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  • Experience Nutrition: The Farm at South Mountain CSA Recipe 59: Winter Scarlet Turnip. Corn. Bok Choy Saute.

    Experience Nutrition: The Farm at South Mountain CSA Recipe 59: Winter Scarlet Turnip. Corn. Bok Choy Saute.

    It’s such an honor to create recipes for the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) at The Farm at South Mountain. The Farm is a beautiful organic farm right in my neighborhood in Phoenix, Arizona.

    Let’s take a look at the beauty of The Farm and the incredible veggies growing right now in mid-December 2020.

    Winter Broccoli at The Farm at South Mountain.
    The simple beauty of Broccoli.

    Enjoy the Kale at The Farm

     For the CSA members, Winter Week 5: 12.17.20

    The Farm at South Mountain: Winter CSA 12.19.2020
    • Scarlet Turnips: Root & Greens
    • Corn-on-the cob
    • Broccoli
    • Bok Choy
    • Meyer lemon
    • Lemon basil
    • Romaine lettuce
    • Meyer lemon
    • Peppers
    • Eggs

     

    Winter Scarlet Turnip. Corn. Bok Choy Saute Recipe

    This week’s recipe was inspired by the incredible scarlet turnip, corn-on-cob, and the lemon basil!

    Hope you enjoy creating a simple veggie sauté to enjoy with chickpea pasta for a great gluten-free veggie dish. Add the Meyer lemon while sautéing to caramelize the veggies.

    I was so excited to create this recipe, that I actually prepared it within 2 hours of bringing the veggies into my kitchen.

    Steps to Prepare the Dish

    1. Sauté the veggies
    2. Cook pasta.
    3. Mindfully plate your sautéed veggies with pasta, seeds, herbs, and edible flowers.

    Enjoy the video for this beautiful, tasty recipe.

    VEGGIE SAUTE TIPS

    Use the simple veggie sauté culinary method to easily cook all kinds of veggies.

    • Pre-heat the saute pan before cooking.
    • Cook the veggies step-by-step to layer the flavors.
    • Start with onions for the flavor base.
    • At the end of cooking, add the greens (bok choy) and herbs (lemon basil) to gently cook.

    WINTER VEGGIE SAUTE

    Recipe Serves 2

    Use this simple veggie sauté method to cook the fresh CSA from  the Soil & Seed Garden at The Farm at South Mountain.

    SIMPLE INGREDIENTS

    Winter Veggie Saute: Beautiful Veggies from The Farm CSA
    • 3-4 green onions (not in the CSA)
    • 2-3 small peppers
    • 1 corn-on-cob
    • ½ broccoli stem
    • 1 cup turnip, sliced
    • 1 cup bok choy
    • 1 stem lemon basil
    • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    • ½ Meyer lemon, juiced
    • Pinch sea salt

    SIMPLE STEPS

    • Slice all veggies and corn off the cob.
    • Pre-heat sauté pan on stove top on medium.
    • Add olive oil to coat bottom of the pan.
    • Add the onions. Sauté a few minutes.
    • Add peppers. Sauté a few minutes.
    • Drizzle pinch of sea salt onto the veggies.
    • Add corn on cob. Sauté a few minutes.
    • Add broccoli. Sauté a few minutes.
    • Squeeze Meyer lemon and stir to de-glaze the pan.
    • Add turnip. Sauté a few minutes.
    • Add bok choy and lemon basil. Sauté a minute.
    Veggie Saute: Ingredients

     

    FOOD ART: PLATE THE DISH

    • Enjoy plating the veggies with layers of veggies and pasta.
    • Garnish with pine nuts (or other nuts), a green onion, sliced raw turnip, and lemon basil leaves, and edible calendula flowers.
    Veggie Saute: Plating Mise en Place

     

    ENJOY YOUR WINTER VEGGIE SAUTE DISH

    Arizona Winter Veggie Saute

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  • Experience Nutrition Farm-to-Table Recipes: Roasted Purple Cauliflower, Romanesco, and Carrots. Hemp Seed Tabouli

    Experience Nutrition Farm-to-Table Recipes: Roasted Purple Cauliflower, Romanesco, and Carrots. Hemp Seed Tabouli

    By Melanie Albert, Founder & CEO Experience Nutrition, Intuitive Cooking Expert, and Award-Winning Cookbook Author

    It’s been such a beautiful Spring in Arizona, that this weekend I took time to enjoy self care, soaking in the beauty of our Arizona sky and visiting the Gilbert Farmers’ Market in Gilbert, Arizona, about 15 miles from my home.

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    In the Phoenix area we have many different farmers markets throughout the Valley of the Sun and it’s fun to explore the different markets. At the Gilbert market I saw a few friends and “walked my talk” by shopping for my produce with intuition. With this way of shopping, we purchase veggies that we get excited about or are attracted to…the colors, the textures, or the beauty.

    Enjoy the Community at Farmers Markets.

    It was so much fun to chat with some of my friends at the market…

    Crooked Sky Farms. Fun to catch up with Farmer Frank, who I first met when I auditioned for Master Chef about 6 years ago. Farmer Frank, long-time farmer with Crooked Sky Farms, has been farming since 1999. Frank has farms in Phoenix and Duncan, Arizona, with different climates and different growing seasons.

    Blue Sky Organic Farms. So happy to have the opportunity to meet in person for the first time, one of my plant-based culinary teachers, Don Maloney who is now having fun working with Blue Sky Organic Farms, in Litchfield Park, Arizona. Blue Sky has been farming in Arizona since 1995, and is well-known for their salad mix. Don is now “growing  his own.”

    Steadfast Organic Farm. I absolutely love the carrots grown by farmer, Erich Schultz of Blue Sky Organic Farms, a two acre bio-intensive farm in Mesa, Arizona. I love Erich’s dedication to always continuing to learn and to share his farming knowledge with other urban farmers.

    Genuine Fresche. So happy to see my long-time entrepreneur friend, Marcy Olsen and her Genuine Fresche Food Truck. Fresche offers delicious, healthy Acai Bowls (which I enjoyed for breakfast at the market) and freshly blended smoothies. I love Marcy’s passion for healthy eating!

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    Farm-to-Table Recipe:  Roasted Cauliflower, Romanesco, and Carrots

    Simple roasted veggies culinary method to prepare and enjoy fresh local cauliflower and carrots. Roast the veggies with onions, sweet peppers, and garlic for a flavorful side dish.

    Simple Ingredients

    • 6-8 Romanesco florets (Blue Sky Organic Farms)
    • 6-8 Purple Cauliflower florets (Blue Sky Organic Farms)
    • 2 Green Onions (Blue Sky Organic Farms)
    • 8-10 Carrots, sliced (Steadfast Farms)
    • 1 Purple sweet potato, sliced
    • 3 Lunchbox yellow, orange, or red sweet peppers
    • 2 tbsp organic extra virgin olive oil
    • Pinch sea salt

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    Simple Steps

    • Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F.
    • Slice veggies.

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    • Place veggies in baking pan (enamel or stainless steel).

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    • Drizzle with olive oil and sea salt.
    • Toss veggies to coat with the oil and salt.
    • Roast for 10 minutes.
    • Toss veggies.
    • Roast for 10 minutes.

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    • Enjoy with Hemp Seed Tabouli and Edible Flowers.

    Recipe: Hemp Seed Tabouli

    Inspired by the fresh parsley, this easy-to-prepare gluten-free tabouli pairs nicely with the richness of roasted veggies.

    Simple Ingredients

    • ½ cup fresh parsley, rough chopped (Blue Sky Organic Farm)
    • 1 tomato, rough chopped
    • ¼ cup hemp seeds
    • 1 lime, juiced
    • 1 clove garlic, minced
    • 2-3 tbsp organic extra virgin olive oil
    • Pinch sea salt

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    Simple Steps

    • Chop parsley, tomato, onion, and garlic.

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    • With a fork, mix veggies, hemp seeds, lime juice, olive oil, and sea salt.

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    • Add lime juice, olive oil, or sea salt to suit your taste.

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    Plate and Enjoy

    • Plate the Roasted Veggies with the Parsley Tabouli and Edible Flowers and enjoy.

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    A few fun plates, starting with dramatic.

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    Enjoy roasted veggies in the pansy garden.

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    Fun Roasted Veggie Bowl…

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    Interested in learning simple, easy plant-based cooking techniques and enjoy self-care in Fall 2019 in the beauty of Sedona? Click to learn more.

    To learn more, feel free to call 602.615.2486 or e-mail Mel@MelanieAlbert.com 

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