Taking a little mid-month break from the July Creative Challenge to revisit the weekly Farm Fresh Challenge. This week’s box from Calvert’s Gift Farm was, once again chuck full of amazing produce.
Our box came bursting with: Spring mix, Garlic, squash, tomatoes, basil, sweet onions, and red potatoes. (There were “pardon peppers” too, but I swapped those out for more potatoes. –Another great thing about our CSA is their flexibility.) It is our week for eggs, so I’m showing those too. The Spring Onions and Bok Choi were from the EXTRAs bin.
I couldn’t wait to get cooking for this edition of…
![[Not associated with the real Chopped, the Food Network or Tim Allen.]](https://ritalovestowrite.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/fn_chopped-logo_s500x500-copy.jpg){kind=logo}
[Not associated with the real Chopped, the Food Network or Ted Allen.]
FROM THE BOX:
- 3 medium red potatoes
- 1 medium onion
- 1/2 a soft neck garlic.
- 1 egg
- 1 tomato
- 2 cups of mixed salad greens
A line up of the usual suspects… Red Potatoes, Onion, Egg, and Garlic… wait to be transformed
FROM THE FRIDGE:
- 6 small mozzarella balls (1-inch)
- 2 tablespoons of Olive Oil mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 cups left over Steak (or other protein )
- 4 cups of water
Mr. Tomato and the Mozzarella Ball gang
DIRECTIONS:
Hard cook the egg
Dice the potatoes, onion, garlic.
Boil the water in a two-quart pan. When the water comes to a rolling boil add the potatoes, onion and garlic. Let boil for seven to ten minute, or until potatoes are soft.
Peel the hard-cooked egg and cut lengthwise into quarters.
Reheat the meat in the microwave,taking care not to over cook it.
Dice up the tomato
Clean the salad greens, pat dry with a paper towel and break. Rip into bite sized pieces with your hands.
The Mixed Greens are cleaned, prepped and ready for plating.
When the potatoes are soft remove the pot from the heat and drain the potatoes. Transfer the potatoes, onion and garlic into a large bowl. Add mayonnaise and toss.
Add mozzarella balls, tomato and egg and gently fold in.
Plate over salad greens with the meat on the side.
The plated dish is ready to eat.
I thought this was just right with a shake of salt and pepper, but my husband wanted a bit more kick and added a little Italian salad dressing.
Either way both our plates were cleaned by the end of the meal.
No left overs.
The only one who didn’t like the meal was the dog as there were no left over bits for her bowl. 😦
Not even this cutie-pie face could earn her a scrap. There’s nothing left. Poor puppy had to be happy with an ice cube and her real dog food. Sorry, baby.
Related articles
- Farm Fresh Challenge: Fava Flavor (ritalovestowrite.com)
• Farm Fresh Challenge: Kohlrabi Stir Up
- Farmer’s Market Potato Salad (vegantripper.wordpress.com)
- 2 Potato Salad Recipes (redwagonorganicfarm.com)
- Bavarian Potato Salad (German) (hungrylittlegirl.com)
- Recipe: Potato salad with chives & tarragon (allthingsnice.ca)
- Chickpea, Egg and Potato salad with Salsa Verde (jennychandlerblog.com)
- Italian Style Potato Salad (roseleablog.wordpress.com)
ritaLOVEStoWRITE 
July 17th, 2013 at 9:08 pm
Hi Rita, I’m thrilled that you’ve linked to my potato and salsa verde recipe. I’m very new to the blogging world and it still amazes me that I can post a salad in England one day and that you’re sharing it with your followers in Maryland, U.S. the next. I get a veg. box here too but I go for the “open it up and wait for the surprise” approach – probably because I always forget to go online to check the order and change anything. My only gripe at the moment is the kolrabi that keeps sneaking it’s way in – I just can’t get excited about it.
All best from very hot and sunny Bristol, England
Jenny
July 17th, 2013 at 10:34 pm
Hi Jenny,
Kohlrabi is my favorite veggie! I wish we had a longer season for it! But I understand that it is rather an odd bird in the vegetable world, and an acquired taste. Check the back log on my blog for other Farm Fresh Challenges I’ve done a few Kohlrabi recipes… maybe you’ll be inspired and grow to like our alien looking little friend. Can’t wait to try your salsa verde potato recipe. Cheers, from very hot and muggy Maryland, USA, Rita
July 18th, 2013 at 3:15 pm
Jenny, have you tried the Kohlrabi raw. I may have in the past, and this year my taste buds were super excited about it. I could have eats cups of it, thinly sliced or dipping in my favorite wild garlic mustard dip.
Rita – I hope you made a separate dish of pureed vegetables and fresh, local raw meat for your dog. http://christinachambreau.com/learn-more/free-articles/diet-recommendations for some info.
July 24th, 2013 at 3:56 pm
[…] Farm Fresh Challenge: Hot Potato Salad Entree (ritalovestowrite.com) […]
August 2nd, 2013 at 11:53 pm
[…] Farm Fresh Challenge: Hot Potato Salad Entree (ritalovestowrite.com) […]
August 21st, 2013 at 6:07 pm
[…] Farm Fresh Challenge: Hot Potato Salad Entree (ritalovestowrite.com) […]