Every week I get a box of local produce from Greenling. It’s a fun challenge to try to find out what to make with the contents, so I figured I’d document what I come up with here in case anyone’s looking for new recipes. This week I got fresh edamame, black-eyed peas, oriental pears, shallots, eggplant, assorted hot peppers, okra, basil, lettuce, long beans, and green onions. Sadly, I forgot to refrigerate the peas so they are lost, but here’s what I plan to do with the rest of the produce.
Boiled edamame (boil pods for 10 minutes, then salt)
Quinoa and edamame salad (I’ll probably make it with bulgur, since that’s what I have.)
Brandy-flamed peppercorn steak (I used rum instead of brandy and served with roasted potatoes and long beans.)
Hot-pepper jelly (using all hot peppers instead of half hot and half red and green bell)
Pesto
Thai burgers with lettuce
Champagne-poached pears (instead of champagne, I used 1.5 bottles of Fall Creek chenin blanc)
Pickled okra (One of my favorite snacks ever. I made 3 pint jars of okra and processed them for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath. They’ll be ready to eat in about 6 weeks, and since they’ve been processed, they can stay in the pantry, not the fridge.)
Spaghetti w/sauteed eggplant, shallots, and pasta sauce (I like many of the Classico varieties.)
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