There is so much fruit in my house right now.Thursday Shopping List
1 pint blueberries
1 pint blackberries
1 pint raspberries
6 peaches
6 green apples
1 lb. baby spinach
1 bunch curly kale
1 bunch mustard greens
1 quart green beans
3 ears bi-color sweet corn
6 tomatoes
Total: about $30 (berries are pricey but worth it)
The apples are perfect. I don't remember seeing these last year. They're smallish and green. They are very crisp, both in texture and taste. They have a tartness but are not at all sour and with a sweetness to balance it out. They seem like they would be great for pies. Now I just need to try actually baking a pie. I got them from Fahnestock Fruit Farm, the same people I get the peaches and tomatoes from.
I got the mustard greens specifically to try roasting them, as I usually do with kale. I made a bunch of roasted kale and mustard greens when I got home, and there wasn't much difference between the two, except the mustard greens had more of a bite to them. I think this makes them slightly superior for roasting. Again, here's how you roast greens: coat them with olive oil, sprinkle liberally with sea salt, place in a cast iron pan and into an oven preheated to 350, for 30-35 minutes. Greens should be browned (actually, I like to blacken them a little bit) and super-crisp and dry, like very thin, green, misshapen potato chips.
Incidentally they're great for a hangover.
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