Cucurbit Farm Recipes
Every growing season, we’ll pass along healthy, fun and easy-to-prepare recipes that we love and, more importantly, include ingredients you can find at Cucurbit Farm!
How much fun is that?
From strawberries, tomatoes and squash early in the season to blueberries, raspberries and peaches mid-summer, to corn and apples as the leaves start changing, let us give you a special recipe that takes advantage of the season’s ripest fruits and vegetables.
Each recipe is prepared (and enjoyed) by us before we give it our Cucurbit Farm stamp of approval.
Click on a recipe to the right to find out more about our Cucurbit Farm-approved recipes and let us know how they turned out for you and your family!
BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND WHITE BEAN SOUP RED = Cucurbit Farm ingredients
Servings: 4 Prep Time: 35 minutes Start to Finish Time: 45 minutes - 1 hour
A hearty winter soup that’s sure to warm you on those chilly days. As a bonus, it’s low fat and low calorie, as well as high in fiber and an excellent choice of protein. Serve with Cucurbit Farm’s Fresh French baguettes for a superb winter meal.
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 (14.5 ounce) cans petite diced tomatoes
1 small butternut squash, peeled and cut
into ½-inch pieces
1 tablespoon fresh thyme
Kosher salt
2 (15-ounce) cans cannelloni beans, rinsed
1 pre-washed bag baby spinach
MEAT OPTION: add ½-pound ground turkey
sausage and sauté at the same time as onions.
Heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the
onion and cook, stirring often, until onion is soft (5 to 6 minutes). Add the tomatoes and their juices and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 more minutes.
Stir in the squash, thyme, 5 cups of water, 1 ½ teaspoons Kosher salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the squash is tender (about 15 minutes). Stir in the beans and spinach and cook until the spinach is wilted and the beans are heated through (2 to 3 minutes).
NOTE: Serve immediately and/or allow to cool and store in air-tight container in refrigerator 3-5 days. We don’t think it’ll last that long however!