Week 6 Basic Share Meal Plan

Week 6: July 15th – 19th

Premium Share Box: Lettuce, Fennel, Radish, Thai Basil, Spring Onions, Kale, Cabbage, Summer Squash, Green Bell Peppers, Escarole,

This week brings some of our summer favorites like summer squash and green bell peppers! We actually included 6 recipes in the meal plan this week, we had to many good ones to leave anything out. This week includes more beautiful bunches of basil, which pair nicely with the summer squash. There are a variety of green and yellow summer squash going into the boxes. Summer squash is great raw and lightly cooked, like in the salad recipe in this week’s meal plan. We harvested 4 different types of cabbage this week, your box will have one of the following: ruffled leaf savoy cabbage, green cabbage, red cabbage, or cone-shaped Wakefield cabbage. We’re really enjoying the spring onions – use the white bulbs as you would any onion and the green tops like scallions.

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Kitchen Tips

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Prep Tips

Planning ahead can make meals easy during the week. If you have time grab kitchen partner and do a little chopping ahead of time. During the week pull out your prepped items and our recipes are even easier.

Cobb Salad. Wash and tear lettuce into bite size pieces (1-2 days in advance) store in a container with a paper towel wrapped around to absorb any moisture. Boil the eggs and refrigerate in the shell. Cook and crumble the bacon. Make the dressing.

Escarole. Make the breadcrumbs ahead of time. Grate the parmesan. Pre-grated cheese is more expensive, and has anti-caking agents added. Try buying a large hunk of parmesan and grating as you need it or grate the whole thing using the shredding blade of a food processor and storing in a container in the refrigerator.

Shaved Summer Squash and Grilled Pepper Salad. Serve these two salads with your favorite grain, which can be made ahead of time. If I know I’m having brown rice or whole grains for dinner, I turn on the rice cooker in the morning while we’re all getting ready and then reheat it later. Make the dressing for the peppers in advance. You can also pre-cut the veggies for the salads, not more than one day in advance.

Red Fried Rice. Making the rice in advance is the key to making fried rice! If you’re making it at the last minute don’t worry the recipe includes a quick cooling tip. Kale is very sturdy and can be washed and cut 2 -3 days in advance.

Braised Fennel Pasta. Grate enough cheese for the escarole and pasta in advance. If you have homemade stock in the freezer, remember to thaw some in advance for the best flavor.