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Showing posts with label newsletter 3 season 6. Show all posts

Monday, June 9, 2014

Cream of Green Garlic and Potato Soup

Ingredients:
4 russet potatoes, peeled and chopped into equal-sized chunks
3 cups chopped green garlic, white and light green parts only
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 ounces minced prosciutto (optional)
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
1 quart chicken broth (or veggie broth), or more as needed
1/2 cup whipping cream or coconut milk. 
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives for garnish (optional)
Directions:
Place potatoes in bowl of water. Set aside.
Soak green garlic in a bowl of water to remove dirt or sand. Drain and set aside.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir minced prosciutto until it begins to sizzle, about 2 minutes. Add green garlic and continue to cook, stirring frequently. Do not let the garlic brown. Season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper; cook and stir for 1 to 2 more minutes.
Mix chicken broth into green garlic mixture and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
Remove potatoes from the bowl of water and add them to the garlic and broth mixture. Cook until potatoes are tender and easily smashed against the side of the pot, about another 30 minutes. Add broth as needed.
Transfer potato chunks and some green garlic chunks to a blender with about 1/2 cup cooking liquid. Puree until smooth, adding more cooking liquid as needed.
Stir blended potato mixture back into the pot; stir in heavy cream. Cook over medium-high heat until cream is warmed through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Garnish with fresh chopped chives.

Braised Leeks with Mustard Greens

Ingredients:
flour for the work surface
1 pound refrigerated pizza dough
cornmeal for the pan
2 small leeks (white and light green parts), cut into thin strips
2 medium red potatoes (about 3/4 pound), thinly sliced
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
kosher salt and black pepper
1/4 cup grated Gruyère (1 ounce)
4 cups mixed greens
Instructions:
Heat oven to 450° F. On a lightly floured surface, roll and stretch the dough into a ¼-inch-thick circle or rectangle.
Sprinkle a baking sheet with the cornmeal and place the dough on top.
In a large bowl, combine the leeks, potatoes, thyme, 1 ½ tablespoons of the oil, ¾ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper.
Scatter vegetables over the dough and sprinkle with the Gruyère. Bake until the crust is golden and potatoes are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Cut into pieces.
Drizzle the greens with the remaining 1 ½ tablespoons of oil and season with ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Serve with the flat bread.

Yummy Bok Choi Salad

Ingredients:
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/3 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 bunches baby bok choy, cleaned and sliced
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/8 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1/2 (6 ounce) package chow mein noodles
Directions:
In a glass jar with a lid, mix together olive oil, white vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce. Close the lid, and shake until well mixed.
Combine the bok choy, green onions, almonds, and chow mein noodles in a salad bowl. Toss with dressing, and serve.

Thank You! Volunteer Day and Potluck

What an amazing turn out for the volunteer day and potluck on Saturday! This was definitely our most well attended volunteer day ever! And thank goodness, because we had a Herculean task of weeding the parsnips! Imagine a sea of green, now imagine you have to find a needle in a hay stack, and now imagine the CSA parsnip harvest depended on it- that was the task that everyone was up to on Saturday. And we succeeded; the parsnips are now looking better than ever! Thank you to everyone who squatted, crouched, and knelt alongside those parsnips for hours! And also a big thank you to Blaise who is a long standing shareholder, and showed up with his own weed wacker to tackle a multi-year project of clearing the fenceline. To celebrate a successful day of work, we all shared a feast at the picnic tables and enjoyed a beautiful summer evening on the farm.
Be sure to mark your calendars now for our next volunteer day,Saturday July 12th from 9:30 to 3:30 at our beautiful farm in theAwbury Arboretum. If you haven’t been to this farm, this is a great opportunity to come and check it out.