Great Recipes for Your Fresh Produce

Asparagus

Asparagus & Snow Pea Stir-Fry
Preptime: 30

A great simple stir-fry combination of asparagus and snow peas.
Start to finish=30 minutes

Roasted Asparagus with Gruyere

Preptime: 15

Delicious roasted asparagus with Gruyere cheese makes an excellent side dish to steak or chicken.

Prep = 15 minutes
Roast = 20 minutes
Oven = 400ยบ

Cream of Asparagus Soup
Preptime: 20

The beautiful green color of asparagus makes me think of spring and new beginnings. This soup is a great start for an Easter meal. Make it a family tradition. Everyone will love it!

Asparagus Casserole
Preptime: 20

Very tasty!

Mushroom Asparagus Quiche
Preptime: 20

Lots of asparagus pieces add flavor and color to this great tasting quiche.

Asparagus Nut Stir-Fry
Preptime: 20

Welcome Spring with one of the first springtime vegetables that is both pretty and very tasty.

Salmon Asparagus Tart
Preptime: 20

A springtime treat with a new way to use canned salmon.

Feta Asparagus Frittata
Preptime: 30

This is something extra special for a lazy Sunday morning breakfast or bruch in the springtime.

Citrus Asparagus Salad
Preptime: 15

A great tasting salad that is both nutritious and easy to fix, especially if you are short on time.

Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan
Preptime: 15

So easy, so good!

Asparagus Turkey Bake (in the Microwave)
Preptime: 30

A very quick and easy way to fix a great side dish.

Asparagus Casserole
Preptime: 20

This casserole is great with fried chicken and potato salad.

Asparagus Soup
Preptime: 5

Quick and easy.

Stir Fried Asparagus
Preptime: 20

This is a great side dish. Goes good with pork chops.

Ravioli with Sauteed Asparagus & Walnuts
Preptime: 20

A wonderful week night treat after work. Takes minimal time to fix, tastes and looks great!

Asparagus Cheese Pie
Preptime: 20

Hits the spot for a lazy weekend late dinner.

Pistachio Orange Asparagus
Preptime: 20

The orange and pistachio complement the asparagus to make a very attractive dish.

Asparagus Linguine
Preptime: 15

This dish is very filling and satisfying. It also does not take a lot of time to make.

Dilly Asparagus Frittata
Preptime: 30

A frittata is an easy breakfast or brunch entree. No watching and stirring like when making scrambled eggs.

Scalloped Asparagus
Preptime: 20

Fix this as a wonderful side dish to go with barbequed beef brisket and corn on the cob.

Basil

Basil Noodles
Preptime: 90

A simple way to make noodles from scratch. And so good besides!

Basil-Pine Nut Salad
Preptime: 15

This is fast, easy, and oh, so tasty!

Beans

Farm-Style Green Beans
Preptime: 20

Good Ole green beans just like we serve at the family table on the farm!

Green Bean Casserole
Preptime: 30

One of the most popular ways to prepare green beans. It's a Thanksgiving classic that's delicious year round.

Three Bean Salad

Preptime: 15

This is a great recipe for summer picnics. It's cool and refreshing with just a little bit of a zing.

Prep 15 minutes
Chill 4 hours

Fresh Green Beans in the Crock Pot
Preptime: 360

Slow cooker side dish that is great with almost any main dish.

Beets

Roasted Beets with Feta
Preptime: 90

Beets are slowly roasted to perfection and topped with a generous dose of creamy feta cheese.

Country Pickled Beets

Preptime: 90

Fresh beets pickled and ready to eat all year round.

Roasted Beets

Preptime: 20

Beets are a great addition to any meal and they are packed full of vitamins and other important nutrients. Roasted beets are a simple, yet delicious way to enjoy these flavorful vegetables.

Prep 20 minutes
Roast 50 minutes

Cabbage

Corned Beef and Cabbage
Preptime: 180

An Irish tradition, serve with mustard or horseradish for a warm and hearty meal.

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Preptime: 60

Cabbage leaves are stuffed with ground beef, rice and onion and simmered in a tomato sauce - yummy!

Coleslaw - Vinaigrette or Creamy
Preptime: 15

Cabbage is a versatile vegetable that is packed with vitamin C. This tangy coleslaw is an excellent side dish for summer barbeques. You can make it with either a vinaigrette dressing or a creamy dressing for variety.

Saurkraut
Preptime: 120

Saurkraut is one of those things that you either love or hate. There really isn't an in between. Personally, I love home made saurkraut, but hate store bought.

Saurkraut Soup
Preptime: 90

This is a dish that you don't often see, but once you taste it, you'll be hooked forever. It's slow simmer brings all the wonderful flavors together into a delicious and filling soup.

Carrots

Roasted Chicken with Root Veggies
Preptime: 150

Easy to put together and always tasty!

Carrot Muffins

Preptime: 30

These sweet and healthy muffins are a great breakfast or snack. They're full of carrots and nuts, making them a much healthier alternative for a quick bite to eat.

Corn

Mexican Style Roasted Corn with Chile and Lime
Preptime: 5

Savory and summery and best eaten in the backyard!

Country Corn Fritters
Preptime: 20

Nothing warms up a cool fall night like a plateful of corn fritters.

Cucumbers

English Cucumbers

Preptime: 5

English cucumbers are also known as Burpless Cucumbers or Seedless Cucumbers.
These cucumbers are good in salads, sliced, on sandwiches or in any way you can use a regular cucumber!

One use that we recently learned about is in your cold water over the summer:
Peel and slice the cucumber in 1/8 inch thick slices. Add half to a gallon jug of water to keep in your refrigerator.

Pickling Cucumbers
Preptime: 5

Pickling cucumbers make for good eating--no matter how they are prepared. Striaght from the garden, these smaller, bumpier cucumbers have a hearty flavor to them that makes them perfect for salad, sandwiches, and of course, pickles.

Before you begin pickling cucumbers, make sure you have all the tools you need. There's a few different ways you can put up pickles.

Pickles in a Crock
Preptime: 60

How to make pickles

Brined Dill Pickles
Preptime: 120

How to make brined dill pickles

Cucumber Salad
Preptime: 20

An easy, refreshing summer salad.

Creamy Cucumbers

Preptime: 20

A cool and creamy cucumber salad. Goes great with grilled chicken.

Easy Cucumber Salad

Preptime: 10

This is one of the easiest side dishes you'll ever see.

Avocado Cucumber Soup
Preptime: 10

A very healthy and tasty soup and only 155 calories per bowl.

Kohlarabi

Kohlrabi Slaw with Apple
Preptime: 180

A refreshing simple salad for any occassion!

Leeks

Lettuce Soup
Preptime: 15

This is a little different but very easy to make and quite tasty. Try it! I like grilled cheese sandwiches to go with it.

Lettuce

Lettuce with Japanese Peanut Salad Dressing
Preptime: 10

If you have too much dressing for the amount of lettuce, the dressing can be kept for several days in the refrigerator.

24-Hour Lettuce Salad
Preptime: 30

This is a great salad if you need to make something ahead of time.

Wilted Lettuce
Preptime: 20

Growing up on the farm like he did, this was my husband's very favorite side dish. We had it often!

Okra

Fried Okra
Preptime: 30

A simple Southern classic!

Peas

Spring Pea Deviled Eggs
Preptime: 15

A colorful and fun way to make deviled eggs a special treat!

Indian Spiced Peas
Preptime: 10

This is a great side dish and goes with just about everything. Especially great in early spring time!

Potatoes (Red)

Oven Fried Potatoes
Preptime: 10

Tasty side dish that goes with any main course - especially grilled meats!

Basil-Scalloped Potatoes
Preptime: 15

This goes great with meatloaf and a salad! The basil adds a sweet, minty taste, but use it sparingly!

Potatoes (Yukon/Gold)

Blue Cheese Potato Salad
Preptime: 45

Farm fresh potatoes and eggs blended with creamy crumbled blue cheese!

Baked Potato Soup
Preptime: 15

So easy and tasty for a winter day!

Spinach

Spinach-Pesto Lasagna
Preptime: 30

The secret to this superfast lasagna is the Wonton wrappers!

Squash (Zucchini)

Homemade Zucchini Fries
Preptime: 5

These are addictive and so easy to make and the recipe can be multiplied for any size party.

Tomatoes

Mango Salsa
Preptime: 20

Sweet and fun to eat on warmed tortillas or with homemade tortillia chips.

Fresh Tomato Bruschetta
Preptime: 5

An easy and tasty summer appetizer

Basil Cherry Tomatoes
Preptime: 10

Dress it up by serving individually on lettuce leaves. Eye catching and good besides!