Skinny Tilapia Lettuce Wraps

This week's recipe features two Lone Duck specialties: Lettuce AND Tilapia!

 

Skinny Tilapia Lettuce Wraps

 

 

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Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook Time 5-10 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

Serving size: 2 wraps with 4 oz tilapia per wrap

Ingredients

• 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 Tbsp garlic, minced
• 2 lbs tilapia fillets
• 1 Serrano pepper, diced + seeded
• 2 Tbsp diced jalapeños
• 2 cups diced tomatoes
• ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 lime, juiced
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 8 large Romaine leaves
• 2 cups purple cabbage, shredded
• 4 Tbsp reduced-fat sour cream
• 1 avocado, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes
2. Add tilapia to skillet and cook 3-4 minutes on both sides until fish turns white.
3. Break up fish with spatula into small pieces and mix with onions and garlic.
4. Add Serrano pepper, diced jalapeños, tomatoes, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper. Stir. Cook for another 3-5 minutes.
5. Arrange lettuce leaves on a platter. Spoon ⅓ cup fish mixture down the center of each leaf. Top each lettuce wrap with ¼ cup of shredded purple cabbage, ½ Tbsp sour cream and a few thin slices of avocado

Spring: A Time For New Beginnings

When snowy slush turns to warm(ish) rains, bright flowers pop up (love me some primroses!), and the birds start building their nests, we all tend to get a little excited about new ideas and what's to come. It's no different at the farm, and so we're embarking on a new (online) project.

Welcome to the first weekly installment of the Lone Duck Farm Recipe Book!

 

Every week, we'll be posting a new recipe that uses one of the ingredients we grow (you're welcome, CSA members!). We welcome submissions from the community, and if the warmer air gets to our heads, we might even post TWO recipes in the same week! You can find a compilation of these recipes in the new tab at the top of the page.

 

So without further ado, here's our first delicious treat:

 

Potato Leek Hash with Swiss Chard and Eggs

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Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 cups sliced leek (about 2 large)
• 12 ounces fingerling potatoes, cut in half lengthwise (about 4 cups)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/4 teaspoons Spanish smoked paprika, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper, divided
• 4 cups thinly sliced trimmed Swiss chard (about 1 bunch)
• 4 large eggs
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded Gruyère or Parmesan cheese

Preparation

1. 1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add oil to pan. Add potatoes; cook 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.Add leek and garlic; cook 8 minutes, stirring frequently.  Stir in 1 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add chard; cook 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Using a spoon, push potato mixture aside to make 4 egg-size spaces. Crack 1 egg into each space; sprinkle remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon paprika over eggs. Cover and cook 3 minutes; sprinkle cheese over potato mixture. Cover and cook 2 minutes or until egg yolks are lightly set.

Visits to the farm

It's certainly been a busy spring here at Lone Duck Farm! We've added several new restaurants (see Where to Find Us) and we've had tons of tours, large and small, come through the greenhouse since March- sometimes even more than one a week!

This week, we'll be welcoming a local Girl Scout troop as they achieve their gardening badge. And next Monday, we'll enjoy the company of yet another group of seniors from Cedar Community! We love the opportunity to help our neighbors reconsider the ever-important act of nourishing themselves, and we are honored to be able to produce even a portion of their meals.

Want to come visit, but don't fit into one of the groups we already have on the schedule? Give us a call- we love to talk shop!

Lone Duck Updates

Well, let's share the big news first: Little Duck has hatched! All is well and we're thrilled- it's amazing how quickly you can fall in love with someone so little! Of course, the practical part of this update is to share that our on-farm hours will remain the same (1-6 p.m. on Tuesdays, and other times are available- just ask!).

In other news, you may have seen this article about different kinds of fish that pose a risk to your (or the environment's) health. If you haven't, I'd encourage you to click on the link- it's a good starting point. There are a lot of other articles out there if you're interested in learning more about your piscatorial choices, but the number one thing to keep in mind is that neither farmed or wild-caught fish are inherently better. It all depends on which kind of fish and how they're caught and managed.

While we may not be able to provide for all your fishy desires, Lone Duck Farm tilapia is sustainably raised, farmed without antibiotics and with strict safety measures. Fresh tilapia is a firm and flaky white fish (it's much firmer when fresh than the frozen packages you'll find in the grocery stores) and we are more than happy to discuss the details of why you can feel good about this choice!

Contact us today to talk about getting some delicious tilapia for dinner!

Tuesday Hours Change

We've changed our on-farm hours for Tuesdays- we're now open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays

*If this doesn't work well for you, fret not! We're still available by appointment, as always- just give us a call or send us an email and we'd be more than happy to find a different time to have you stop out at the farm for some tasty produce or tilapia!

**Though it seems absolutely crazy to write this, the last 8 1/2 months have flown by (no pun intended) and there may be additional, last minute changes to our hours based on the upcoming arrival of our own "Little Duck." Unless you are a CSA customer (in which case, you'll receive your own update/instructions), please check this blog or our Facebook page before stopping out at the farm in the next few weeks- we may be (very excitedly) unavailable during our normal hours!

Lone Duck Farm CSA Shares Now Available!

Some people know all about CSAs (and might even school us!) and others are left scratching their heads about what this acronym could possibly mean. So just in case you're wondering, CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture (a buying agreement between the farmer and his or her community). CSA's provide pre-paid "shares" of the farm's produce to individuals/families, who then pick up their box of produce on a set day (usually once a week). This allows the share holder to get to know his or her farmer, to have a stake in the growing process, and to have access to the freshest food available; it also allows the farmer to know how much and which types of food to grow, guaranteeing him or her a market for their hard work. Financially, shareholders/members pay less than they would if they bought each item individually, though there is some risk involved- CSA farmers may sometimes need to substitute one item for another, depending on growing conditions. And did we mention that when you pre-pay for your veggies (and can plan for a set amount of produce to enter your house each week), you might just find it easier to actually eat the recommended amount of vegetable servings? :)


Lone Duck Farm is about to embark on the whole CSA adventure, and we'd love it if you came along! We're starting out with two share options- a full share and a half share, available weekly. Share holders can sign up for a three month season, and our first season will be starting in October and ending in December (14 weeks of delicious, fresh greens!). After that, shareholders can decide whether to commit for another three months, let their share expire, or to extend their share for even longer than just the next season! So what can you expect from each option?

Full Shares ($30/week = $420/season) include:
3 heads of living lettuce
1 bunch of kale OR swiss chard
1 bunch of watercress OR purslane
1 bunch of arugula OR endive
1 bunch spinach OR mizuna (a delicious, mild alternative)
1 head of pak choi OR celery
2 bunches of fresh herbs (basil, oregano, mint, chives, parsley, or cilantro)
1 seasonal item (see list below)

Half Shares ($18/week = $252/season) include:
2 heads of living lettuce
1 bunch of kale OR swiss chard
1 bunch of watercress OR arugula OR purslane
1 head of pak choi OR celery
1 bunch of fresh herbs (basil, oregano, mint, chives, parsley, or cilantro)
1 seasonal item every other week

Seasonal items may include: rhubarb, peas, mulberries, radishes, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, kohlrabi, garlic, leeks, beets, onions, potatoes, or Brussels sprouts.


**As an added benefit, we're also offering a discount on tilapia to our CSA members- about 15% per fish! And members get first notice of any other products that may become available as we expand our offerings.


At this time, we're offering CSA shares on-farm, meaning that you'd need to stop by the farm between 3 and 6 p.m. on Tuesdays to pick up your share for the week. If we happen to have multiple shares headed to the same area of town, we can discuss setting up a delivery option.

So does this sound interesting to you? We'd love to answer any questions you have or send you a sign up sheet! Drop us a line or give us a call- we're excited to hear from you!

We're in the paper!

That might even be what brought you here! Whether you saw us in hard-copy or you're here on your own, rest assured that we're mighty excited about your visit to our website!

Take a look around the different pages, read some previous posts, and feel free to ask us some questions! Interested in a specific topic? Wondering about something on the farm? Just want to say hi? We welcome conversation!

As for what we have available this week, we offer the following for your gustatory pleasures:

• Radishes
• Arugula
• Mizuna (a very tasty, mild Asian green)
• Bok Choy
• Oregano
• Chives (garlic and standard)
• Swiss Chard
• Limited Spinach
• Limited Kale

We're a bit light this week on our lettuces, but no worries. They'll be back soon!