RECIPE: Easiest Roasted Vegetables

Preheat oven to 350.  Cut vegetables into your desired size and coat in oil, salt and pepper.  Spread on a cookie sheet and bake, checking after 20 minutes, stir if necessary, and cook for 20-30 minutes more.

RECIPE: Easy Vegetable Soup

This soup is perfect when you have veggies in your fridge but CSA pickup day is tomorrow!  Throw it all in a pot and make a delicious and nutritious soup.

Ingredients:

- At least one onion, chopped (more are better)

- All your other CSA veggies chopped into bite-size pieces, including summer/winter squash, carrots, hearty greens, kohlrabi, cauliflower, celery, …

In a large pot, heat 4T olive oil on medium-high heat.  Add chopped onions (and carrots and celery, if using) and some salt and allow them to cook till light brown.  Add other vegetables that you think taste better browned, like squash, kohlrabi, cauliflower, and allow them to brown in the pot.  After they are brown, add at least 8 cups water, or more if the pot and amount of veggies will accommodate it. Add the rest of the veggies (like the hearty greens: kale, collard greens, etc).  Bring to boil and reduce to simmer. Cook for 30-60 minutes depending on size of veggies. Veggies will be tender when soup is done. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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RECIPE: Parmesan Roasted Acorn Squash

1 (2 pound) acorn squash - halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into 3/4 inch slices
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
8 sprigs fresh thyme
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Toss squash slices, Parmesan cheese, thyme, olive oil, salt, and pepper together in a bowl until the squash is evenly coated; spread into a jelly roll pan.
3. Roast in preheated oven until golden brown and tender, 25 to 30 minutes.

Aioli with Roasted Veg

Aioli with Roasted Veg

• 1 small head broccoli, cut into florets and the stem cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 small head cauliflower, cut into bite-size florets
• 3 medium beets, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch wedges
• 3 medium turnips, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch wedges
• 1 acorn squash, halved, seeded and cut into 1-inch wedges
• 2 bunches scallions, trimmed and halved lengthwise
•  Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
•  Kosher salt, to taste
•  Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
•  Pomegranate seeds, for serving (optional)

• FOR THE AIOLI:

1 to 3 garlic cloves, grated or mashed to a paste

1 teaspoon lemon juice, more to taste

⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt, more to taste

1 large egg

1 large egg yolk

¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil

MAKE THE VEGETABLES:

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Place broccoli  and cauliflower together on one large rimmed baking sheet or pan, and beets and turnips on another. Place squash and 1 bunch scallions on individual pans. Toss all vegetables with olive oil, salt and pepper until well coated. Roast scallions 12 to 15 minutes; broccoli and cauliflower 20 to 30 minutes; squash 30 to 40 minutes; and beets and turnips 40 to 50 minutes. Toss all periodically while roasting.
MAKE THE AIOLI:
Combine garlic, lemon juice and salt in a blender or food processor and let sit a minute or two. Add eggs and blend until combined. With the blender running, slowly add the olive oil in a thin, steady stream. You can use a mortar and pestle if you prefer. Taste for seasoning and add more salt and lemon juice if needed.
Arrange roasted vegetables on platter and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds if using. Serve with the aioli on the side.

RECIPE: Acorn Squash with Kale and Sausage

Difficulty Level: Easy

Ingredients:

·        2 medium acorn squash, halved down the middle, seeds removed

·        1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

·        1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

·        Olive oil cooking spray

·        3 teaspoons olive oil, divided

·        8 ounces hot Italian turkey sausage, casings removed

·        1 large leek, white and light green parts only, halved and sliced

·        2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

·        4 cups tightly packed torn kale

·        1/3 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth

·        1/4 cup chopped walnuts

·        2 tablespoons grated fresh Parmesan

·        2 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs

 
Heat oven to 375°. Cut a thin slice off round side of each squash half to create a stable base. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; coat with cooking spray. Place squash flesh side down on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil; bake until golden and tender, 30 minutes. Remove from oven; flip squash and set aside.

Heat broiler. In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat 1 teaspoon oil. Add sausage; cook, breaking into coarse pieces, until brown, 6 minutes; transfer to a bowl. To same skillet, add remaining 2 teaspoons oil and leek; cook until leek is soft, 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook, 30 seconds. Add kale and toss; add broth. Cover and cook until kale is tender, 5 minutes; stir in sausage. Divide kale-sausage filling among squash.

In a bowl, combine walnuts, Parmesan and panko; sprinkle evenly over squash bowls and coat with cooking spray. Broil until panko is golden, 2 minutes.