Arthur’s Pickles
If you’ve been wanting to make pickles this season, but haven’t yet gotten around to it, the time is now! Here is a pickle recipe handed down many years ago to Farmer Dave by his farmer mentor, Arthur. Arthur learned this pickle recipe from his parents, who were born in Armenia. After retiring and selling his own farm, Arthur helped Dave on his farm for many years, passing on many of the tricks of the trade that came from the old country. Ingredients: 1/2 bunch fresh dill A few cloves of garlic Pickling cucumbers (enough to fit in a half-gallon mason jar). 2 parts water and one...
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Recipe from The Food Network Ingredients: 2 cucumbers, thinly sliced 3 scallions, thinly sliced 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar 2 teaspoons sesame oil 2 tablespoons lime juice 2 tablespoons minced ginger 1 tablespoons minced jalapeno 1/4 cup cilantro leaves 2 tablespoons sugar Directions: In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Serve...
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Recipe from 101 Cookbooks Ingredients: 3 medium cucumbers, partially peeled 1-2 green serrano chiles, stemmed and minced 1/2 cup / 2.5 ounces / 70 g peanuts, toasted 1/3 cup / 1.5 ounces / 45 g dried large-flake coconut, toasted 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon natural cane sugar 1 tablespoon ghee, clarified butter, or sunflower oil 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds scant 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt a handful cilantro, chopped Directions: Halve the cucumbers lengthwise, scrape out the seeds, and chop into pieces roughly the size of pencil erasers....
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Serves 6 – recipe courtesy Joanne Lamb Hayes and Lori Stein with Maura Webber, from America’s Small Farms, Villard, 2003 * 9 large vine-ripened tomatoes * 2 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and chopped * 1 medium red onion, chopped * 1 bell pepper, chopped * 1/3 cup olive oil * 6 tablespoons red wine vinegar, or to taste * 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped * 1 to 2 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped * Salt and freshly milled black pepper * 1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves, cilantro, or parsley (optional) Core the tomatoes and dip into boiling water for about 10 seconds to...
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Recipe courtesy of Heidi, CSA Packing Manager Ingredients * Corn * Cherry Tomatoes * Cubanelle Peppers * Bell Peppers * Cucumbers * Onions * Garlic * Olive oil * Balsamic vinegar * Sea Salt * Freshly Ground Pepper Use whatever quantities you get in your CSA share. Cut the corn off the cob. Quarter cherry tomatoes. Chop peppers and cucumbers into 1/2 – 1 inch chunks. Chop up 1 small-medium onion and a few cloves of garlic (on the finer side). Mix chopped produce together in a bowl. Add a bit of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy immediately. (Note that the...
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