Ecuadorian style lamb chop with vitamin greens, rice and egg. Nate took the vitamin greens and mixed them up with tomato and spices so it turned into a nice side dish that he describes as kind of a Mexican "stew". He cooked the lamb on a cast iron skillet with just some oil and salt and pepper. And then the rice was simple and we put an egg on top of it again as that is frequently done in Ecuadorian cooking.
Chicken fried steak with grilled cauliflower, carrot and fennel. This one was pretty easy. We got the chicken fried steak from an Omaha Steaks pack we recently ordered (got a really good deal in the mail and took advantage). Nate whipped up a pretty simple white gravy. He tossed the veggies with some olive oil, salt/pepper and a few Indian type spices and then grilled them until they came to a nice crispy perfection. SO yummy.
Stir Fry! This was pretty basic, but so yummy. We took some sirloin and stir fried it with broccoli, summer squash, zucchini, green pepper and mushrooms and put that on top of some rice noodles. It was pretty much perfection. When all else fails and we don't know what else to do with our veggies for the week we stir fry them!
This next one is another of my favorites. It's a homemade chicken and basil ravioli we make. We make the dough from scratch and then fill it with chicken, ricotta cheese (which also came from our CSA!) and basil. Then we boil it up and when it's done we toss it with a light sauce made of olive oil, lemon zest and more basil. It is sooooo good. Nice light meal in the summer too.
And this last one is cheating, no prep required other than washing it. Sugar snap peas. We only got them once this year and I'm still sad they're gone. These made a fantastic snack one afternoon while Nate was brewing beer.
So we are making the most of our veggies. We have a ton of cabbage on hand right now and can only make so much coleslaw, so Nate's going to attempt making his own sauerkraut. We have some green beans and I think we just might make green bean casserole for the summer because why not? I just love CSA season!! I'm not the main chef on these items, but if you want more specific recipe information just let me know and I'll be happy to email more details to anyone!
Have a great weekend! We're Duluth bound for All Pints North and I can't wait! I'll be sure to share all about it next week!
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