In your share this week-and garlic harvest

In your share this week:
Radicchio
Beets
Basil
Summer squash
Cauliflower
Sweet onion

This past weekend was the garlic harvest. We ended up growing some beautiful big garlic this year. Now it just needs to cure for a week or two and you will start receiving some in your share. We hold the bigger bulbs back for seed to replant in October, but have plenty left over this year to provide for your eating pleasure.

Garlic to plant and garlic to eat...The big stuff on the left we will plant this year.

For those of you not familiar with Radicchio, it is an Italian chicory with a nutty flavor. I will sometimes serve it as a warm salad with roasted beets (see previous entry on how to do this), goat cheese and balsamic vinaigrette. This is a way to use both the beets and Radicchio in one dish. Another great recipe from Epicurious (Say, I should try to get advertising from them, I refer their recipes so much!) uses it marinated in balsamic with fresh ricotta.

Balsamic-Marinated Radicchio with Fresh Ricotta
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Balsamic-Marinated-Radicchio-with-Fresh-Ricotta-352870

Steam the cauliflower and serve with just some butter and salt. Seth loved it this past weekend. In fact you are lucky to be having some in your share--he would have it every day if he could! It looks like the summer stuff is finally kicking in. Next week we should have the first beans and cucumbers of the season.