May 18, 2010

Today marks the first harvest of the twentieth season at Seven Springs Farm and I've eagerly been waiting to receive the fruits (vegetables and herbs really) of the season.
 
Our first delivery of fresh off the farm veggies arrived at the Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op (www.roanokenaturalfoods.com) and Clarissa and I were both super stoked.  I went and gathered our bag in the evening, thrilled to see what organic treats were packed in there.  Now, this wasn't a blind date situation, we knew ahead of time what would be in the bag but seeing the actual produce versus the words in the CSA Veggie Info packet email was rewarding.  I happily hugged my brown bag of greens as I hurriedly headed for home.

 

Contents

 

  • 1 bunch (3 – 4) radishes
  • 1 bunch scallions
  • 3 boy choy
  • 1 bag mixed salad greens (mustards, arugula, kale)
  • 3? Heads of romaine lettuce


Polly had hoped to provide us with spinach from http://www.waterbearfarm.com/ while 7 Springs gardens grew but there was a pretty severe cutworm problem.
 
First recipe using ingredients.

 

Garlic Ginger Bok choy

 

  • 1 head? Bok choy, stems cross cut and leaves slightly shredded
  • 1 tsp Sesame Oil
  • Red Pepper flakes (to taste)
  • 4 cloves Garlic, finely chopped or minced
  • 1 tbl minced Ginger or fresh grated ginger
  • 1 tbl Soy sauce
  • Salt (to taste, not much needed since we’re using soy sauce)
  • Pepper (to taste)
  • 4 – 6 Scallions, sliced

 

Prep time:         15 minutes

Cook time:       15 minutes

 

Step 1: Wash and drain bok choy and scallions

Step 2: Cut the bok choy root stems so that the stalks of the bok choy become single stalks.  Cut the stem section where the leaves first appear.  Make diagonal cuts on the white stem sections and do a rough chop of the leaves.  Keep the leaves and stems separate as the stems will require more time to cook.

Step 3: Slice scallions and place the white part in a container with the bok choy stems since you’ll want to cook them together.  The white scallion pieces will be your timer for when to add the bok choy leaves and then green scallion pieces.