Week 8 Basic Share Meal Plan

Week 8: July 29th – August 2th

Basic Share Box: Lettuce, Spring Onions, Swiss Chard, Summer Squash, Beets, Carrots, Dill, Cucumber, Scallions

Enjoy some CSA member favorites this week including carrots, and cucumbers! Our high tunnels are producing tons of fresh summer squash, as well as eggplants, and cucumbers. We’re also really excited about the carrots we harvested from our fields this week – you can truly taste the difference in fresh carrots. This week’s meal plan includes fresh salad, a crunchy cucumber salad, and fritters – it’s the height of summer and there are so many ways to enjoy the harvest. A lot of the recipes on our blog are customizable, use the fritter recipe as a base for any vegetable that can be shredded, and the salad ingredients are up to you. Start with a base of lettuce and scallions. Change it up based on your CSA Share contents. Happy Eating!

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13 Ideas for Scallions

Balsamic Onions

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. This week’s share includes a lot of meals like salads that are best prepped just before eating, but there are still a few things that can be done ahead for easing prep time.

Salad. Make the dressing and prep your protein in advance. The lettuce can be washed and torn into bite-sized pieces a day or two in advance. Wrap a paper towel over the top to soak up any excess moisture.

Butter Braised Beets and Carrots. Peel and chop the beets and carrots up to 3 days in advance.

Creamed Swiss Chard and Spring Onion Pasta. Prep the swiss chard leaves, remove stems, roll into a bundle, and slice into ribbons. Store in a covered container.