May 28, 2023
A New Green and Maybe Peas
by Linda Dansbury

After this week, the harvest will start changing more rapidly, transitioning from greens to summer veggies. Here are a couple of possible new items for the next few weeks:

Escarole - seems that people either love it or hate it. I love it! It is one of the greens that can be enjoyed in salads, sautéed with garlic, onions, red pepper flakes, or added to soups and stews. It pairs especially well with white beans, as in the traditional Italian Pasta e Fagioli and Italian Wedding Soup. It is nutritious and like other greens, does not like to be stored sitting in water. For more ideas on enjoying this and other greens from the farm check out Sauteed Mixed Greens Plus 3 Uses for Them.

Peas - a favorite U Pick veggie, to probably begin in Week 5, maybe late in Week 4! We will start with Snow Peas, and then move to Sugar Snaps. They are more or less interchangeable in recipes and contain a lot of Vitamin C and even some Iron. When cooking, be careful to only cook them slightly so they stay crispy. They are delicious raw of course as well. Store them in a plastic container or bag in the crisper of the fridge and they should stay fresh for at least a week, if they last that long!