2007-05-23

It’s here! First CSA box

Picture of tasty vegetables week 1 Clockwise from the back at about 11 o’clock:
  • red romaine
  • beets (with their greens)
  • a mystery root vegetable cabbageturnip! (purple kohlrabi)
  • radishes (with greens)
  • a rainbow of chard – orange, white, red, yellow
  • yu choy
  • arugula
  • cilantro
  • purple mustard greens
  • lamb’s quarter

1 comment:

Unknown said...

The "purple torpedo" is a purple kohlrabi: its flavour is like that of broccoli stems and it is delicious if you peel, chop, and put it into a salad or stirfry. The "appendages" can be a little tough, and are best put into a soup or braised (the same goes for the leaves).