Weekly Menu Guide- Garden Table

THE FARM ROUTE

Garden Table Weekly Menu Guide

Familiar garden favorites with a little seasonal discovery

🌾 WEEKLY SHARE GUIDE — GARDEN TABLE

EVERY SHARE: White Kennebec potatoes • Green beans • Malabar spinach • Scallions • Baldwin pears • Persimmons

MEDIUM+ ADDS: Cucumbers • Spaghetti squash

GATHERING+ RECEIVES: Larger portions of the same seasonal harvest

1. 🍽️ YOUR SHARE AT A GLANCE

Share	Meal Count	Approx. Produce Weight
Small	5–7	~6–7.5 lb
Medium	9–12	~12–16 lb
Gathering	18–22	~24–30 lb
Community / Restaurant	36–40	~48–60 lb

Meal count means meaningful Farm Route produce portions for building meals—not complete meals. Add your own protein, rice, pasta, grains, beans, eggs, cheese, bread, or pantry staples.

2. 👩‍🍳 PREP FIRST: Roast the Kennebec potatoes and wash the Malabar spinach. Make the pear-persimmon relish while the potatoes cook so lunch or dinner is halfway ready.

3. 🥬 EAT ME FIRST!: Malabar spinach → cucumbers (Medium+) → green beans → scallions → ripe persimmons → ripe Baldwin pears → cooked spaghetti squash → potatoes → whole spaghetti squash.

4. ♻️ USE IT FORWARD: ROAST → BOWL → HASH → SOUP. Roast potatoes once, build the featured bowl, then carry extras into breakfast hash or soup. Medium+ can roast spaghetti squash at the same time.

5. 📅 FIVE WAYS TO BUILD YOUR MEALS

1. Garden harvest bowl with potatoes, beans, spinach, and pear-persimmon relish.

2. Warm potato + green bean salad with scallions and pantry vinaigrette.

3. Malabar spinach and potato breakfast hash with eggs or beans.

4. Green bean, potato + spinach soup with a favorite protein.

5. Medium+: spaghetti squash with sautéed spinach and fresh cucumbers on the side.

6. 🍲 FEATURED FARM RECIPE: Garden Harvest Bowl with Pear-Persimmon Relish — your saveable recipe is on the next page.

7. 🍐 SNACK FIRST. DESSERT SECOND.: Let firm pears and persimmons ripen at room temperature. Enjoy them fresh, spoon the relish over a bowl, or sauté very ripe fruit with cinnamon.

8. 🌱 YOUR BOX ALREADY HAS A PLAN: Refrigerate ripe fruit if you need more time. Malabar spinach and green beans are tender, so use them early. Whole spaghetti squash can wait; refrigerate cooked strands and use within 3–4 days.

9. ❤️ FOOD + BODY SUPPORT: Malabar spinach, cucumbers, and green beans contribute fiber and micronutrients, while potatoes and fruit add carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds. Variety across the week matters most.

10. 🌻 OUR ROOTS: Baldwin pears are suited to north and central Florida and often finish ripening after harvest. A firm pear may simply need a little time on the counter (UF/IFAS Extension).

Food supports health as part of an overall eating pattern. This information is educational and is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure disease.

THE FARM ROUTE

Local Harvest. Shared Abundance.

🍲 FEATURED FARM RECIPE

Garden Harvest Bowl with Pear-Persimmon Relish

GARDEN TABLE • Makes 4 meal-building portions

FROM YOUR FARM ROUTE SHARE

• 2 lb White Kennebec potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces

• 8 oz green beans, trimmed

• 4 oz Malabar spinach, rinsed and dried

• 1/2 bunch scallions, sliced

• 1 ripe Baldwin pear, diced

• 1 ripe persimmon, diced

FROM YOUR KITCHEN

• 2 Tbsp cooking oil, divided

• 1 Tbsp vinegar or lemon juice

• 1 tsp honey or maple syrup, optional

• 1/2 tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste

• Optional: cooked grains, beans, chicken, eggs, or another protein

MAKE IT

1. Heat oven to 425°F. Toss potatoes with 1 tablespoon oil, salt, and pepper; roast 30–40 minutes.

2. Stir pear, persimmon, half the scallions, vinegar, and optional honey together.

3. Sauté green beans in the remaining oil until crisp-tender. Add spinach and cook just until softened.

4. Divide potatoes, beans, and spinach among bowls. Spoon fruit relish over top and finish with scallions.

5. Add grains or protein. Medium+ can add roasted sweet peppers or spaghetti squash.

USE IT FORWARD — Roast extra potatoes and reserve half the relish. Use both the next day in a breakfast hash, salad, or grain bowl. Medium+ can add sliced cucumbers for crunch.

SAVE THIS RECIPE • COOK IT AGAIN • MAKE IT YOUR OWN