Day 22: Christmas Salad

This salad is a beautiful contribution to any holiday table, and took about ten minutes to make.

1/4 pound spinach, cut into strips

1 beet, peeled and chopped 

1 watermelon radish, chopped

1 red radish, chopped

2 green onions, chopped

1/8 cup cilantro, chopped

Boiled eggs, peeled and sliced.

1/3 cup walnuts

3 T sugar

feta cheese or goat cheese, optional

Balsamic vinaigrette 

1. Mix spinach, radishes, green onion, cilantro, and beet together in a large bowl. 

2. Heat a saucepan to medium-high heat. Add sugar and walnuts. Stir continuously until sugar melts and walnuts are covered. Immediately pour onto wax paper to cool.

3. Serve spinach salad topped with walnuts, feta cheese, egg, and vinaigrette.

Day 22: Christmas Salad

CSA Session 6 Week 1

This weeks basket includes Spinach, Mixed Kale, Green Onions and Carrots.

Even though its the start of a new session, we still have the same vegetables and they are still growing good. 

If you want some "less healthy" spinach, you can try this Hot Spinach Dip. It has cheese and garlic so it probably will be good. And if you'd rather have your Spinach in a Salad form, here is 16 different Spinach Salad recipe.

Kale can be great in anything. Like this Quiche. Or one of these 57 different Kale recipes.

Carrots are also good in plenty of things. Like these Parmesan Roasted Carrots. Or one of these 28 different carrot recipes.

I hope you enjoy your vegetables and have a Merry Christmas!

-Maggie

CSA Session 6 Week 1

Day 21: German Sweet Potato Salad

Jay’s last name may be Sleichter, but the German flavors in our meals come from my side. I love sauerkraut, bierocks, and German potato salad. We have more sweet potatoes than regular potatoes, so I sought out a warm German potato salad that used sweet potatoes.

And of course, we used purple sweet potatoes, because... K-State alumni! 

Here’s the link to the recipe.

Day 21: German Sweet Potato Salad

Day 20: Seven Layer Salad

This is my favorite for potlucks! And 12tomato web site is a great one for recipes. So, rather than recreat what is already yummy, here ya go:

Seven Layer Salad

Day 20: Seven Layer Salad

Day 19: leftover salads, new salad dressing

My girls did such a great job making the salad, they made enough for two nights! So, how about just a new homemade salad dressing?

You know those frozen cherry tomatoes I keep mentioning? Well, pull out about 1 1/2 cups of them and make this dressing in about five minutes.

Homemade Tomato Basil Dressing

• 1 1/2 cup frozen cherry tomatoes 1/2 cup olive oil1/3 cup seasoned rice vinegar1/3 cup chopped fresh basil1/2 teaspoon finely chopped garlic1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper2 Tablespoons sugar
  1. Place frozen cherry tomatoes and minced garlic in a saucepan on medium-high heat, with lid on. Shake pan gently every 2-3 minutes. 2. Once cherry tomatoes start to pop open, smash them with a potato masher in the pan. 3. Add remaining ingredients. Whisk until blended. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally.4. Simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. 
  Serve warm on salad immediately, or chill in fridge until ready to use.

Day 19: leftover salads, new salad dressing