Tuesday, July 10th

What's in the Box:

Broccoli

Red Cabbage

Garlic Scapes

Lettuces (Butterhead and Bibb)

Kale

Parsley

Red Onions

Turnips

Recipes:

Garlic Scapes

Grill, stir fry, raw on salads, garlic scape hummus, scape pesto (with or without other herbs), scape tempura, scape soup, served as a companion or a main dish.
Garlic Scape Pesto
1 cup (or less) freshly grated Parmesan or other sharp Italian cheese
1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice, to taste
Chopped garlic scape
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt to taste

• Puree scapes, olive oil, and juice in a blender or food processor until nearly smooth. 
• Stir in or gently pulse the cheese and then adjust juice and salt to taste.

Serving suggestions: Serve the garlic scape pesto on crackers, on sliced mushrooms as an hors d'oeuvre, in celery sticks, mixed in with mashed potatoes, as a vegetable dip, smeared on a sandwich as a condiment, under the cheese on a pizza, mixed in with breadcrumbs or rice for stuffing a pepper or tomato or big portobello mushroom, as a garnish dolloped onto a bowl of soup, scrambled with the morning eggs...
Garlic Scape Hummus
2 cans of chick peas (garbanzos) drained
1 cup sesame seeds or tahini
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 fresh chopped garlic scape

• Place the ingredients in a blender on high until a thick paste forms. 
• Salt to taste.

Broccoli & Cabbage Stir-Fry

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 large onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 cup sliced broccoli

1 cup shredded red cabbage

Any other chopped veggies (e.g., celery, watercress, string beans, scallions)

1 tablespoon soy or tamari sauce

• Heat the oil in a wok or heavy frying pan. 
• Add the onion and garlic and stir-fry for 1 minute. 
• Add the broccoli, cabbage and other vegetables. Stir-fry for 2 minutes. 
• If any water has accumulated, let it evaporate over high heat.
• Sprinkle vegetables with soy sauce. 
• Toss well and transfer to a serving platter.