I don’t think there is a gadget in my kitchen that gives me more pleasure than the shredder attachment of my food processor. Last night, in an effort to clean out the vegetable bin, I pulled out my favorite tool and began sending my bounty down the shoot. In seconds, one zucchini, one summer squash, a head of broccoli (stem and all), and a block of cheddar cheese disintegrated into perfect little wisps.
Into a bowl filled with eggs, milk and bread went the vegetables and cheese along with some chopped parsley, cilantro and garlic scapes. I was making a strata, a dish whose merits, I’m discovering, are endless: no-fuss, feeds a crowd, well-suited for any number of vegetables. A little bit of meat — sausage, bacon, ham, pancetta — and a splash of Tabasco transforms this strata into the perfect brunch casserole. Use a loaf of homemade bread and feel virtuous. Have a wonderful weekend, Everyone. PS: Another great use for that shredder attachment. CSA week 3: beets, lettuce, tatsoi, cone cabbage, mustard greens, scallions, parsley, cilantro, garlic scapes, snow peas, broccoli, zucchini: Lettuce, tatsoi and mustard greens: we have been eating all of these with that crème fraîche salad dressing — delicious with toasted breadcrumbs and shaved parmesan. Cone cabbage: I’ve had my eye on this cabbage vegetable pad thai recipe for a few weeks. A number of vegetables (scallions, zucchini, garlic scapes, tatsoi, snow peas) from this week’s share could work well here. This braised cabbage with anchovies and garlic is better suited for colder days, but it was about my favorite thing to eat this winter. Beets: This salad is an old favorite, though I’d just as soon boil the beets till tender than salt roast them — less fussy and just as delicious.
The base: 10 eggs, 2 1/2 cups milk and 1 loaf of two-day-old peasant bread (made with some whole wheat flour) cubed up: The shredder attachment makes for very fast prep work: squash, zucchini, broccoli and cheddar cheese grated in a flash. Use any herbs you have on hand:
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