A hippity hoppin’ box this week ?

Fresh to You This Week: March 29 – April 2, 2021

“Here comes the sun, and I say, it’s all right.” – The Beatles

This Week’s Healthy Harvest

We’re hippity-hoppin’ into a lovely box filled with tons of fresh goodies!
Here’s what’s headed your way this week:⠀

Sweet Melogold, Star Ruby, or Cocktail Grapefruit – L&C Smith Groves
Organic Zutano Avocados (sm/med/lrg boxes) – Dragon Spring Farm
Organic Pink Lady or Fuji Apples – Smit Orchards
Red Cabbage – Martinon Farms
First Harvest Romaine Lettuce – Martinon Farms
Easter Egg Purple/Pink/White Radishes – Babe Farms
French Carrots – Babe Farms
Yellow Carrots (med/lrg boxes) – Babe Farms
Broccoli Crowns – Beachside Produce
Celery – Beachside Produce
Sweet English Shelling Peas – Bautista Farms
Italian Parsley – Beachside Produce
Red Acre Cabbage/Kohlrabi Microgreens – Gracious Greens
Golden Nugget Mandarins, Minneola Tangelos, Page Mandarins – Arnett Farms

~All items subject to change based on availability ~

Fruit Boxes: Strawberries or Blueberries, Mandarins, Fuji Apples, Pink Lady Apples, Cara Cara Oranges, Blood Oranges, Melogold Grapefruit, Star Ruby Grapefruit, Meyer Lemon, Cocktail Grapefruit, Tangelos, Zutano Avocadoes⠀

~ Boxes will be filled with a great assortment, not all boxes will receive every variety available ~
Looking for some great tips on storing your produce so it lasts?
Check out all our storage tips here.

BIG News!

According to the SLO County COVID Enforcement Office, we can receive boxes again, effective immediately!

Please set them out in the morning of your delivery day so our drivers can pick them up.

Healthy & Delicious Recipes

Roasted Carrots with Garlic-Parsley Butter
Salted Citrus Bars (SLO Veg employee recommended!)
German Red Cabbage
Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli-Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
Thai Celery Salad

Click > Here To View Our SLO Veg Recipe Pages For More Inspiration

This Week’s Fresh Fish Offering

~ Sushi Grade Albacore “Tombo” Tuna ~

Fresh sushi grade salmon fillets for subscribers who have previously requested no tuna.

Albacore is one of the smallest members of the tuna family and a highly migratory fish that roams all the world’s tropical and temperate oceans. A metallic, dark blue back and dusky to silvery white belly distinguishes the Albacore tuna. The fish has exceptionally long pectoral fins – as much as 30 percent of the tuna’s total length – and have streamlined, torpedo-shaped bodies adapted to fast and continuous swimming. The average market size is between 10 and 40 pounds (4.5 to 18 kg). Albacore has a delicate flavor and famously light pink flesh that turns ivory or creamy white when cooked and firms up into delicious, flaky pieces. Albacore is excellent on the barbecue, baked, canned, raw or deep fried; this fish is for everyone! Check out our blog post on how to cook fresh tuna steaks. Below is a fabulous selection of SLO Veg recipes you’ll want to make over and over again:

Try These Delicious Paired Recipes

Lemon Glazed Tuna Skewers
Seared Tuna with Avocado Salsa Verde
Seared Tuna Salad with Lemon-Caper Dressing

Fish is supplied by Giovanni’s Fish Market and Grotto in Morro Bay.

~ Additional Seafood Offerings ~

These seafood items below will arrive frozen to ensure you’re thawing when ready to prepare:

Lobster Tail – 8oz tail
Crab Claws – 16oz portion
Prawns – Small 8oz or Large 16oz portions
Scallops – Small 8oz or Large 16oz portions
King Salmon – Small 8oz or Large 16oz portions

From the SLO Veg Kitchen

~ Natural Food Dyes ~

Natural dyes are all around us, often living on your countertop or finding their way into your compost bin before the opportunity to show their ‘true colors’! Believe it or not, you can use leftover produce scraps and other natural food products to transform ordinary items into extraordinary and colorful keepsakes.

Tending to the pastel themes of spring as well as Easter and upcoming holidays, Meredith shares her methods to make natural dyes using plants in this latest blog post! While the steps listed are intended for fabrics (ideally cotton, canvas, and linen) these dyes can also be used for staining paper, or even tinting Easter eggs!

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Did you know? When you refer a friend, colleague, or family member to SLO Veg Harvest Delivery, you both receive $5 credit towards a SLO Veg subscription or purchase! New subscriber must use code FRIENDS21 to redeem. Instruct them to include your name in the sign up comments so you can receive your credit too!