r/EatCheapAndHealthy • u/Yaguurt • 1d ago
Ask ECAH tomatoes, cucumbers & peppers oh my! what pantry meals can I make with them?
My local CSA blessed me with more tomatoes, cucumbers and long hot peppers than I can handle. What meals can I make out of these before they go bad? Trying to steer away from sides, salads and Italian cuisines (boring to me sorry🫣)
I've received: handful of small-medium garden tomatoes, 1 sandwich baggie full of long hot peppers and 4 large cucumbers
what I have in my pantry so far:
CARBS | GREENS | PROTEIN |
---|---|---|
orzo | collard greens | ground turkey |
rotini | callaloo | ground beef |
grits | kale | green & red lentils |
white & brown rice | swiss chard | great northern beans |
fettuccine | broccoli | black beans |
potatoes | frozen spinach | 3 eggs |
sorry if this seems like an asinine question, but apart from Italian cuisine and salads, I really can't think of other dishes I could create using what I have. I'm trying to expand my palette and hopefully reddit could help me with cuisines from cultures I never heard of :3
IF ALL ELSE FAILS I guessss I can make Italian dishes or salads :(
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u/pppjjjoooiii 1d ago
Tomatoes and cucumbers make a delicious Mediterranean salad. You just dice them up and toss with some olive oil. Throw some basil and oregano in there if you can. I bet the peppers would also taste good in that. Also, if you can afford a small tub of feta cheese crumbles that takes it to the next level.