This is our regular blog post where we archive the weekly recipes we curate with our grocery bags.
This week’s recipes:
️ What to do with your cactus duo
When using your Nopales, it's important to clean them of their spines before getting started, or you'll be in for a prickly bite. Then, they are usually served cooked to soften their fibrous texture. After you've cleaned them, a classic option is to make an Ensalada de Nopales, a easy salad that spotlights this awesome succulent. The dish is totally riffable, kinda like making pico or guac: add avo, add cuke, add jalapeño, or anything else you love!
Another concept: Nopales Tacos! Sautée the cooked nopales with your poblanos from last week, some tofu, scrambled eggs, or chorizo burger meat, and assemble inside a tortilla. Add-ons: Corn tortillas, Eggs, Chorizo Burger Meat, Tofu
The Star(Fruit) of the Show🌟
If you've never tried it, star fruit is tart and sweet, and the beautiful shape makes it a cute garnish for fruit salads and granola & yogurt bowls. Your fruit will come in under-ripe and greenish so we suggest you let it sit on the kitchen counter to ripen until golden yellow and fragrant. If you'd like ideas for how to bake with these, may we suggest this gorgeous Star Fruit Upside-Down Cake?
Put your cabbage to work!
Braising cabbage with butter and sausages from Deep Roots is always a great move! Check out this Sausage Cabbage Skillet for inspo on how to get this warming winter treat done. Add-ons: Deep Roots Sausage.
Okonomiyaki is a dope Japanese cabbage pancake you can fry up for any meal. It lends itself really well to odds & ends of whatever you got in the fridge, and it uses up a lot of cabbage. Why not make some Pickled Ginger to go on top, since we've already got rice vinegar in our add-ons?
In the market for a long term project? Concoct some magical probiotic goodness with this recipe for Spicy Sauerkraut. It even uses your jalapeños!
Warm things for chilly days
If you've got a scratchy throat, or just want a warm bev that's not caffeinated, look no further than this Ginger, honey & lemon tea. This drink is so soothing, restorative, and bright! ️
When it's chilly out, how perfect is a nice hot soup? Potato leek soup will keep you warm, happy, and full on these winter days ️. Add-ons: Heavy Cream, Vegetable Broth
All about the greens
Watercress, with it's slightly peppery bite, is a BOMB green for salads. You can definitely invent one with whatever veggies (or fruits) you have around, but take a look at this Nordic Nicoise that you could use our show-stopping Lox in! Add-ons: Lox, Capers, Eggs, Mustard
Inundated with herbs? I'm here to remind you of the Chimmichurri Recipe from a few weeks ago! This is an easy, useful way to use up all your parsley, cilantro, scallions etc, and is just beautiful with roasted chicken from Deep Roots or broiled hake from Fearless Fish, both available in our add-ons!
Check out this epic Roast Broccoli, that uses anchovies and garlic for big flavor. Bonus: it makes use of the often-overlooked broccoli stems for a no-waste dish! Add-ons: Grated parm, Olive oil
I've recommended my favorite pandemic trend before: Regrowing your scallions! These alliums are so resilient and prolific, that it feels like magic to watch them regenerate with nothing but a little water, sun, and a jar to live in.