CSA round up week #1

By now, you've probably noticed that I'm in love with my CSA, Titus Farms. I was so excited about cooking with my CSA goodies this summer that I joined Cooking Away My CSA, a group started by Heather from Flour Girl. It's been a ton of fun to share recipes and hear about what other people are receiving in their shares. I've decided to post a round up of what I started with from each share and what they became. I got a small share and only receive it once every 2 weeks, so you'll be seeing one of these posts every couple of weeks.

This time I got Japanese turnips, mixed greens (kale, chard, and collards), strawberries (!!), green garlic, and bok choy. Here's what resulted:

From the strawberries, I made gelatin (and some probably also went into one of the two puddings),

a spelt berry, asparagus, and strawberry salad,

and a strawberry and kale smoothie (using some of my kale, as well).

I basically blended about a cup of frozen strawberries, several handfuls of torn kale, 1/2 cup plain yogurt, 2 Tbsp flax meal, a spoonful of pineapple juice concentrate, and enough water to get it to the right consistency. It was really good, and I couldn't taste the kale at all.

I used the mixed greens (along with the turnip greens) to stuff ravioli, and the green garlic went into a pesto.

I decided to braise the Japanese turnips and then made a mustard sauce for them.

And finally, the bok choy (along with one stalk of green garlic) was braised and topped with salmon.

All in all, I think I did a fairly good job of making a diverse set of meals with my goods. Everything turned out great, and I can't wait to pick up my next box on Monday!