PUGET SOUND FARM BOX
IN THE FARM BOX THIS WEEK:
Lusia Radicchio, Ralph’s Greenhouse, Mount Vernon, WA: This green and yellow radicchio with red speckling provides a unique flavor that is bold, delightfully bitter, and slightly spicy. Add it raw to a salad with mild and sweet fixings to complement its bitter notes, or try it cooked to create a mellow and pleasant flavor profile.
Carrots, Spring Time Farm, Everson, WA: Crisp, sweet, and full of flavor, local carrots are great for snacking, roasting, or adding to a hearty soup.
Italian Parsley, Hedlin Farm, Mount Vernon, WA: Great flavor and pleasant texture, sweeter than the curly stuff! Try making a chimichurri, tabbouleh, or use as a garnish on just about any dish.
Gold Beets, Caruso Farms, Snohomish, WA: These golden beauties have a milder, slightly sweeter flavor than red beets and won't stain your cutting board. Perfect for roasting or slicing raw into salads.
Sprouting Purple Broccoli, The Crows Farm, Mount Vernon, WA: Similar to raab, this pretty broccoli has a sweet and nutty flavor. The purple fades when cooked; try it steamed, stir-fried, roasted, or even air-fried!
Yellow Potatoes, First Cut Farms, Mount Vernon, WA: Crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside, this is a perfect potato!
Purple Bell Peppers, Boldly Grown Farm, Bow, WA: These beauties are most similar to a green bell pepper, but slightly sweeter. Crisp and crunchy, they can be enjoyed raw or cooked, though they become milder and lose their purple color when heated.
Honey Boat Delicata Squash, Hedlin’s Family Farm, La Conner, WA: Cured and ready to cook with a rich, sweet flavor – smooth yellow flesh with thin skin for easy prep.
FRUIT SHARE:
Crimson Crisp Apples, Sauk Farm, Concrete, WA
Honeycrisp Apples, Bellewood Farms, Lynden, WA