Here you will find a list of what I have available each week, with descriptions and links to any blog posts where the produce is used as an ingredient in a recipe.
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*Limited Availability - Only one unit available per customer
* Out Of Season - this item is available, but might be less sweet than usual or more bitter because it’s outside it’s normal growing season.
It may be beaten by chard for nutrient density, but a report by a research group from Freie Universitat, Berlin claims that the muscle building properties of spinach are so powerful that it should be added to a list of substances banned in sport! Whether or not this result stands the test of time, we still know that spinach is packed with iron and a whole bunch of other micro nutrients that have long earned it a reputation as one of the kings of the vegetable world
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Also commonly known as dino kale, this is a variety with a long history in Italian cuisine. It’s a hearty kale that retains its texture when cooked making it great for stews and braising. It also makes great kale chips.
A tender, sweet cabbage that is great for coleslaw, stir fry or simply sauteing as a side dish.
A lovely, peppery salad vegetable that can also be used in pasta dishes, on pizzas or as an alternative base to pesto in place of basil.
This is a pre-cut mix of spicy baby salad leaves such as green and red mizuna, purple tatsoi, mustard greens and arugula. It is delicious served on it’s own as a simple side salad, mixed with lettuce for something more substantial, or in sandwiches and spring rolls.
This is member of the cabbage family, but with a mild flavor and delicate, tender texture that makes it perfect for salads and stir fries. The fact that it requires little or no cooking also means that more of its beneficial nutrients survive to make their way into your meal than with hard leaf cabbages.
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Prized for their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, the red pigments in beets called betalains are more concentrated in this vegetable than in other sources and they provide particular benefits for cardiovascular health. Beets can be eaten raw grated into a salad, or cooked very simply by boiling whole, frying in slices, or roasting in cubes/wedges.
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A lot like spinach, but the leaf needs to be removed from the stem and cooked separately. Chard is one of the most nutrient dense vegetables available, and depending on which nutrients you measure, in some analyses, it comes out better than kale or spinach.
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These are apparently the worlds most popular vegetable, and will be making a regular appearance in your boxes. However, along with beets they are higher in sugar and starch than the other veggies in this list and consequently should be eaten in smaller portions.
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A staple in so many Mexican, Indian and other South East Asian cuisines. To some people it apparently tastes like soap, but to me its zesty aroma and spiced flavor are the essence of curry dishes.
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This herbaceous vegetable native to the Mediterranean has a sweet, mild licorice flavor with the frondy parts being much stronger flavor than the bulb at the base of the plant. All parts are edible and it can cooked into soups and stews (often paired with seafood) or eaten raw, thinly sliced into salads.
Green and red available. If you would like just one specific color, please note this in the comments section on your order form. Otherwise you will receive a mix.
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Spaghetti Squash with Italian Style Tomato Sauce
A sweet, Japanese variety of turnip that can be eaten raw when young, up to two inches in diameter, or is great as a roasted vegetable as it continues to grow. The tops are also hairless, unlike European varieties, which mean they are great as a salad leaf or lightly cooked like spinach.
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