CSA Week 6

Y'all, I hope you'll forgive this late blog post- it's been a long day. I started out dropping my completely full iced coffee all over myself as soon as I stepped out of the car this morning, and the rest of the day just followed suit. Anyway, here's what you might find in the basket this week:

-Cherry tomatoes (several varieties)

-Garlic

-Eggplant, Okra, or Tomatoes

-Toscano Kale

-Lettuce or tatsoi

-Squash- yellow, zucchini, patty pan

-Cucumbers

-Assorted peppers

-Green Beans or Snap Peas

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Summer Squash Tots

Ingredients:

For the tots:

• 3 small yellow squashes or zucchini

• 1 egg

• 1/2 cup shredded cheese of choice

• 3/4 cup breadcrumbs

• 1/2 medium onion, chopped

• 1/2 tsp garlic powder

• 1/2 tsp salt

• Black pepper to taste

For the yogurt dip:

• ⅓ cup unsweetened Greek yogurt

• 2 tsp lemon juice

• 1 tsp finely minced parsley or dill

• 1/4 tsp garlic powder, or 1 clove, minced

• ¼ tsp salt, or to taste

• ¼ tsp pepper, or to taste

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400 & line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

• Grate the squash on a grater or in a food processor. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Put the grated squash in a colander. Let sit while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.

• Use your hands to squeeze all the extra liquid from the grated squash in the colander. You should have about 1 cup of liquid for every pound of squash you use. Discard the liquid.

• Combine all the tot ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. The mixture should be sticky and wet, like a thick paste. If it is too wet, add more breadcrumbs. Form small tots with your hands (about 2 tbsp squash mixture per tot). Tip: dip your hands into a bowl of cold water in between every few tots - this will help keep the squash mixture from sticking to your hands.

• Arrange the tots on the parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 400 for 25 minutes, or until golden on top and lightly browned on the bottom. Allow to rest 5 minutes before removing them from the baking sheet - this will help prevent them from sticking.

• Add the ingredients for the dip in a small bowl and combine.

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This post was brief but tune in next week for more farm shenanigans! Have a great week and don't forget to wash your produce!