Recipes submitted from community to help you explore the produce in the weekly GFC Share. We highly encourage the GFC members to submit their recipes to help everyone enjoy the goodness received each week.
Eggplant Parmesan
A great use of eggplants in an easy dish to prepare. Using this no-fry method, you are keeping it on the healthy side. It is always good to make the dish on the “saucy” side. Get a loaf of fresh bread to help sop it up while …
PASTA CAPRESE
The success of this recipe depends on high-quality ingredients, including ripe, in-season tomatoes and a fruity olive oil.
Lamb, Tomato and Squash Kebabs
It never fails to look things up on Epicurious.com when you have a few ingredients to start with and need a push in a new direction.
Dill Potato Quarters
This is a trick I learned from “America’s Test Kitchen”. It takes 15 minutes and the potatoes can be used as a base with about any fresh herbs you can grab. You can cook a few for fresh hot potatoes to serve as side for your dinner.
Baked Kale Chips
Baking the kale makes from great chips. The are great with regular salt. If you try with other seasonings, please report back. We would love to hear of your creativity with this recipe.
White Wine Steamed Beans
This is something that sounds a bit fancy but I could not pass up the opportunity to share this with you all. Fresh summer green beans need little treatment to enjoy. In the spirit of brevity, this recipe
Fried Green Tomatoes
The summer crop of tomatoes is almost here. Some gardens are reporting some reds but many are still green. Why not get a jump on them and fry them up, green! Here is a southern style recipe for preparing them.
Blueberry Dressing
I wanted to bring them to the dinner table before they were all gone. In combination with the Raindance Harvest lettuce (which is consistently amazing and all gone), I assembled a dressing to include my berries.
Yellow Plum Chutney
With this past weeks share we received golden plums. They are quite yummy on their own but we chose to convert them into chutney. It was a great way to add a little sweet and heat to our grilled pork chops.
Quick Cucumber Salad
July brings these crispy cool cucumbers to the table. A touch of sweet with a hint of sour (from vinegar). Chill these way-down and snack on a bowl for a mid-afternoon snack.
Chard Bisque or Buttery Chard Soup
Recipe submitted by Chris and Vicki Hartman. Add your beet greens, and another half of everything else if you wish!
Farmers’ Market Vegetarian Quesadillas
Making the most of simple, fresh ingredients found at your local Farmer’s Market, these quesadillas make great appetizers or a quick and healthy meal.
Summer Asian Salad
Here’s a recipe for you to try…it came from a friend as just the base salad recipe for use as a side dish or appetizer. We added the fish and have made it a staple main course.
Grilled Chinese Cabbage
A bonus in last weeks share. Perfect heads of Chinese cabbage. Being summer, skip the stir-fry, take your cabbage to the grill.
Roasted Beet Salad with Beet Greens and Feta
Here’s a recipe for beets and greens that we tried – it was great! Maria Scrivens – GFC Member
Black Bean Cakes with Scapes & Chard
Member submitted recipe using a shares scapes and chard.
What to do with this weeks left overs?
Garlic scapes and leftover chard in the food processor. Will add olive oil and pine nuts to make garlic scape pesto, also saving some to add to tomatoes for salsa
Steamed Beets
The beets have arrived. Many shy away from them in fear of not knowing what to do with these deep magenta beauties.
Colorful Chard and Bean Salad
Our first member submitted recipe! Thanks Melodie.
Mange-Tout (Sugar Snap Peas) Pasta
Eat them Raw or cook them up in a light-cheese pasta dish with or without meat.
Strawberry BBQ Sauce
We grilled a pork a pork loin over lump charcoal from Wegman’s. Low and slow and finished it with a generous slathering of this sauce. Got it to caramelize just a bit… Strawberries are not just for dessert anymore!
Frittata with Chard, Sausage, and Feta
Don’t be afraid of chard, it adds the right texture and healthy nutrients to this dish. Great for a party or breakfast.
Sautéed Garlic Scapes
If you never heard of them, they are a great early summer crop. Recipe from Fred Forsburg – Honeyhill Farm.
