipes below.
Green Onions
Hakurei
Hakurei are Japanese salad turnips. Not to be confused with American Turnips, these do not taste the same at all. Hakurei are similar in taste to a mild radish. They are typically eaten raw – they make great snacks, also great on a veggie tray or salad. Other ideas:
Kohlrabi. Kohlrabi is a mild, crunchy root vegetable that is typically eaten raw. It is similar in flavor to a mild sweet radish. Excellent on a vegetable tray, with a dip, or sliced onto a salad. Looking for more ideas? Here are a few:
Lemon Balm
Mizuna -Asian stir fry or salad green.
Onions (sweet & regular)
Pak Choi (Asian stir fry vegetable)
Peppers, hot
Peppers, sweet
Rutabaga
Spinach - Our favorite way to eat spinach here on the farm is raw. Spinach grown here tends to be super-sweet, and so we enjoy mixing it with other greens for salads. However, there are many other things you can do with spinach!
Swiss Chard - Do not fear Swiss Chard! In fact, if you like spinach, you’ll probably enjoy Swiss Chard as well! You can substitute Swiss Chard in any recipe where you would use spinach, or even substitute it for kale in any recipes. Here are few more ideas:
Tat Soi. Tat soi is an Asian vegetable, very similar to Pac Choi (Pak Choi / Bak Choi). When compared to Pac Choi, it is slightly more delicate, the leaves are smaller & more thin. The flavor is almost identical. Tat soi can be used interchangeably in any recipe calling for Pac Choi.
Tokyo Bekana. Tokyo Bekana is a loose-head variety of Chinese Cabbage. It can be used in all Chinese Cabbage recipes, plus any pac choi recipes.
Tomatoes (over 20 varieties grown here at Wishful Acres Farm!)
Wishful Acres Farm is located in Northwest Illinois – visit our farm web site at www.WishfulAcresFarm.com.