It's CSA time again! I happen to know that the crew at BaltimOrganic have been working super hard to have a great growing season. They have an awesome green house to grow all different types of lettuce and that is some of what we are getting in our first week! I love the fresh, organic lettuces!
What you'll use from your bag:
- Kale
- Garlic Scapes (these look like green onion)
- Spring onions
- Salad turnips
- Lollo Rosa & Green Bibb Leaf Lettuces
First, Prepare:
- chop about 6 sprigs for garlic scapes and spring onions
- cut the kale down to a size you would like for sauteing and eating
- thinly slice a couple salad turnips
- prepare the other lettuces as you would like in a salad
Then, Salad Dressing:
You can use whatever dressing you want but I suggest something light and lemon based.
In a small bowl, whisk together:
- 1 T. fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp. honey
- ½ tsp. balsamic vinegar
- ½ tsp. Dijon mustard
- Slowly whisk in 2 or 3 T. extra virgin olive oil until dressing thickens.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste
Next, Create the Salad Base:
- In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, radishes, and salad turnips
- Toss in the dressing
Nearly Finished...:
We are going to saute the Kale with the garlic scapes and spring onions in sesame oil (if you don't have sesame oil, you can use olive oil).
- over medium heat, heat just enough sesame oil to lightly cover your pan
- add the chopped garlic scapes and spring onion & saute for a couple minutes
- add the cut kale & continue sauteing until tender and wilted
- season with salt and pepper to taste
All together...:
- arrange the prepared raw salad nicely in individual bowls
- top with the saute kale
- add whatever else you like
- Enjoy
We had a fabulous salad every night this week. We ate the kale raw de-ribbed and julienned finely and tossed with the lettuces. Julienned the snap peas and radishes too and tossed them in along with broccoli and radish sprouts I grow. Blended up the green onions and scapes, with horseradish, goat cheese, white wine vinegar, olive oil, pepper, dijon in my vita mix to make a dressing. Even the kids liked it.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to this weeks harvest and collard green tacos. Thanks for the recipe ideas.