I would estimate about the same size. I didn’t even think beet!
@greygarious love all of these ideas. I’ll do something with it tomorrow! Yummm!
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Borscht!! And although the roasted beet/goat cheese (or feta) and walnut salad with vinegrette is ubiquitous on restaurant menus it’s also still on menus because it’s delicious and easy for the kitchen to make ahead.
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YES YES YES. Tried and true is the way to go when you’re preparing something from a CSA or this Misfits box or whatever that is unfamiliar to you. Do yourself a favor and at least start with a classic.
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I used a lot of my basket into an enormous farro salad with those beautiful mystery golden beets, a leek, a fennel bulb and kale. Yummy!
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I’m not sure where you are, but I cannot recall ever seeing this “ubiquitous” beet/goat cheese et al salad on a menu here in central NJ.
That’s surprising - in nyc (where @Ttrockwood & I are) you can’t/couldn’t avoid beets and goat cheese or massaged kale and for a while roasted/fried Brussels. I think roasted carrots are having a moment too.
All delicious, not complaining!
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That sounds good, I wish I had gotten a leek (or 2) maybe next one.
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Whereas I find leeks impossible to clean and would hate to get any! Yet another reason I’m not the target consumer for this sort of thing.
Same with the Triangle area in NC! The beets and goat cheese has been going strong for well over 15 years now.
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It has been many, many years since I’ve had a leek that like. I think they may be farming them differently now since there just isn’t soil between the layers. This has made them much easier to use. OT, have you tried the frozen leefs from TJ’s? It tends to be seasonal in the fall. They work great for soups and stews!
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I agree that most supermarket leeks are very clean. Either way, cleaning is simple. Slice them up, swish them around in a big bowl of water, lift them out. The grit remains at the bottom of the bowl.
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I haven’t bought them in decades; maybe I should try again. (I would have thought they should be washed before slicing so as not to rinse away any of the flavor.)
And while we’re talking washing, what is it about “organic”? Is part of the definition “covered with dirt and grit”?
Ha!
I think much depends on who/where you purchase from. When I see organic produce in my supermarkets it is as clean as the conventional - because the supermarkets are usually purchasing from large resellers. The resellers have the means to efficiently clean, bundle and package things.
If I’m at a farmers market and purchasing from a local grower the produce, both organic and conventional, often has dirt. That’s because these are small producers and usually do not have the time, personnel or the equipment to put in the extra steps needed to remove all the dirt. Couple that with many farmers markets require the farmer to be the one manning the booth and there just aren’t enough hours in the day for many of them!
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This one was slightly dirty but nothing to intense. I sliced it in half and rinsed really well with water. No grit.
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We picked up some chorizo and made a tomato kale sausage potato soup for the week. Dinner is a chicken with roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots and sweet potato. And turnip.
Getting this on Friday definitely makes our weekend shopping trip lighter.
And we eat a little differently which is a goal with our empty nest.
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Today’s delivery is a bit lightweight, considering that none of them is an expensive variety. Cherry tomatoes, an English cucumber, a small parsnip, a tiny delicata squash, grapefruit-sized iceberg lettuce and broccoli, tiny potatoes, three small pears, two oranges, collards, and carrots with tops. Save for the cuke, this order’s theme was hobbits.
i wonder if the packers were stingy on purpose, because I had a 25% off credit for this week. I subscribed for a biweekly Mischief order (the smaller of the choices), and hope future boxes are fuller. At least there was no cilantro!
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The tiny iceburg is amusing! Wedge salad for one! I love delicata squash, mostly because the skin is tasty and softens enough to eat it too.
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Oh much smaller than our last shipment. Do you think days of the week make a
difference? We are northeast of Philly, the boxes come from there.
I thought my box this week was tremendous. I forgot to take a picture but this is what was in mine: pint of cherry tomatoes, 2 bunches of broccoli, a small head of cauliflower, bunch of kale, bunch of carrots, 2 delicate squash, 5 potatoes, 2 oranges, a turnip, a big head of garlic, 3 small heads of lettuce and an enormous cucumber. Pretty happy with the quality so far. This is box 2 I have received and I think this one (without the discount) was bigger than the first.
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Which box size and frequency did you sign up for?
