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This recipe is from the book Farmstead Chef. My mom made it for her neighbors. She thought it was good, and would make it again, but she said it would be even better with bacon crumbled into it too to give it a stronger flavor. Our CSA member Lynn is one of the aforementioned neighbors, and she liked it so much she asked that I post it here.
I admit, before retyping it from the book, I googled it and found it already typed up here. (I borrowed their picture too.)
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh zucchini (or any summer squash), shredded
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (or any hard granular cheese)
- 1/4 cup bell peppers, finely chopped (I used a mixture of orange, red and yellow)
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon canola oil or non-stick spray for preparing the pan
- Pita chips and sliced raw vegetables for dipping (such as carrots, cauliflower, peppers, rutabaga, kohlrabi, cucumbers, Hakurei turnips, or even blanched green beans).
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
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Toss the zucchini and the salt in a large bowl. Let sit for an hour to extract the water from the zucchini. (There will be a lot of water.)
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Drain the zucchini and press out any excess water.
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Mix the mayonnaise, yogurt, cheese, peppers, green onions, garlic and Worcestershire sauce until well combined.
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Prepare an 8-inch baking dish by lightly oiling it with canola oil or coating with non-stick spray.
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Spread the dip evenly into the prepared pan and bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 375 degrees, or until bubbly.Serve hot with pita chips and a variety of fresh, raw vegetables for dipping.
YIELD: 8 appetizer servings.
CSA member Lynn sent along this recipe, saying, “I couldn’t handle the heat and didn’t want to eat hot food. This was great!”
Thanks for sharing, Lynn!
Others (CSA members or not), please feel free to share your favorite vegetable-based recipes too! You can just put them in a comment and I will paste them into their own post. And, if you can, send along a picture too, since people love to SEE what it’s going to be like.
Asian Green Bean Salad
2 pounds green beans, ends trimmed
1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce, more as desired
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon honey (I used Mirin about 2 tblsp)
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cup fresh bean sprouts, rinsed (I didn’t have so I didn’t use)
In a 6-quart pan over high heat, bring 3 quarts water to a boil.
Add beans and cook until tender-crisp to bite, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain, immerse in ice water until cool, and drain again.
In a serving bowl, mix vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce to taste, ginger, sesame seeds, garlic, and honey.
Add green beans, onion, and bean sprouts and stir gently to coat.
Serve at room temperature, or chill airtight up to 3 hours, and serve cold.
CSA member Amy says:
“This is the best soup ever! I used nonfat yogurt instead of cream and chard instead of spinach (cause that’s what was in the CSA box). Maybe a titch more lemon juice, but just a titch. Yum! Enjoy!”
Garlic Scape Soup
From Super Natural Cooking, by Heidi Swanson
2 tablespoons clarified butter or extra-virgin olive oil
2 dozen garlic scapes, flower buds discarded and green shoots chopped
3 large russet potatoes, unpeeled and cut into ½ inch dice
5 cups vegetable stock or water
2 large handfuls spinach leaves, stemmed
Juice of ½ lemon
½ teaspoon fine-grain sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
¼ cup heavy cream (optional)
Chive blossoms, for garnish (optional)
Heat the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, then add the scapes and sauté for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes and stock, cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked through and beginning to break down.
Remove from the heat, add the spinach, and puree using a hand blender. (If you must use a conventional blender, be careful; the hot liquid can burst out the top and make a huge, potentially painful mess. Try leaving the lid slightly ajar to allow steam to escape. Cover the top with a kitchen towel and blend in batches at low speed.) Season with the lemon juice, salt, and a few grinds of pepper. Whisk in the cream for a silkier texture. If the soup tastes flat, add salt a few big pinches at a time until the flavors really pop. Serve garnished with the chive blossoms.
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