Adventures with the Air Fryer!

I joined the CSA for this Summer/Fall season after being away for a year, it feels great to be a part of a community of people who advocate for healthy foods and care about where they source their food.  I was the newsletter editor for about 3 years, I loved to provide information on how to preserve weekly shares, recipes for unusual items and food justice.  I also loved picking up the weekly share and chatting with others, sharing ideas on how to use the produce (especially during the months where we seem to get large quantities of a single item-i.e. cucumbers!).  These experiences made summers fun and enjoyable. 

But, enough of that, because what I really want to talk about is how our air fryer is making cooking and using the share so much easier.  I’m cooking garlic scapes and fava beans together within minutes, and it tastes so good with minimal preparation.  All I had to do with the fava beans is take them out of the tough outer pods, drizzle olive oil on them with a sprinkle of salt and cook them in the air fryer for 20 minutes at 375 degrees.  Delish!  Garlic scapes are a great garnish, just cut them in ½ inch long pieces and add them in (if the slots in the basket of the air fryer are too big then you can cut them into larger pieces).  Of course you can decide which item in the share you want to air fry, personally, I’m partial to garlicky flavors, lol.  I love how easy this is, seriously.

Our air fryer has made this CSA season so much easier than previous seasons, I was looking for another alternative from the stir-fry, and I get to use much less oil or none at all.  I purchased our air fryer online, it was a great investment and it delivers excellent results.

RECIPE:

Fava Beans with Garlic Scapes

Take 20 fava beans (in pods) and 5 garlic scapes, remove the fava beans from the pods and cut the garlic scapes into ½ inch or 1-inch pieces.  Place all items into a bowl, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and cracked black pepper.  Toss items thoroughly.  Place items into the basket of the air fryer set the temperature to 375 degrees and set the timer to 20 minutes.   Check after 10 minutes, shake the items so they brown evenly then place back in the air fryer.  After 20 minutes the fava beans should be fried and easily removable from their skins, and the garlic scapes should be crispy.

Written by: Patrice Hall