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How to Make a Use-Your-CSA Salad

This salad normally wouldn’t be worth a post, but I’m posting it for two reasons. The first is that it’s a part of my “Husband Alone with the CSA” series and needs to be included to show how I used everything up (including the lettuces). The second reason is because of a fundamentally more important lesson: always pre-roast your beets!

I can’t emphasize that enough. When you’re making something quick that could benefit from . . . → Read More: How to Make a Use-Your-CSA Salad

Pre-Thanksgiving Light Lunch: Peach and Roasted Beet Salad

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Today is my favorite holiday all year – not surprising that I look forward to a holiday focused on food, huh? I LOVE the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, but before you dive head first into a plate of brown-ish, carb-y, gravy-soaked dinner, consider a colorful “pre-game” salad. This one comes together in a jiffy after the beets are roasted (which you could do a day or so ahead of time) and is jam-packed . . . → Read More: Pre-Thanksgiving Light Lunch: Peach and Roasted Beet Salad

How to Make Creamy Kale Salad with Apple and Beets

The “creaminess” in this recipe comes from the avocado, mustard, and walnuts. It offsets the firm bitterness of the raw kale. The apple gives it some sweetness. All in all it’s very well balanced, very nutritious, and a cinch to make.

Creamy Kale Salad with Apple and Beets

Makes 2-4 servings

Amount Ingredient Preparation Where we bought it (* Union Sq. Greenmarket) 1 bunch Kale Stems removed, chopped into large pieces Norwich Meadows . . . → Read More: How to Make Creamy Kale Salad with Apple and Beets