Today is CSA delivery day. Farmer Mark from Great County Farms (www.greatcountryfarms.com) warned us that more squash was coming. I got 22 in my two boxes. We also got 8 cucumbers, half a dozen peaches, 2 pints each of yellow plums and purple plums, 2 bunches of green onions, and 2 garlic scrapes. Rebecca and I have been CSA members for 7 years. Never before has the bounty been this heavy this early in the season. I can't wait to see what the tomatoes will look like.
Today I cooked what will be the first in a series of squash sautes. Summer squashes lend themselves nicely to a simple saute. They brown nicely and cook quickly. Today was a Teriyaki saute. Its a simple recipe, but I thought very yummy.
3 medium squash
1 medium onion
2 T olive oil
1 cup teriyaki sauce
Slice the ends off of the squash. Cut the squash into quarters, then cut the quarters into thick slices. Cut the ends off of the onion and peel. Cut the onion in half, then slice the onion so that the onion slices and the squash slices are about the same thickness.
Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy bottomed saute pan. Add the onion and cook until golden brown. Add the squash and cook until the squash is well browned.
Add the teriyaki sauce. Heat until well heated through.
I served this as a side dish. It would make a nice entree if served with rice, either white or brown.
Reviews: 8 year old…"no thanks Dad, I'm kinda getting sick of squash" (she has no idea how sick of squash she is going to be) 14 year old….loved it, 18 year old… ate everything served to her, wife….had seconds, so I guess she liked it too.
4 days so far. 100 more to go. As long as I'm getting 22 squash a week, running out of produce does not seem to be a risk. We got two varieties of patty pans. Stuffed squash is coming.
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