This week’s bag features Fennel! Fennel is an aromatic and flavorful herb with many culinary and medicinal uses. The taste of fennel is similar to anise. The bulb, foliage, and seeds of the fennel plant are edible and used in cuisines around the world.  The leaves are delicately flavored and similar in shape to those of dill.  Young tender leaves are used for garnishes, as a salad, to add flavor to salads, to flavor sauces, and also in soups and fish sauce.  The bulb is a crisp vegetable that can be sautéed, stewed, braised, grilled, or eaten raw. What else is in this week’s bag?

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This week’s Meal Kit Recipe is Beetroot and Eggplant Pilaf!

This week’s bag features Carrots! Carrots are usually thought of as orange, but purple, white, yellow, red and black varieties also exist. Carrots are well-known for having high levels of antioxidants and beta-carotene. A serving of carrots has 113% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin A. Research has shown eating carrots regularly has benefits for vision health, colon cancer prevention, and healthy skin, to name a few. If stored properly, in the coolest part of the refrigerator in a plastic bag or wrapped in paper towels, carrots can last for two weeks. What else is in this week’s bag?

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This week’s Meal Kit Recipe is Chickpea, Cucumber and Kale Salad with Lemon-Tahini Dressing!