Landisdale Farm CSA, week six
Sunday, July 13, 2008
In this week’s CSA share from Landisdale Farm we have:
Four yellow summer squash
One pint of cherries
Potatoes (look to be Yellow Finns or some other yellowish potatoes)
Green beans
Two heads of lettuce
Two bunches of collards
Parsley
I’m also growing collard greens in the garden this year, so I guess now is as good a time as any to learn some new ideas for using them. I’ll be honest: when I think of collard greens, I think of cooked-within-an-inch-of-their-lives collards with smoked pork neck bones. In other words, your standard “mess of greens”. And do love good vinegary greens, but there have to be other things to use them for.
After doing a bit of research, I managed to find some amazing ideas for using collards, my favorite of which is collard green and olive pesto. Apparently, the recipe makes a heap of pesto. It’s just different enough that it might also make nice holiday gifts when canned. Sources say that it’s excellent on pasta or for dipping bread with some nice locally made yogurt.
Other interesting ideas for using collards:
Posted by Nicole on 07/13 at 10:00 PM
