Bountiful Baskets

Several of my neighbors have signed up for Bountiful Baskets, a produce co-op. It seemed fun so I thought I’d give it a try; we got our first basket on Saturday.

Our basket included iceberg lettuce, 5 pears, 5 lemons, 4 tomatoes, a cantaloupe, concord grapes, 5 bananas, 4 green and 2 red bell peppers, celery, and 5 ears of corn.

Not bad for $15, but it’s a lot more produce that we usually buy in a week. However, I do enjoy the Iron Chef aspect to it all–the contents of the basket are a surprise and it’s an interesting challenge to think of ways to use all of these ingredients.

So far I’m planning on baking the pears into a galette and making roasted corn soup. We’ll probably just eat the melon, grapes, and bananas on their own and the veggies can go into a sauce/salads. But what to do with the lemons and kiwis? Hmm…

6 thoughts on “Bountiful Baskets”

  1. I've thought often about doing that. I really think I should. With the lemons make a yummy dessert i.e. lemon bars. I know your family can't eat them, so just bring them my way ;). As for the kiwi's, if it were me I would throw them out, kiwi's remind me of eating the inside of a nose. But that's probably just me.

  2. With the lemons – use their zest for meat dishes, make sparkling lemonade, or use the juice to dehydrate something.

    With the kiwis – make a fruit salad, use them in a veggie smoothie to add some sweetness

    How fun that you got to join a co-op like this.

  3. You guys are so funny! Britt, I actually have a vegan lemon bar recipe that I could try, but I think that bulgogi and lemonade might be the way to go.

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