Simple Riches CSA Vegetables
Simple Riches CSA Vegetable Index 2023
Simple Riches CSA starts early to mid-June depending on Spring weather and runs until early to mid-October. The CSA members pick their baskets up on a bi-weekly basis at one of the pick locations in Toronto or at the farm on Wednesday evenings
Baby Arugula leaves
Arugula
salads and on sandwiches and pizzas, or even made into pesto! If you
haven’t already, try arugula in a salad with pear, walnuts, Parmesan and a
lemony vinaigrette.
Storage
properly in the fridge in a sealed container.
Some suggest putting a dry paper towel
sheet in with the greens to absorb extra
moisture. If you will eat your greens within
the first few days, no need to do this.
Aromatic herb
Basil
very often used in pesto. I have often substituted pine nuts for sunflower
seeds, almonds or event walnuts!
Storage
Basil is a soft herb that keeps best with its
stems in a jar of water and on your kitchen
counter. The leaves will turn black/brown if
kept in the fridge! Be sure to give it a rinse
before you eat it. Basil can be frozen in
olive oil, pesto or blanched and frozen. I’ve
had great success freezing ice cube trays
of pesto to use year-round.
Fresh Beans
Beans
or steaming them. They pair well with garlic, onions, shallots, tomatoes
and many other vegetables! Beans can be added raw to salads (potato
salad is common) or cooked as a side. Beans are often cooked with butter,
olive oil, garlic, Parmesan or lemon flavours
Storage
sealed container in the fridge. Wash the
beans just before using.
golden and purple beets
Beets
At Simple Riches we are growing golden and purple beets. They both have a sweet, earthy flavour, with golden beets being slightly milder in
earthiness. Beets are an excellent source of vitamin C, folate, potassium
and fiber and can be prepared in so many different ways! Try pairing
roasted beets with goat cheese, pumpkin seeds and balsamic vinaigrette. The dressing is in the recipe below is addictive! Beet greens can be used in salads or prepared as kale or chard.
Purple beets are a classic pickling beet. Both types of beets are great raw and shredded into salads and noodle bowls. Beet greens can be used in salads or prepared as kale or chard
would be
Storage
Store beet greens separately in a sealed
container in the fridge. Beet roots can be
stored in a sealed container in the fridge or
in a root cellar. Beets can also be frozen
after being cooked.