We’ve been receiving this delivery of local, organic produce since May and this is the first time I have to admit we’re a little disappointed. No fruit?! I know in some parts of the country there wouldn’t be any fruit available at this time of the year, but I didn’t expect that here in Southern California. I was hoping for more pears and tangerines, and maybe grapefruit.
But I shouldn’t complain about this beautiful spread. There are tons of greens, some I’ll cook for a New Year’s Eve supper with black-eyed peas and the rest I shouldn’t have any trouble using up. I don’t have any recipes for the daikon, but I’ll bet that would make an interesting salad.
Here’s what we got, roughly clockwise from the back: mustard greens, baby bok choy, broccoli rabe, blue potatoes, flat red kale, bull’s blood beets, broccoli, daikon, carrots, small red onions with tops, cilantro, china rose radish, and a bag of baby spinach.
Having a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) delivery is helping us eat more healthfully, and we eat more produce and a greater variety. It’s forcing us to be more creative with our cooking.
Do you have a CSA delivery service in your area? If you’re not sure, click here to find out more about CSA and to find one near you. And please share your suggestions and recipes for any of the produce in this photo in the Comments section, especially the daikon.
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