Week 1, Meal 1
Last night’s dinner was sauteed mixed greens from the CSA box, with duck, water chestnuts, and mushrooms.
The beet greens from the box were not in great shape (it’s been a very buggy season so far here, what with all the rain), but there was plenty of cabbage to fill out. I cut the greens into fairly large shreds, as they shrink down a lot when you cook them. The pickup point for the CSA produce is a lovely little neighborhood market that had some duck breast, which I always have a hard time turning down. Half a pound was fine for two servings, with a little bit left over. I also had some shiitake mushrooms that predated the CSA muchrooms, so I sliced them up.
I started the mushrooms in the pan first with a little bit of olive oil, then added the duck, cut into bite-size chunks. I probably should have added the greens earlier than I did, as the cabbage was fairly robust stuff, but it came out quite edible despite that. The diced water chestnuts went in next, and as soon as they were warm, I poured some of Trader Joe’s Five-Spice sauce over the lot. The saute went over plain rice, and was absolutely delicious.
Before I knew I could get the duck, I was planning to do this as a vegetarian dish with tofu. Next time, perhaps. I still have a lot of cabbage left over.
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