My brother lettuce, and my other brother lettuce

Lettuce. What is there to say about lettuce? It's delicious when it's fresh, and fresh is really all we're looking for in lettuce. Fresh, and green. Crisp is good. It was all those things.

It probably has an actual name, but I'm not sure what that might be. Plain lettuce? Regular lettuce? It looks like this:

We also got arugula. Arugula is a peppery, slightly bitter lettuce, which looks almost nothing like this:

But lettuce, eaten raw, is very boring to write about. Just rinse and eat. So instead, try this dijon mustard vinaigrette we made this week, to eat on your lettuces.

Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette

1 Tbsp dijon mustard

1 Tbsp some kind of vinegar

1/2 Tbsp lime juice

Salt and pepper to taste

Olive oil

Steps:

1. Whisk together all ingredients except olive oil

2. Slowly whisk in olive oil until you have the volume of dressing you need

The Loot: Week 1

Our vegetable share for week 1 was surprising.  Having never been a part of a CSA before, we were not sure what to expect.  More specifically, we were not sure how much to expect.  Certainly, it was not this much:

What a bounty!  We have green garlic and chives, kohlrabi and turnips, arugula, fava beans, a head of lettuce, and the biggest bunch of kale I've ever seen.  Granted, I've never cooked kale before, so it's possible that kale simply comes in very large bunches.

We also have a flower membership.  Every week we will bring home a bouquet of fresh-cut flowers.  (This may or may not be the primary reason that I wanted to do this in the first place.)  This week there are sunflowers, orange poppies, and a lot of unidentified white, yellow, and blue blossoms.  The photo doesn't do it justice.