CSA Box Recipes
CSA Box Recipes- Do you subscribe to a CSA, or have you thought about joining one? Whether you are a seasoned CSA member every year or a newbie, this post is full of CSA box ideas to get you through a whole subscription season! These recipes are easy and full of fresh seasonal produce, with ideas for appetizers, desserts, mains, and everything in between. If you want to know how to use CSA Vegetables and other box items, this is the place for you!
What is a CSA Box?
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. What is Community Supported Agriculture? When you join a CSA, you make an investment in local farms!
How? By joining a CSA, you buy shares of a farm’s harvest in advance by paying a few hundred dollars to join at the start of the growing season. This cost will vary by farm, but it is generally around 400- 800 dollars to join.
In return, you receive a weekly box of freshly grown produce! Some CSA subscriptions even offer meat, eggs, flowers, and fresh herbs depending on the farm. Each week is a surprise, because what you get all depends on what is ready to harvest at that time.



CSA Box Ideas
Not knowing what produce or other items you will receive means that sometimes, you have to come up with ideas on the fly for whatever is inside that week’s box. That’s where this post and this whole website can help you! For more about this site, be sure to visit the about page to learn more. Now, on to the recipes!
CSA Box Recipes
This list is your one stop shop for great recipes to utilize produce and other items you might find in a CSA subscription box!
CSA Produce Tutorials
In this section of the list, you'll find both a recipe for making your own pumpkin puree, and a guide to garlic and leek scapes!
Don't buy this in a can, make your own! This easy recipe will have you wondering why you never made your own until now. It's so much better and your recipes will thank you!
Scapes are a staple at Farmers Markets and in CSA boxes. They have a short season, and add so much great flavor to any dish. This guide will help you know what to look for when buying scapes, as well as how to cook with them!
CSA Main Dish Ideas
These main dishes are perfect for serving with your CSA produce. If you are lucky enough to be a part of a CSA that also has meat as part of your subscription, you are sure to find great ideas here for how to use it!
Use some locally brewed beer and fresh onions to braise this roast to perfection.
Easy, succulent, and full of flavor, this might become your favorite way to cook turkey!
Carrots and fire roasted tomatoes make a flavorful braising liquid for these fall off the bone short ribs.
Ready in almost no time, this easy and healthy dinner is a nice way to use up some left over pesto!
Chock full of lots of veggies, this curry uses a homemade green curry paste that is easier than you think!
The beef for these easy tacos cooks slowly in a mildly spicy homemade sauce with ancho chile and roasted tomatoes.
This one pot wonder will solve all your weeknight dinner woes. Fresh veggies from your CSA box combine with a homemade spice blend for an easy dinner you'll love.
This pasta dish is loaded with all the veggie goodness you can ask for, all topped with a cream sauce that has a hint of lemon and lots of herbs!
These rice bowls have all the things you love from a basket of hot wings, with tons of vegetables and no deep fryer required!
CSA Box Breakfast Ideas
Start the day off right with these fresh and easy breakfast recipes!
Flaky and tender biscuits are the perfect vehicle for enjoying this spicy chorizo gravy chock full of fresh vegetables you might find in your CSA share!
These easy overnight oats are a quick way to start the morning off right, along with being a great use for all those yummy fresh blueberries.
meaty mushrooms and fresh Summer zucchini make a lovely and quick frittata, perfect for breakfast or even breakfast for dinner!
Make use of all that farm fresh pumpkin and whip up a batch of these easy scones that will make your whole house smell amazing as they bake.
Beverage Recipes For CSA Box Items
Fruits and veggies aren't just for sides and mains. You can make tasty drinks with your CSA items too!
Lemon cucumbers are a sunny yellow heirloom variety that make a wonderful refreshing flavored water to help you beat the Summer heat!
The lovely ombre effect of this blueberry lavender lemonade is easy to achieve, and a great way to impress your guests too!
Basil and strawberry are a match made in food heaven, especially in this rosy hued lemonade!
Rhubarb lemonade is a refreshing treat, and a great way to use extra Spring rhubarb!
Appetizer Ideas For CSA Box Ingredients
We all need a list of a few go to appetizers, and these will help you utilize those fresh ingredients from your weekly delivery.
Got some fresh spinach? Use it in this delicious take on the classic dip. This version may become your favorite!
Leek scapes appear for only a short time, and if you're fortunate enough to get them in a CSA share, this dip is one of many ways to use them.
This easy recipe uses a two ingredient dough, and a tangy creme fraiche herb spread. It makes a nice light lunch or easy dinner, its not just an appetizer!
CSA Box Dessert Ideas
What is life without dessert? All the recipes listed here use fresh from the farm fruit that you would most certainly find in a CSA share.
Mountain Rose Apples are an heirloom variety only grown in Oregon. They may or may not be a part of a CSA share depending on where you live. If not, feel free to use another apple variety accessible to you.
Blueberry and chocolate is an unexpected flavor combination, but wonderful nonetheless. This easy sheet cake is sure to be a hit at any gathering.
Meyer lemons have a beautiful aroma and floral note that can't be beat. You'll put this curd on almost everything!
This no stress dessert is a welcome addition to a holiday meal. Make these cheesecake bars in advance using fresh pumpkin puree, and watch them disappear.
White chocolate and raspberry are an iconic combo made even better in these easy to throw together blondies.
This take on strawberry shortcake gives each guest their own shortcake in a little jar. Its a fun way to serve and eat this classic dessert.
Apricot and rhubarb are an unlikely but tasty pairing. These are perfect for a picnic!
The light milky flavor of this cheesecake really lets the blackberry and lavender flavors shine. This is an easy and impressive dessert you'll love!
Side Dishes With CSA Box Produce
Sides and salads are some of the best ways to use up fresh produce, and you'll find more than a few great ideas here!
Fresh off the cob corn, garden fresh lemon cucumbers, and a honey mint dressing make for a delightful late Summer salad everyone will love.
If you haven't made a Caprese salad using, Buratta, this is your chance! The creamy and milky cheese is the perfect backdrop for tangy balsamic and meaty heirloom tomatoes.
If you are fortunate enough to be part of a CSA that offers bread (some do) why not use some to make a Panzanella? This light but filling salad is wonderful on a hot Summer evening.
These green beans and carrots are roasted until caramelized and super yummy, then topped with a shallot and orange gremolata that adds acidity and a pop of color. Who wouldn't love that?
Save time and add texture to your mashed potatoes by leaving the skins on! Cream cheese adds an otherworldly creaminess and acidic bite that make these potatoes unforgettable!
This cozy salad makes use of all kinds of CSA veggies, and creamy goat cheese. The citrus vinaigrette adds brightness to chase away those Winter blues!
Save oven space by cooking this easy side dish in your air fryer. You don't even need to peel the squash!
Pears and parmesan are a nice combination, especially when dressed with a maple dijon dressing. Perfect for Fall!
This homemade version of a holiday classic is well worth the additional effort. Once you taste the homemade crispy shallots with the roasted green beans and chanterelle mushrooms, you'll never go back!
Spring onions are found in Farmers Markets and CSA boxes rather frequently where I live. They combine with creamy fingerling potatoes to make this potato salad really something special. It is tossed in a tangy buttermilk and lemon dressing that is a lovely alternative to the usual mayonnaise.
Chop up all those Spring Veggies and give them a toss with some cooked Farro and an artichoke vinaigrette in this super easy salad!
This no waste recipe uses the whole carrot. Yep, even the tops! Use them to make a tasty pesto as a sauce.
Leek scapes are used raw here, showcasing their mild flavor in this fresh and herby potato salad.
Earthy mushrooms and pumpkin combine for a comforting and hearty dish you'll love. Its a great Vegetarian main dish as well.
Sauce And Condiment Recipes For CSA Items
Why buy sauces and other condiments when you can make them yourself with fresh ingredients from a CSA share? These recipes are versatile, and sure to add a pop of flavor to anything you pair them with.
This sauce is creamy with a citrusy punch, and full of fresh herbs. Try it on roasted veggies!
Pesto di Basilico is an iconic and familiar condiment. Use up that extra basil by making this easy sauce that's great on pasta and grilled items, or stirred into mayonnaise.
This easy pesto makes a great alternative to tomato sauce on a pizza, and a great way to use up fresh oregano if you have any.
This tasty dressing uses chive flowers, and has lots of lovely strawberry flavor.
Why buy barbeque sauce when you can make your own? This sauce is the perfect combo of spicy and sweet, and makes a great dipping sauce too.
This vinaigrette takes basil to a whole new level. Honey enhances the basil's sweet flavor, and its great on most any salad.
Enhance your salsa's flavor by roasting everything on a sheet pan! You can make this as mild or as spicy as you like.
Lemon cucumbers make wonderful pickles, with lemon juice in the brine. Basil provides a fresh flavor to these unique pickles, and the refrigerator does all the work. No canning required!
Shallots are quite nice when they are pickled. Try them on tacos or in a salad!
If you've never pickled a strawberry, now is the time to start! These are wonderful as a dessert topping or right from the jar!
CSA Box Soups
Soup is a fabulous way to use up fresh produce. These options will give you ideas for a warm bowl of comfort all year long.
Loaded with all the veggies you could ever want, this comforting recipe is easy and versatile.
Roasting the asparagus brings lots of extra flavor, and a dollop of creme fraiche adds a little zing.
This easy soup uses the whole leek, even the green tops. It adds extra color to the soup and reduces waste.
This sweet fleshed squash is perfect for soup. Cumin provides smoke and spice, and its all finished off with a little bit of cream.
Two squashes are better than one, especially when you add bacon!
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So many delicious-looking recipes. I immediately picked several I’d like to try!
Great program to use. I know our DIL used something similar here in Canada, so will have to look into the CSA one
P.S. The warm goat cheese salad recipe was also a favorite at Will Blog for Comments #20, but I didn’t see a place to leave a comment at that post.
Thank you for catching that Jennifer, I have fixed that and you can now leave a comment on the Salad with Fried Goat Cheese!
Congratulations! This post was a featured favorite at the Will Blog for Comments #20 linkup! It will be in the spotlight all next week, starting today. You’re welcome to copy the “this blog post was a featured favorite” image there to share with your readers here, if you like. Thank you for sharing your posts with us! See you next week. 🙂
Thank you Jennifer!
Huh, I never heard of CSA boxes. This is really interesting and I’m glad you shared this information it sounds like a great program, for sure.
I appreciate you sharing this with Sweet Tea & Friends this month dear friend.
Thank you Paula!