Be sure to store greens in large, dry glass containers along with a strip of paper towel to absorb excess moisture or store away in well - sealed
refrigerator vegetable bins.
Step 2: Save any slightly depressing looking vegetables for soup (
see Vegetable Bin Stone Soup on page 79) and pull out the rest for this big - bowl salad.
Carrots are such a tried - and - true, familiar sight in just about any kitchen; so dependable and ordinary that we don't even notice them growing whiskers and getting limp in the
refrigerator vegetable bin, probably right there next to a sad, yellowing bunch of celery.
Cleaning out
the vegetable bin (to make room for the newest and the freshest) left me with a few string beans, broccoli, left over roasted cauliflower, sauteed leeks (I keep sauteed leeks on hand to put in weekday morning eggs), about 1/2 cup of cooked lentils (leftovers from a previous meal), a carrot, a few stocks of celery, and a minced shallot.
In this case, I unearthed a head of cauliflower from
the vegetable bin, patiently waiting (as crucifers are so inclined) to be put to use from last week's farmers market splurge.
I had a huge bunch of kale in
my vegetable bin from my sister's CSA that I was wondering how to use.
I remember seeing plantains in
the vegetable bins way back when I was a kid, and back then there was way less of a demand for super cool fruits.
A soup meant for using up those survivors of
the vegetable bin turns them into prime assets when they're browned then cooked with black beans.
I love the flavors of your delicious, creamy soup, Brianne, and there's a butternut squash in
my vegetable bin calling its name!
That faithful staple, the egg, is a carrier of salmonella;
the vegetable bin and fruit bowl may harbor protozoans with names like toxoplasma and cryptosporidium.
What's been sitting in
your vegetable bin for the past few weeks may provide a quick dinner tonight.
This feature was fun when used with an image that had a number of noticeable layers, such as a photo of
the vegetable bins in a grocery store.
One, we upcycled an IKEA rast into
a vegetable bin.