Jersey fresh

...and organic, too. Organic or low-spray. Our second CSA share of the season included salad turnips, garlic scape, snap peas, broccoli, kale, and lettuce. A CSA member drove down to central Jersey to pick up blueberries so we ordered a flat for $35. 12 pints went right into the freezer, 2+ pints into the fridge.

Turnip stalks and leaves sautéed with garlic, olive oil and salt.

Japanese-style pickled turnip with stalks and leaves (recipe below).

Hail damaged snap peas.

Tender and delicious steamed just a smidge.

Blueberry Cobbler Cake (recipe from Living Without e-mail subscription).

One of many blueberry-strawberry-banana smoothies.

Basic Salt Japanese-Style Turnip Pickles
(from Easy Japanese Pickling in Five Minutes to One Day)

14 oz/400g turnips
1 3/4 oz/50g turnip greens
1 1/2 tsp salt

Peel turnips. Halve lengthwise and slice thin. Chop greens (use tender, center leaves).

Shake turnips, greens and salt in a sealed plastic bag (I used a Ziploc). Let stand 10-15 minutes.

When soft, knead by hand. Press air out of bag, tie/seal, let stand an hour.