The following few weeks carry a rotating solid of recent arrivals. Our tomato crop is simply starting to ripen, and as all the time, it begins slowly — we’ll distribute cherry tomatoes and purple slicers as they arrive in, so every day’s harvest could look slightly completely different. As soon as we hit peak season, you may depend on tomatoes in your share each week for a lot of weeks to return!
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Warmly,
Maggie & Matt
What’s in season this week?
Romaine Lettuce
Crisp, candy romaine, excellent for summer season salads. Or halve a head lengthwise, brush with olive oil, and grill cut-side down for 2-3 minutes till frivolously charred, then end with lemon and shaved Parmesan. Storage: refrigerate in an hermetic container within the crisper drawer, the place it’s going to preserve for as much as per week.
Basil
Tear it over halved tomatoes with olive oil and flaky salt, mix it into pesto, or tuck complete leaves into sandwiches with sliced cucumbers. A handful stirred into sautéed corn and inexperienced beans on the final minute transforms the entire dish. Storage: deal with it like a bouquet — stems in a glass of water on the counter.
Sungold Cherry Tomatoes
Right here they’re — the sweet of the tomato world! These little orange globes are famously the sweetest cherry tomato there’s, and we would wager most of yours will not survive the experience residence. For those that do: halve them with basil, olive oil, and flaky salt; blister them complete in a scorching pan and toss with pasta; or skewer and grill them simply till they burst. Storage: preserve at room temperature, out of the solar — refrigeration dulls their taste.
Inexperienced Beans
Snappy, fresh-picked inexperienced beans for the peak of summer season. Blanch and toss them with olive oil, lemon, and toasted almonds; blister them in a scorching skillet till charred and simply tender; or serve them chilly in a salad with corn, Sungolds, and a mustardy French dressing. Storage: refrigerate unwashed in an hermetic container and use inside per week for the very best snap.
Walla Walla Onions
The legendary candy onion of summer! Walla Wallas are so delicate and sugary you may eat them uncooked— thick slices for burgers and tomato sandwiches, skinny rings for salads. They’re additionally spectacular grilled: reduce into thick rounds, brush with olive oil, and grill till smooth and caramelized. Due to their excessive water content material, they’re for consuming, not conserving — which fits August completely. Storage: not like storage onions, these are delicate — refrigerate and use inside per week or two.
Cucumbers
The season’s essential refresher. Slice into ice water with mint, toss with rice vinegar and a pinch of sugar for a speedy pickle, or mix with yogurt and garlic for a calming soup. With tomatoes, basil, and slightly Walla Walla onion, you’ve gotten the makings of an ideal summer season salad — no lettuce required. Storage: refrigerate within the crisper drawer and use inside per week.
Candy Corn
The harvest rolls on! Preserve it basic — boiled 3-4 minutes or grilled within the husk, with butter and salt. Or reduce the uncooked kernels straight into salads with inexperienced beans and Sungolds, sauté them with onions and basil for a fast skillet facet, or stir them right into a summer season pasta. Storage: preserve within the husk within the fridge and eat as quickly as doable; the sweetness fades day-to-day.
Mini “Brocci” Broccoli
These slender, tender-stemmed shoots are one in all our favourite issues to develop — all the flavour of broccoli with not one of the robust stalk, and the stems are arguably the very best half. They cook dinner in a flash: sauté with garlic and olive oil for 4-5 minutes, or blanch briefly and gown with lemon and parmesan. Every little thing is edible, stem to floret. Storage: refrigerate in an hermetic container and use inside a couple of days for the very best taste.
