CSA: Rhubarb + small hiatus

26 Jun

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.

This was my first time cooking with rhubarb. I never even knew what it looked like before, to be honest. To me, rhubarb = celery + a little bit of tomato + more tart than a lemon. Would you say that is a pretty accurate description?

I can see why strawberries are so often paired with rhubarb in pies and other desserts, as the flavors harmonize very well. But I didn’t want to go in that direction.

I cut the rhubarb into thirds and added a little bit of sugar. I boiled, then strained the pieces, then ran it through a sieve. This gave me about 1 cup of rhubarb sauce.

I added some of it to a smoothie (bananas, strawberries and rhubarb sauce), and the other half as a sauce over white fish, paired with blanched bok choy. Simple and yummy!!

I wasn’t as creative with exploring the flavor as I could have been. Next time, I will definitely be more adventurous. I’m enjoying this journey of learning about all these different vegetables though!

In other news, I don’t think anyone will even notice, but just as a FYI, I won’t be able to blog for a little while. But don’t you worry- I will be back before you know it!

Be well until I return

Comments 5 Comments
Categories CSA, rhubarb
Author Esther

http://feistyfoodie.blogspot.com Yvo

Aww… I’ll miss your posts! I would try that fish thing, sounds interesting
http://www.deglazeme.blogspot.com Christina@DeglazeMe

come back soon!
http://runningfoodie.blogspot.com Christina

I think the sauce with the fish and bok choy sounds wonderful! One of those simple meals that tastes pretty good.

We’ll be here when you return!
http://foodgourmand.blogspot.com Karine

You had a good idea to pair rhubarb with white fish! It must give a really good taste to the fish
http://www.myspace.com/catesong caged songbird

years ago when I was in upstate NY, I went to a friend’s house and they had a rhubarb garden in the back. We snapped one off and he offered me a bite, but I refused. Then later on that afternoon his mom made us rhubarb pie. Apparently this is popular upstate! I don’t remember how it tastes. I guess I didn’t like it! Welcome back, AD!

CSA: Rhubarb + small hiatus

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