Norwood CSA Food Co-op: Guest Blog Post: Chicken Sliders Play-By-Play by Aaron Donato

Guest Blog Post: Chicken Sliders Play-By-Play

by Aaron Donato

It was yet another deluge day. At times this summer it seems like the rain was never going to stop. I returned to Woodlawn, the Bronx after a long day, battling the elements while working outside, and a crowded evening commute. Wet and weary, I stumbled through the door with an appetite like a mosquito at a Red Cross drive.

Lucky for me, my CSA and partner Chelsea had picked up our bountiful cornucopia box the day before, and it was time to whip up a delicious gourmet meal! We set our Personal Record (PR) of incorporating 8 ingredients from the haul into our dinner. Chicken sliders seasoned generously with my eponymous “AA-1 meat seasoning” incorporating dried thyme. The burgers and toast were plated alongside a visually-chromatic salad featuring yellow wax beans, Walla Walla onions, tricolor carrots, an orange heirloom, and some green Negi scallion. The wax beans squeaked on my teeth, like sneakers on basketball court, but surprisingly, this was a fun sensation! Muddled CSA blueberries were featured in a spicy Calabrian chili-dressing for the salad. The sliders were served atop a gluten free soda bread, homage to our neighborhood’s heritage. We washed it all down with a lime-infused spring water we collected on a recent trip to the Finger Lakes, just a few counties away from where all this fresh food starts its journey to the Bronx.

After enjoying this meal, I felt totally recharged, able to put the long hard day behind me, feeling the strength to get up and do it again. Nothing can beat a nice slow meal after a fast paced day.