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Greens and Strawberries

30 Sunday May 2010

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I definitely went over board this time. I must have been really hungry when I made this purchase, because in addition to ordering the harvest box, I also ordered quite a few other things:

CSA Harvest Box

  • baby lettuce mix – a bag of delicate lettuce leaves
  • spinach – one pound of crisp spinach leaves
  • lacinato kale – also called dinosaur or black kale
  • asparagus
  • radishes
  • scallions
  • strawberries

CSA A La Carte items

  • english cucumbers
  • sugar snap peas
  • yellow hothouse tomatoes
  • scallions (Oops. This was a mistake. I guess I should have looked more closely at the contents of the harvest box. Not sure what I’m going to do now with 2 bunches of scallions.)
  • red swiss chard
  • farm-grown shiitake mushrooms
  • strawberries (I knew the 1 quart that came with the harvest box would be gone in no time.)

Sauteed Asparagus

30 Sunday May 2010

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This is by far the easiest way to quickly cook asparagus. And, it just happens to be delicious too!

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 lb. asparagus spears, ends broken off
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp cream balsamic vinegar
  • 1 pinch of sugar
  • Salt

DIRECTIONS

  1. Rinse asparagus in water and pat dry.
  2. Heat oil in a non-stick large skillet over medium-high heat. Add asparagus, and saute for about 5 minutes.
  3. Add balsamic vinegar and sugar, saute for another 2-3 minutes, or until the asparagus are crisp-tender.
  4. Season with salt to taste.