Recipes
Please enjoy these recipes submitted by the USDA Garden volunteers. We'd love to get more! Please email the webmaster with any recipe you'd like to share and we will list them here for everyone to enjoy.
Words in parenthesis after the recipe title are the garden crops that the recipe uses.
Appetizers
Brussels Sprout Appetizer (Brussel Sprouts)
Soups & Salads
Gazpacho (Garlic, Tomato)
Massaged Kale Salad (Kale)
Middle East Zucchini Salad (Zucchini)
Spicy Zucchini Soup (Zucchini)
Entrees
Kale and White Bean Saute with Parmesan Toasts (Kale)
Zucchini and Basil Pasta (Basil, Zucchini)
Zucchini and Beef "Ragu" (Zucchini, Herbs)
Side Dishes and Salads
Fava Beans, grilled whole or peeled (Fava beans)
Green Beans Sauteed with Garlic (Garlic, Green Beans)
Roasted Beets with Fennel Seed (Beets, Fennel)
Roasted Delicata Squash Salad (Delicata squash, Herbs)
Sweets and Baked Goods
Tomato Cake (Tomatoes)
Chocolate Zucchini Cake (Zucchini)
Zucchini Bread (Zucchini)
Zucchini Brownies (Zucchini) [NEW!]
Snacks and Misc
Kale Chips (Kale)
Green Tomato Pickles (green tomatoes)
Green Tomato Chutney (green tomatoes)
If you would like more recipes, please check out the USDA MyPlate Kitchen (formerly USDA Mixing Bowl)
Have some great recipes? Here's a list of the produce that we'd love to get recipes for:
Artichokes
Arugula
Basil
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Corn
Cucumbers
Fava Beans
Fennel
Garlic
Green Beans
Kale
Kohlrabi
Lettuce (Red Leaf and Green Leaf)
Onion, Red or Yellow
Parsley
Peppers, Hot (Jalapeno and Pasilla)
Peppers, Mild (bell peppers)
Perilla/Shiso, Red
Potatoes
Radishes
Sunflowers
Tomatoes
Winter squash (Delicata, Butternut and Pumpkin)
Zucchini