how to cook with CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) veggies (week 6)– easy CSA recipes using fusion Korean cooking methods – Korean style zucchini pancake (jeon) and green goddess salad dressing with lemon basil and almond butter

CSA cooking week 6 Aug 1, 2020

Lemon basil green goddess salad served with
Korean style braised pork and Swiss chard

This week I received Swiss chard, red leaf lettuce, 3 pieces of summer squash, and lemon basil.

CSA week 6 veggies:  summer squash, scallions, lettuce, and lemon basil

Quick CSA lunch:  Lemon basil almond butter green goddess dressing 
served with grilled summer squash and Korean fried tofu

Recipe #1 Korean zucchini (summer squash) pancake (jeon) with burger patties

Korean style pancake with zucchini and ground beef

Ingredients:

How:

1.  Make the “base batter” into which all the ingredients will be mixed in.  Here’s how I do this.  Crack open an egg in a measuring cup and add water to about ¾ cup.  Mix the egg and water well.  Pour the egg mixture to the flour and mix well until it forms a thick pancake like batter.  Add kimchi (chopped roughly), if using.  You may need to add more water or flour to reach the desired consistency. 

2.  Into the batter add the burger meat, onion and mix the whole thing well.  If it is too thick, add more liquid. 

3.  Heat oil in a nonstick pan (just enough to generously coat the pan) and pour the batter in a thin layer.   Shallow fry until golden brown and then flip over to fry the other side until the meat is cooked through.  

4.  Serve with a soy vinegar sauce (dilute a tiny amount soy sauce with seasoned rice vinegar).

*Note:  I made burger patties by mixing ground beef (2-3 lb) with food processed onion (1 med size), kosher salt (1-2 tsp) and pepper.  I freeze this in smaller portions; it comes very handy when you want to cook a dish in a pinch!   

Recipe #2:  

Lemon basil and almond butter 
green goddess dressing 

Ingredients:

Lemon basil (chopped, 1/4 cup), green onions (chopped ¼ cup), almond butter (1/4 cup), mayo (1/4 cup), almond milk (1/4 cup), extra virgin olive oil (1/2 cup), apple cider vinegar (1/4 cup).

How:

Process the above ingredients in a food processor until smooth and rich!

There you have it!  Lemon basil green goddess dressing and Korean style zucchini pancake (jeon) to satisfy your savory tooth! :) 

Hope you enjoy your creation!

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