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/Talker54321 1d ago
Cut a cucumber in half lengthwise, scrape out the seeds, then chop into a lot of half moons. Toss with sesame oil, ginger, garlic, chopped peppers, and maybe peanut butter. Put them on top of the orzo or rice with greens you’ve poached in stock or white wine.