Kohlrabi & Potato fries and Sauteed Pea Tendrils

A week or so back, I finally used up the Kohlrabi that was taunting me. I really wanted to make Kohlrabi "fries" but only having one Kohlrabi, it didn't really seem worth the effort. I looked multiple places (Whole Paycheck, The Basket.....) and could not find more Kohlrabi. So, I ended up getting a few small potatoes to add in.

There are multiple recipes online for this; I wanted to do simple, and just sort of winged it. (Which usually doesn't work out for me). I peeled and sliced the potatoes and Kohlrabi into the best fry shape I could muster -- which was more or a 'wedge' design. I put the wedges on a baking tray, tossed in some olive oil, added Salt, Pepper and Garlic Powder. I went a little too heavy on the oil. 

This all then went into a 425 degree oven for about 30 minutes. I kept checking, and moving them around a bit because I forgot to spay the pan, so they were sticking on the edges, and there was a giant pool of oil in the middle of the pan due to my heavy pour (must be from my old bar tending days)

About to go in

While those were baking, I figured I needed some green to eat as well. I took out the bag of pea tendrils, washed and spun them, then removed the thick center stem. These really were quite beautiful with the little flower buds on them.

close up of the pea tendrils 

Once all washed up, I sauteed them in a pan that was warm on the stove top, over low heat. With just a little olive oil, salt and pepper. 

Saute action shot

These really shrunk up. I was surprised the big bag really was not net a lot. They did smell super yummy, and I was very excited to eat them. I also added some parm cheese to these at the end.

Yum

I ended up with a pretty unbalanced plate. Lots of "fries" and a little green. 

The Kohlrabi were interesting. I could definitely tell them apart from the potato, but not in a bad way. I want to try them again. Hopefully more next time! 

The Pea Tendrils were AMAZING. I really hope to come upon these again.

Week 3 (Green Stuff!)

Third week, and the second pick up in some pretty wet weather. Thank goodness for their tents.
This week includes lots of green stuff:

• Kale (left side of pic)
• Kohlrabi
• Lettuce (Yeah!)
• Pea Tendrils (in the plastic bag)
• Napa Cabbage (right side of pic)

Rain caused tonight's 'photo session' to be inside & in poor lighting.

Kale was the one choice item. I think the other options were turnips. This week, I am looking forward to the Kale (I have never had it) and the Kohlrabi. It seems you can do some really neat things with this vegetable. I am hopeful Stella likes the pea tendrils. She LOVES sweet peas, so maybe?? She ate a piece of lettuce this evening with her dinner. Then she started crying. I am not sure if the two were related. I hope not.

We did the standard routing of washing the lettuce down when we got home.

Stella helping

I have already eaten a big bowl of the lettuce this evening. I just added some cherry tomatoes, feta, the rest of the scallions from week one, and some dressing. It was very Yummy!

For the Kohlrabi, you should separate the globe and the greens for storage. (This book, recommended by FDC, was very helpful this evening!). I included it in the water bath with the lettuce to clean it up, then removed the greens from the bulb and stored the bulb in the fridge. It should last for at least 2 weeks (I hope). The leaves can be used with other greens, so I added them to my salad this evening.  I did remove the center stem from the leaves as it just seemed really thick. (I later learned this is called the "center rib". 2 + points for google).

Kohlrabi at the depot (I remembered to take a picture this time)
in the water bath getting clean,
greens and bulb separated,
and on the living room floor (Stella helped unpack)

I was definitely able to tell which greens in my salad were the Kohlrabi as they were much thicker & stronger. I am glad that I mixed them with all of the lettuce, because I think I was at my max with the amount I could eat. I didn't dislike them, but I would not want an entire bowl of them. At least raw - I have a feeling they would be very good sauteed. But raw was easy and yummy this evening!

Taking a break from lettuce washing