This week my CSA box included:
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| Crustless broccoli quiche |
- Broccoli (three heads)
- Red Onions
- Cucumbers (two large)
- Carrots
- Peas
This is an easy box. I don’t need recipes for these veggies
because they are pretty “normal” and ones I like. Although having a CSA share
can be a fun way to try new recipes and eat vegetables that you don’t eat very
often, sometimes it’s nice to keep it simple. This box is perfect for this time
of year when I’d rather be at the pool than in the kitchen.
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| Cucumber salad |
Without any need for research, I got right in the kitchen
Tuesday night when I picked up the box. Before long the first head of broccoli
was added to a crustless broccoli quiche. It was an easy recipe that did
involve the oven, but not much planning or forethought. I also ate about half
of the carrots as a snack with some hummus while I made the quiche.
Last night I still had leftover quiche, but needed a little
something extra to go with it. I sliced one of the cucumbers very thin, did the
same with one of the red onions, added some vinegar, water and a little sugar
and I had salad to eat as a side.
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| Stuffed vegetable bread |
Tonight I was feeling like junk food. Namely, a delivered
pizza, but instead the veggies came through again. I decided to return, in a
way, to the stuffed spinach bread of last week, with a baked stuffed sub. To do
so, I sautéed some broccoli, plus some mushrooms and spinach I had on hand and
added it to some jarred spaghetti sauce. I hollowed out some French bread and
stuffed the vegetable the mixture with some mozzarella inside. I wrapped it up
in foil, baked it and in about 15 minutes I had a somewhat healthier way to
conquer my pizza craving.
It’s hard to say what has been my favorite dish this season
so far, but the baked sandwich was right up there. It’s a good reminder that
good food doesn’t always have to take a ton of effort.
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