Fresh & Foraged Recipes
This week’s box sings of both the garden and the forest as it offers up freshly-harvested sweet peppers, heirloom tomatoes, radicchio and Tropea onions, as well as an array of earthy, locally-foraged mushrooms, true Northwest favorites. Enjoy these tastes of early fall alongside freshly-made semolina pappardelle pasta, Pain au Levain bread and eggs from our heritage breed hens, as well as fragrant garden-grown herbs like sage, garlic, and parsley, and crisp salad greens—it’s all oh-so flavorful and oh-so fresh.
Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:
Fresh Pappardelle with Sautéed Fall Mushrooms
Also rich with chicken stock and herbs, this pasta beautifully captures the flavors of mellow, earthy mushrooms.
Wild Mushroom Frittata
This lovely frittata can be easily served for brunch, lunch, or dinner; you choose!
Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
These roasted beauties are incredibly sweet and juicy.
Pepper, Fennel & Onion Relish
Jimmy Nardello peppers lend themselves well to this classic trio—an excellent condiment-style topping for sandwiches, scrambled eggs or even crostini!
Tropea Onion Confit
This buttery-sweet topping is wonderful in sandwiches or even atop crackers and crostini.
Fresh & Flavorful Recipes
With a vivid produce assortment that includes zucchini, Jimmy Nardello peppers, Patty Pan squash, mini seedless watermelon, a myriad of late-summer tomatoes and not one, but two kinds, of cucumbers, the late-summer harvest continues here at the farm. This week’s box continues to sing with such additional highlights as Pain au Levain bread, an elegant Spanish red blend wine, and farm-fresh eggs; combine these beauties with beautiful garden greens and fragrant herbs to allow all these fresh, seasonal flavors to shine.
Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:
Cucumber Melon Salad with Feta
A true homage to summer, this salad from The Splendid Table is cool, crisp and juicy.
Zucchini Ribbons with Lemon & Basil
This incredibly fresh side from Alice Waters’ Art of Simple Food II is seasoned with just the right amount of fragrant basil and zesty lemon.
Garlic-Herb Patty Pan Squash
So simple, so flavorful: These beauties are excellent served over grilled crostini or tossed with cooked quinoa.
Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
These roasted beauties are incredibly sweet and juicy.
Pickled Peppers
These addictive peppers are wonderful for snacking, or served with burgers, tacos and sandwiches.
Eggplant Caponata
This traditional Tuscan relish is lovely on toasted multigrain bread.
Ingredients:
1 sweet onion or 2 Tropea onions, peeled and minced
1 eggplant, chopped into ½-inch chunks
1 sweet Italian pepper, seeded and chopped
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved, or 1 summer tomato, seeded and chopped
2 celery stalks, thinly-sliced
¼ cup olive oil
3 tablespoons golden raisins
2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon capers
Sea salt and pepper
Fresh basil leaves, torn
Method:
1. Add chopped onion to a skillet with the olive oil, and sauté for about 3 minutes. Add chopped celery stalk, peppers and eggplant and cook for an additional 4-6 minutes until vegetables are tender.
2. Add golden raisins, chopped oregano and about ½ cup water. Bring mixture to a simmer, and allow water to evaporate, cooking about 8-10 minutes
3. Add cherry tomatoes and cider vinegar and capers; cook for about 5 minutes, until mixture is uniform and tomatoes are beginning to burst. Season with salt and pepper and top with torn basil.
Baked Eggs with Heirloom Tomatoes
Juicy tomatoes, fresh herbs and a touch of cream lend rich appeal to this dish.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup heirloom tomatoes, chopped
½ cup chopped fresh basil
¼ cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
4 eggs
4 teaspoons heavy cream
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
Grana-style cheese (optional)
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Generously butter four ½-cup ramekins.
2. In a bowl, stir together the tomatoes, basil, parsley, plus salt and pepper. Divide evenly among the prepared ramekins. Cut the 2 tablespoons of butter into small pieces and divide among the ramekins, sprinkling the pieces evenly over the tomato mixture. Break an egg into each ramekin. Season with more salt and pepper as needed. Drizzle each egg with 1 teaspoon of the cream. Arrange the ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet.
3. Bake until the egg whites are opaque and the yolks have firm edges and are soft in the center, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle each serving with cheese, if using. Serve immediately.
