Lentil Farm Share Skillet
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I love my weekly vegetable farm share with its variety of beautiful, local, organic vegetables. But I have to admit that it can be challenging to find the perfect fit for everything that comes home from the farm each week, especially when my schedule is extra busy. When I don’t have the time or energy to plan it all out, I turn to my Lentil Farm Share Skillet. I have a sampling of ingredients below, but this could work with just about any vegetables you have on hand.
Lentil Farm Share Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 cups broth
- 1 cup red lentils
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 4 scallions
- 1 shallot
- 4 carrots
- 2 beets
- 1/2 lb turnips
- 3 cups chopped purple kale or other greens
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Cook the lentils in the broth according to the package directions.
- Chop all the vegetables and sauté everything except the greens in a large skillet until just tender.
- Add the seasonings and sauté for another minute.
- Add the lentils and greens to the skillet, and cook for another minute until the greens are wilted. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Lentil Farm Share Skillet Price Breakdown
It’s difficult to do an exact price breakdown for this recipe because the vegetables I get from my farm share don’t come with a price tag on them. My summer share costs $11.50 per week, and this recipe uses about half of what I come home with in the early spring weeks of the summer share season. So this recipe costs about $6.50 to make, or $1.63 per serving. I think that’s a bargain for a healthy, organic, vegetarian meal.
If you haven’t gotten around to signing up for a farm share yet, check out www.localharvest.org to find a farm near you.
Step 1: broth, Step 2: Any and every vegetable you can find.
That’s what my mom does. It’s perfect.
I love it!
Oh, I’m so jealous that you’re already picking up shares! We have another couple weeks until ours start coming in. I can’t wait! This is a great dinner idea for those days when you just don’t know what to cook.
Our farm does start a little earlier than most others here in Massachusetts. The food isn’t as exciting as the summer selection, but I’ll take what I can get!
That is my idea of a perfect meal. Easy clean up too!
Exactly!