Normally garden recipes shared focus on summer crops. Falls focus is on root crop recipes . Winter is usually recipes from pantry goods and foods you preserved over the season. However, if you are fortune enough to own a good greenhouse you have fresh garden produce available through winter and early spring before harvests outside begin. So I thought I would share recipes from my greenhouse harvests that work perfectly for winter. The first is Broccoli Cheddar Soup.
Broccoli does well in a greenhouse. It also does well outside if you have a mild winter. Broccoli that ripens in the cold is sweeter and much better tasting than summer grown broccoli. It is a cool season crop for a reason. My first harvest of broccoli from the greenhouse was in late December. I also have carrots in the greenhouse which are used in this recipe. Soup seemed the perfect option for this harvest.
Growing Broccoli
Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Ingredients:
4 Tbs butter
1 med yellow onion chopped
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp of pepper
3 garlic cloves minced
1/4 cup flour
2 cups milk
2 cups vegetable broth
3 cups chopped broccoli florets
1 large carrot finely chopped or shredded
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
2 cups mild cheddar
1/4 cup sharp cheddar
Directions:
-Melt butter in a dutch oven
-Add onion, salt, and pepper cook until softened then add garlic and cook another minute
-Sprinkle with flour and whisk continuously until flour turns golden.
-Slowly pour in milk whisking as you pour
– After it thickens add broth, broccoli, carrots and mustard.
– Simmer until broccoli is tender
-Add shredded cheese and stir until melted and creamy.
Serve with a homemade crusty artisan bread
Look for more winter harvest recipes!
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| I used some freeze dried shredded carrots from my pantry. |
