CSA Share Week #11 Summer Squash Salad, Creamy Pea Salad & No Bean Hummus

Week #11 of my CSA share!!

We have a lot of variety this week.  Our weather has been pretty dry here so our peppers are not as plump as they should be, but there is an abundance.  Many of the bell peppers pictured here were not in my regular share.  They are what are called seconds.  Seconds are always freebies.  Our farmer will send a crate or two of them and members are free to take as they please.  :)

Pictured top left and clockwise:

2 cantaloupe (1 is a second)

red beets

bag of salad mix

12 ears of corn

variety of bell peppers (we received 2 in our regular share)

2 onions

garlic bulb

parsley

basil

applemint

celery cuttings

bunch of carrots

In the center:

kale

summer squash

1 pint of blackberries

Italian Squash Salad

2 yellow summer squash (pictured below) shredded

1 green pepper chopped

carrots shredded

red onion diced

1 large clove of garlic

black olives sliced

oregano

basil

thyme

Himalayan salt

Organic Balsamic Vinegar

Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

topped with raw sesame seeds

This is a summer favorite!!  My husband said it tasted like pizza...I think he meant it had the flavor of pizza.

A good friend was cleaning out her garden before they left for vacation and gave us this box of green beans, squash and a green pepper . 

Thank you!! 

The green beans are delicious and you can see we put the rest to good use!

Creamy Cheezy Pea Salad

1 bag of frozen peas or you can use fresh

1 red bell pepper

red onion diced

1 large clove of garlic

Daiya Cheddar Cheese (vegan)

Vegenaise~just enough to moisten

I order my Daiya Cheese from my co-op.  I get a five pound bag and divide it and keep it in the freezer until ready to use.  This saves us money by buying in bulk.  This cheese is vegan and melts very well. 

Here is a list of info from Daiya's website:

Cholesterol free

Trans Fat free

Dairy free
Free of all animal products (Vegan)
Free of common allergens including:
Dairy (casein and lactose), soy, gluten, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts (excluding coconut)
Free of Artificial Ingredients
Free of Preservatives
Free of Hormones & Antibiotics

Kosher

The full list of ingredients are as follows:

Filtered water, tapioca and /or arrowroot flours, non-GMO expeller pressed canola and /or non-GMO expeller pressed safflower oil, coconut oil, pea protein, salt, inactive yeast, vegan natural flavors, vegetable glycerin, xanthan gum, citric acid (for flavor), annatto, titanium dioxide (a naturally occurring mineral).

My Daily Green Juice!

cucumber

celery

swiss chard

lemon

ginger

liquid stevia

 

NO BEAN HUMMUS

no measurements~I just tossed this in the Vita-Mix

1 zucchinni unpeeled

big spoonful of tahini

about 1/4 c. ground raw sesame seeds

lemon juice

1 red bell pepper

1 large garlic clove

Himalayan salt

Blended and poured half into one container and then added:

one small hot pepper

blend until smooth

Raw Pizza & No Bean Hummus

Pictured above is my lunch for today...

Raw Pizza's, no bean hummus, slice of a cuke and some baby carrots.

The bottom picture shows the progression of layering the pizza's.

After finishing this lunch I am stuffed.

About 1/2 hour before eating I drank a glass of wheatgrass, barley grass and spirulina powders mixed with coconut water.

Raw Pizza

pre-made raw crackers

marinate sliced wild mushrooms in Bragg's Liquid Aminos

Marinate thinly sliced tomtoes and red onions or whatever veggie toppings you want in Bragg's Aminos & chopped cilantro

Spicy Mac Nut Cheese (recipe below)

Assemble pizza's by spreading on cheese topping and layering veggies and top with sprouts

Spcicy Mac Nut Cheese

  1 c. of raw macadamia nuts and 1 c. of raw sunflower seeds soaked for 1-2 hrs. then drained

1 red bell pepper seeded

2 cloves of garlic

1 c. water

1 red jalapeno

2 T. lemon juice

1 T. real seal

Blend in a high powdered blender until smooth and creamy...this will thicken a bit after refrigerated

No Bean Hummus

1 c. of almond pulp (leftover from making almond milk)

2 T. raw tahini

1 T. lemon juice

2 garlic cloves

dash of cumin

blend in high powered blender until smooth and creamy

I took another two cups of almond pulp and placed it in a glass jar covered with a towel for 8 hrs. to ferment to make nut cheese....I will flavor this later with something??