First Harvest Dish: Mashed Potatoes & Dandelion Greens

First CSA share of the season.

Today is a special day, like Christmas or my birthday.

We brought home our first CSA share of the season and I found myself practically giddy examining each bundle of dandelion greens, chives, asparagus, radishes, arugula and bags of yellow potatoes and fresh-cut mixed lettuce.

Next thing I know, I'm making chive butter to freeze for later and trying out a new flavor mixture -- Mashed Potatoes & Dandelion Greens, using a recipe trusted by our Sandhill Organics farmer.

Potatoes & dandelion greens.

It was so spontaneous, I didn't even have a main course. We threw some tilapia fillets in the oven to round out our meal of just-picked salad greens, potatoes & dandelion greens, and heart-healthy fish.

This is a delightfully rustic dish. The greens are mellowed by the potatoes and joined nicely together by the olive oil. I only made minor tweaks to the recipe, adding a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese in the last few minutes of baking and topping the dish with fresh chives and chive flowers

Can't wait until the Oak Park Farmers Market season begins May 19!