Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is when a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Interested consumers then purchase a share to receive a box of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season. The produce is fairly priced, local grown, and in my case, organic.
I hate dislike beets.
Hate is such a strong word. Since I couldn’t remember why I didn’t like it in the first place, I decided to try it. Plus, it was included in last week’s share and I couldn’t let it go to waste!
My sister wisely suggested adding it to a salad with goat cheese, which was an excellent idea. I used blue cheese crumbles, pan fried tofu for protein, with a side of homemade vinaigrette dressing over arugula.
I cut off the beet greens(they are totally edible and quite yum), peeled the skin, then boiled the beets for about 7 minutes.
Then I pan fried some tofu for firm texture and protein. Yum!
And finally, I blended balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, dijon mustard, salt and pepper together to make a simple dressing. I don’t mind the beets as it compliments the cheese quite nicely, as long as you don’t ask me to eat raw beets!
June 11, 2009
Wow, that looks good! I’ve never ever used beet before. I wanted to use it, but just never had the opportunity to do so. Hmmm… something for me to think about~