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The September 10 farm share for Glade Road Growing is slated to include Salad turnips, Greenstar organic salad mix, eggplant, garlic, delicata winter squash, and a poblano (a mild chilli pepper.) Here's a recipe to try.
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Yield: 6 servings
Coarsely chop 3 cups of onions.
Crush and finely chop two cloves garlic.
Finely chop 1/2 TB of fresh ginger
Slice 2 cups of carrots (about 1/4 #)
Cube 3 cups of delicata squash. To do this, run the squash under warm water and scrub away dirt with your hands. If there are any hard spots on the squash, you can scrape them off with a butter knife. With a sharp knife, cut delicata in half lengthwise. This should be easy; the squash is more tender than butternut and just as sweet. With a spoon scoop out the seeds and discard or save and prepare like pumpkin seeds. Cut each delicata half into 1/2 inch segments and peel, creating moon-shaped pieces that have slight bumps around the curve.
Cube 3 cups of eggplant (about 1 #)
Slice poblano or sweet pepper in strips.
Slice 2 cups of summer squash (about 1/2 #) (optional)
Chop 2 large vine ripened tomatoes or equivalent (about 2 cups--you can used diced canned when not in season)
Measure out these spices:
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground turmeric
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp cardamon
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes if you are using a sweet pepper, rather than the poblano
1/2 tsp paprika (optional)
Chop 1/2 cup cilantro or mint.
Thinly slice 1/2 cups of whole raw almonds
If you have a dutch over, you can use one pot or you can saute in a cast iron skillet and transfer to a stainless steel pot (at least 3 quarts in size) for cooking.
Saute onions in extra virgin olive oil for 2-3 minutes until translucent. Add garlic and spices, stirring continuously. Saute the vegetables in the order given, so that the starchier ones will cook the longest. Cook until the color deepens. Stir in 3 cups of cooked, rinsed and drained garbanzo beans or 1/ 1/2 beans and 1 1/2 cups diced roasted chicken, along with half a cup of raisins and the almonds.
In dutch oven or large pot combine all ingredients with 1/2 cup of tomato juice or water. Cover and simmer on low heat until all the veggies are tender. If you'd like this stew will be good served over cooked couscous, brown rice or quinoa or it can be eaten as just the stew, garnished with cilantro.
