Aloha and Happy October!  This week’s bag will put a smile on your face.  We’ve got round eggplant, and grape tomatoes from Ho Farms, mixed citrus and avocado from Kama`aina Land, Shishito peppers and kale from Nalo Farms, and hydroponic lettuce from 808 Farm Fresh.  How can you use this nutritious produce?  Our suggestions are below!

 

Eggplant with Corn and Chiles:  from Aloha Days Hula Nights, the third collection of recipes from the Junior League of Honolulu, Inc.

Ingredients: 3 Anaheim chiles, 2 large round eggplant, juice of 1 lime, 2 tablespoons olive oil plus extra, 4 cloves garlic minced, 2 large ripe tomatoes diced, 1 cup fresh or canned corn, 1/4 cup sour cream, 1 cup shredded Parmesan, salt and pepper, and parsley.

Directions (condensed):  Broil chiles until skin blisters and blackens.  Remove from oven, cover, and let sit until cool enough to handle.  Peel, seed, and finely dice.  Set aside.

Heat oven to 350F.  Trim and halve eggplant lengthwise. Hollow out eggplant leaving 1/4 inch shell.  Mince pulpy flesh and set aside.  Rub eggplant shells with lime juice and coat with oil.  Lay shells on oiled baking sheet cut side up.  Place in center of oven and bake for 40m until shells are tender but still retain their shape.  Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large frying pan over medium heat.  Add minced eggplant and cook 5 minutes.  Add garlic, tomatoes, and roasted chiles, cook 3-5 minutes to soften.  Stir in corn.  Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook 8-10 minutes until tender and well blended, stirring occasionally.   Remove from heat and stir in sour cream and Parmesan.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.  Fill baked shells with eggplant mixture.  Return to oven and bake additional 20 minutes  to heat through.  Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot.   May also be served with homemade tomato sauce.

Flash fried Shishito Peppers with sea salt   served with rice and fried egg on top…yummy.

Braised Kale with Potatoes and Sausage

Spicy Peanut Portobello Kale Rice bowl   this looks like a fantastic lunch or dinner!!!

Hummus Lettuce Wraps   an easy snack or lunch that’s healthy and fun to make…use whatever veggies and protein you have on hand.

Enjoy your fresh produce this week Oahu Fresh members and look for us on KHON Friday morning–we’ll be explaining our service and showing this week’s bag!

 

 

 

 

Hi Oahu Fresh members-here’s the list for this week’s bag.  We’ve got a treat for you this week–rambutan from the Big Island!  In addition we’ll have local organically grown oranges from Kama`aina Land Plant Rentals and Nursery, Nalo Greens from Nalo Farm in Waimanalo, long beans and green eggplant from Ho Farms, hydroponic lettuce from 808 Farm Fresh also in Waimanalo, and cilantro (chinese parsely) from Green Growers.

What to make with your produce?  A nice big salad comes to mind first, with some Nalo greens, lettuce, steamed long beans, and cilantro.  Use a little fresh squeezed orange juice in your dressing for a nice bright citrus taste.  Or you can make any of the following:

Asian Noodle Salad with Eggplant, Sugar Snap Peas, and Lime

Eggplant tips and recipes

Spicy Stir Fried Chinese Long Beans with Peanuts

Roasted Long Beans with Herb Butter

How to Open Rambutan!   Just in case you aren’t familiar with rambutan, here is some information, pictures, and how to open instructions!

Greetings Oahu Fresh ohana!   This week we have a great bag of veggies and fruit-roma tomatoes and swiss chard from Ho Farms, fresh hydroponic lettuce from 808 Farm Fresh, corn and zucchini from Pit Farm, and mixed citrus and avocados from Kama`aina Land Plant Rentals and Nursery.

How to use this fresh wonderful produce to your advantage?  Well here are a few ideas…

Kahuku Corn Chowder with Cannellini beans and kale–you can use your swiss chard instead of kale.  If you don’t have or want to use nutritional yeast (which is often used in vegan/vegetarian recipes as an alternative for cheesy flavor and creaminess), you can just add cornstarch or arrowroot to thicken and some grated cheese.

Grilled tomato, mozzarella, swiss chard wraps   These look like pillows of goodness…I never thought to do this but it’s brilliant!

Avocado Melt

Tomato, Corn, and Avocado Salad

Avocado Citrus Smoothie   Use any combo of citrus that comes in the bag and your avocado for a vitamin packed smoothie you can sip on your way to work or at your desk.

For more ideas, head over to Design My Meals–they’ll create recipes based on what’s in the bag this week and what you have at home already!

Aloha Members!  It’s only the beginning of  the month but we are super excited-wonderful things are happening with Oahu Fresh and we are thankful you’re part of it.  This week we have a great bag with wonderful citrus from 3 different farms, we are starting our pork shares delivery, and we have partnered with Design My Meals to make it even easier for you to create locally grown meals at home.

The bag this week is fantastic–you’ll be receiving jabong (pomelo) from Nalo Farms, oranges from Kama`aina Land Plant Rentals and Nursery, a tangerine and either a tahitian lime or Meyer lemon from Hoalike Farm, round eggplant from Ho Farms, hydroponic lettuce from 808 Farm Fresh, either arugula or pak choy and tomatoes from Pit Farms, and sweet potatoes from Mililani Ag Park.  WOW!  What to do with it all?  Well, Tina from Kama`aina Land says the oranges are fabulous, especially for juicing.  You can also make a citrus inspired lunch or dinner salad by adding slices of your jabong and tangerine to arugula, tomatoes, lettuce, and maybe some chicken.  It will be packed with vitamins, protein, and local flavor!!

If you haven’t had jabong (also called pomelo) before, it is similar to grapefruit but sweeter and not as tart.  Here’s a little local information on jabong, and another recipe, this one for Thai Pomelo Salad.

Pomelo Mint Mojito

Sweet Potato Hash with Fried Eggs

Caponata, Eggplant Relish  

Honey Chicken with Pak Choy

Also sign up with Design My Meals to help you create your locally sourced masterpiece!

aloha, lisa

 

Aloha members!  This week we’ll be bringing you a selection of wonderful local fruit from Tina and Bernie at Kama`aina Plant Rentals and Nursery in Poamoho.  They’ve been growing there for several years and have been providing us with fruit for over 2 years now.  This week they’ll have an orange, avocado, and 2 lilikoi for you, and you’ll also be getting swiss chard and japanese cucumbers from Ho Farms, asparagus and Ewa onions from Twin Bridge Farms, and Anaheim peppers from Nalo Farms.  It’s a diverse bag this week, but great for a variety of recipes!

Classic Chile Rellenos with Anaheim Peppers

Chicken Stuffed Anaheim Peppers  Lots of pictures accompany this post, which is great for anyone wanting to see the steps as well as read them!

Asparagus Caramelized Onion Salad

Swiss Chard and Caramelized Onion Tacos   You have to scroll at least half way down this page to get to the recipe but the pictures are worth it!

Asparagus Risotto

Be sure to share your recipes with us!  Send to our email or post on FB-aloha 🙂