it’s officially frosted, and we’ve had a few nights in the mid-20s, so we’ve had a pretty distinct season change as all our warm weather crops have been killed off, and our cool season plants have shrugged off the cold, and many appreciate the reduction in pest and disease pressure that comes with cold weather. Root crops become sweeter after a frost, so we’ve included the last beets of the season. Their greens are in great shape so be sure to use those as well. If you’ve cooked beets every which way and are at a loss as to what to do with them, we recommend trying the black bean and beet burger recipe on our blog this week. It’s pretty tasty! We included a delicious white chicken chili recipe which makes great use of the mix of peppers included in the bag this week. We hope you have a great week!
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
White Chicken Chili with Mixed Peppers
Smoky Black Bean Beet Burgers
Salad with Lemon-Thyme Vinaigrette
Broccoli, Eggplant, and Peppers in Garlic Sauce
broccoli, sprouting
1/4 cup
1 cup
pepper, bell, cubanelle
2 bell, 2 cubanelle
1 cubennelle
2 cubennelle
peppers, jalapeno, poblano
2 pablanos, 2 jalapenos
eggplant
all
butternut
all
beets
1 cup
lettuce mix
all
rosemary, thyme
1 Tbsp
1 tsp thyme
olive oil
1 Tbsp
shallot or red onion
1/2 cup
garlic
3-4 cloves
3 cloves
8 cloves
vegetable broth
5 cups
maple syrup,
1 tsp
ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp
butter
1-2 Tbsp
white beans
1.5 cups
yellow onion
1 small
oil
3 Tbsp
2 Tbsp
chicken breasts
2
cumin
2 tsp
dried oregano
1 tsp
1 tsp
chicken broth
4 cups
black beans
1 cup
quinoa
1 cup
red onion
1
mushrooms
1 cup
chili powder
1/2 tsp
paprika
1/4 tsp
walnuts
1/2 cup
olive oil
1/4 cup
lemon juice
2 Tbsp
dijon mustard
1 scant Tbsp
onion
1/2
rice vinegar
1/4 cup
honey
1/4 cup
soy sauce
1/4 cup
sesame oil
2 Tbsp
corn starch
3 tsp
Recipes
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Cut butternut squash in half. Scoop out seeds. Coat the inner surface of each squash half with a thin layer of olive oil. Sprinkle salt and pepper on each half.
Turn the squash facedown and roast in a 425F preheated oven until it is tender and completely cooked through, about 40-50 minutes. Set the squash aside until it's cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup finely chopped shallot or red onion, about 1 large, and 3-4 cloves garlic, minced. Cook, stirring often, until the onion begins to turn golden. Remove thick stems from thyme, marjoram, and rosemary, and roughly chop 1 Tbsp of herbs. Add to the pan just until they begin to wilt and become fragrant, then remove from heat.
Scoop out squash from flesh and transfer to blender with the caramelized shallot/onion/herb mixture and 3 cups vegetable broth, 1 tsp maple syrup, 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg, and 1/2 tsp ground black pepper. This can be done in batches if everything doesn't fit in the blender because everything will return to the stock pot to cook further.
Once blended, return soup to stockpot and add 1-2 more cups of vegetable broth to thin your soup if desired, and add 1-2 Tbsp butter or olive oil. Bring to a boil, then reduce, and add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with toasted bread or grilled cheese sandwiches.
White Chicken Chili with Mixed Peppers
Cook 1.5 cup dried white beans (either navy, cannellini, or great northern) for 1-2 hours, until fork tender. Or use 2 15 oz cans of reduced sodium white beans. Dice 2 bell peppers, 2 cubanelles, 2 poblanos, and 2 jalapenos. Dice 1 small yellow onion. Mince 3 cloves garlic.
Add 2 Tbsp cooking oil to a 6 quart stock pot over medium high heat. Add 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, about 1 lb, to the stock pot and cook until the breast had browned, then turn breast over and brown other side, then remove chicken from stockpot and set aside to cool. When chicken breast is cool enough to handle, shred with fingers.
Add another 1 Tbsp cooking oil to the stock pot, then add all diced peppers and onion. Cook, stirring frequently until vegetables become fragrant, 3-5 minutes, then add minced garlic and cook another 2 minutes. Add 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp ground black pepper. Add chicken breast back to stockpot along with cooked white beans, 4 cups chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until chili has thickened.
Serve with toppings of your choice, such as fresh chopped cilantro, a squeeze of lime juice, sour cream, shredded cheese, and crushed tortilla chips.
Smoky Black Bean Beet Burgers
Cook 1/4 cup dry quinoa with 1/2 cup water to yield 3/4 cup cooked quinoa. Cook 1 cup black beans
Finely dice 1 large red onion, about 3/4 cup. Finely chop 1 cup mushrooms, either shitake, baby bella, or white button.
Heat 2 Tbsp cooking oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add finely diced onion and cook until onion has softened, about 5 minutes. Turn the heat up a bit and add the mushrooms and cook until they are slightly brown and fragrant, about 3 minutes.
Remove from heat and combine onions and mushrooms with black beans, then mash. Work until the mixture becomes a paste. Once a paste has formed add 3/4 cup quinoa, 1 cup finely grated beets, 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp chili powder, 1/4 tsp smoked paprika. Add 1/2 cup crushed or ground raw walnuts. For even more flavor add a few shakes of worcestershire or A-1 sauce (optional). Form into 1/3 cup patties.
Cook patties in a cast iron skillet.
Salad with Lemon-Thyme Vinaigrette
Rinse, then roughly chop 4 oz salad greens. Roughly chop 1/4 cup broccoli florets and julienne 1 2 cubennelle pepper. Toss vegetables together in a serving bowl.
To make lemon-thyme vinaigrette combine 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, 1 scant Tbsp dijon mustard, 1 tsp fresh chopped thyme, and 1/2 tsp salt. Mix vinaigrette thoroughly, then dress salad and enjoy.
Broccoli, Eggplant, and Peppers in Garlic Sauce
Roughly chop 1 bunch of of broccoli florets, 1 bell pepper, 2 medium eggplant, and 1/2 onion into bite-sized pieces.
To make garlic sauce combine 1/4 cup rice vinegar, 1/4 cup honey or sugar, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2 Tbsp sesame oil, 3 tsp corn starch or flour, 2 Tbsp water, and 8 minced cloves garlic. Whisk ingredients to combine
Cook veggies for 5 minutes add sauce. Cook an additions 3 minutes or until saue begins to thicken. Serve over a bed of rice.
White Chicken Chili with Mixed Peppers
Smoky Black Bean Beet Burgers
Salad with Lemon-Thyme Vinaigrette
Broccoli, Eggplant, and Peppers in Garlic Sauce
broccoli, sprouting
pepper, bell, cubanelle
peppers, jalapeno, poblano
eggplant
butternut
beets
lettuce mix
rosemary, thyme
olive oil
shallot or red onion
garlic
vegetable broth
maple syrup,
ground nutmeg
butter
white beans
yellow onion
oil
chicken breasts
cumin
dried oregano
chicken broth
black beans
quinoa
red onion
mushrooms
chili powder
paprika
walnuts
olive oil
lemon juice
dijon mustard
onion
rice vinegar
honey
soy sauce
sesame oil
corn starch
Recipes
Cut butternut squash in half. Scoop out seeds. Coat the inner surface of each squash half with a thin layer of olive oil. Sprinkle salt and pepper on each half.
Turn the squash facedown and roast in a 425F preheated oven until it is tender and completely cooked through, about 40-50 minutes. Set the squash aside until it's cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup finely chopped shallot or red onion, about 1 large, and 3-4 cloves garlic, minced. Cook, stirring often, until the onion begins to turn golden. Remove thick stems from thyme, marjoram, and rosemary, and roughly chop 1 Tbsp of herbs. Add to the pan just until they begin to wilt and become fragrant, then remove from heat.
Scoop out squash from flesh and transfer to blender with the caramelized shallot/onion/herb mixture and 3 cups vegetable broth, 1 tsp maple syrup, 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg, and 1/2 tsp ground black pepper. This can be done in batches if everything doesn't fit in the blender because everything will return to the stock pot to cook further.
Once blended, return soup to stockpot and add 1-2 more cups of vegetable broth to thin your soup if desired, and add 1-2 Tbsp butter or olive oil. Bring to a boil, then reduce, and add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with toasted bread or grilled cheese sandwiches.
White Chicken Chili with Mixed Peppers
Cook 1.5 cup dried white beans (either navy, cannellini, or great northern) for 1-2 hours, until fork tender. Or use 2 15 oz cans of reduced sodium white beans. Dice 2 bell peppers, 2 cubanelles, 2 poblanos, and 2 jalapenos. Dice 1 small yellow onion. Mince 3 cloves garlic.
Add 2 Tbsp cooking oil to a 6 quart stock pot over medium high heat. Add 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, about 1 lb, to the stock pot and cook until the breast had browned, then turn breast over and brown other side, then remove chicken from stockpot and set aside to cool. When chicken breast is cool enough to handle, shred with fingers.
Add another 1 Tbsp cooking oil to the stock pot, then add all diced peppers and onion. Cook, stirring frequently until vegetables become fragrant, 3-5 minutes, then add minced garlic and cook another 2 minutes. Add 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp ground black pepper. Add chicken breast back to stockpot along with cooked white beans, 4 cups chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until chili has thickened.
Serve with toppings of your choice, such as fresh chopped cilantro, a squeeze of lime juice, sour cream, shredded cheese, and crushed tortilla chips.
Cook 1/4 cup dry quinoa with 1/2 cup water to yield 3/4 cup cooked quinoa. Cook 1 cup black beans
Finely dice 1 large red onion, about 3/4 cup. Finely chop 1 cup mushrooms, either shitake, baby bella, or white button.
Heat 2 Tbsp cooking oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add finely diced onion and cook until onion has softened, about 5 minutes. Turn the heat up a bit and add the mushrooms and cook until they are slightly brown and fragrant, about 3 minutes.
Remove from heat and combine onions and mushrooms with black beans, then mash. Work until the mixture becomes a paste. Once a paste has formed add 3/4 cup quinoa, 1 cup finely grated beets, 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp chili powder, 1/4 tsp smoked paprika. Add 1/2 cup crushed or ground raw walnuts. For even more flavor add a few shakes of worcestershire or A-1 sauce (optional). Form into 1/3 cup patties.
Cook patties in a cast iron skillet.
Salad with Lemon-Thyme Vinaigrette
Rinse, then roughly chop 4 oz salad greens. Roughly chop 1/4 cup broccoli florets and julienne 1 2 cubennelle pepper. Toss vegetables together in a serving bowl.
To make lemon-thyme vinaigrette combine 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, 1 scant Tbsp dijon mustard, 1 tsp fresh chopped thyme, and 1/2 tsp salt. Mix vinaigrette thoroughly, then dress salad and enjoy.
Roughly chop 1 bunch of of broccoli florets, 1 bell pepper, 2 medium eggplant, and 1/2 onion into bite-sized pieces.
To make garlic sauce combine 1/4 cup rice vinegar, 1/4 cup honey or sugar, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2 Tbsp sesame oil, 3 tsp corn starch or flour, 2 Tbsp water, and 8 minced cloves garlic. Whisk ingredients to combine
Cook veggies for 5 minutes add sauce. Cook an additions 3 minutes or until saue begins to thicken. Serve over a bed of rice.