Ambitious Deliciousness - Dont Eat Lazy. » rhubarb http://www.ambitiousdeliciousness.com Easy to follow recipes. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:22:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 CSA: Rhubarb + small hiatus http://www.ambitiousdeliciousness.com/2009/06/26/csa-rhubarb-small-hiatus/ http://www.ambitiousdeliciousness.com/2009/06/26/csa-rhubarb-small-hiatus/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:44:15 +0000 Esther http://www.ambitiousdeliciousness.com/?p=2642 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 :)

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