Garden to Table Recipes

Welcome to our Garden to Table Recipes page! If you’re looking for delicious and healthy recipes that feature fresh, homegrown ingredients, you’ve come to the right place.

From beverages to desserts and everything in between, our recipes showcase the best of what your garden has to offer. Whether you’re growing your own fruits and vegetables or picking them up from a local farmer’s market, you’ll find plenty of tasty and nutritious recipes to try.

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Garden to Table Main Dishes

chile rellenos

Chile Rellenos

Chile rellenos are a traditional Mexican recipe made with stuffed poblano peppers that are dipped in egg and deep fried. This version has a creamy cheese stuffing that perfectly balances the mild spiciness of the poblano chili pepper.

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Cheesy Vegetable Casserole

Here’s a simple recipe that’s got it all: a good three servings of healthy vegetables and the cheesy richness of macaroni and cheese. Add to that the ease with which this vegetable casserole can be prepared, and you’ve got a recipe we bet will be your new go-to for winter family meals.

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Garden to Table Beverages

Mint Julep

A refreshing adult beverage; perfect for those hot summer nights or as the signature cocktail of your Kentucky Derby party.

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Desserts From the Garden

Blackberry Muffins

Here’s the first thing we do with our summer blackberry crop—whip up a batch of these easy and scrumptious blackberry muffins. Here’s the second—freeze a batch to savor come winter.

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Garden to Table Salads & Greens Recipes

Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage

Using red cabbage instead of green gives this recipe a nutritional boost. In addition to providing a rich source of vitamins C and K, calcium and fiber, red cabbage is high in an anthocyanin – an excellent source of antioxidants.

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Caprese Salad

This traditional Italian salad is quick, easy and delicious. Prepare it as an appetizer, side dish or even a light meal. Sure to become one of your favorite recipes!

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Get to Know Leafy Salad Greens

The days when iceberg lettuce set the standard for a leaf salad are long gone. Get in on the latest salad trends with these 16 leafy options that will bring fresh color, flavor, textures, and added nutrients to your next salad.

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Garden Grown Salsas, Sauces & Dips

Apple Butter Recipe for Canning

Canned apple butter is incredibly versatile. Use it to spice up breads, hot cereals, waffles and pancakes. Apple butter is also delicious used as a condiment or glaze for pork and chicken. Slather it on a ham or turkey sandwich to create a sweet-savory treat!

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How to Make Applesauce

Homemade applesauce is one of the simplest foods to make from scratch. It requires few ingredients, and once the fruit is prepared, takes little attention during cooking. The slow cooker method makes this a dream side-dish or snack if you don’t have much time.

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Greek Tzatziki Sauce

Tzatziki couldn’t be easier to make and can be used as a dip, a sauce, or even a stand-alone side dish. Home-grown cucumbers make this Greek favorite even more delicious.

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Garden to Table Snacks

Homegrown Soups

Easy Vegetable Soup

When the snow is falling, the days are short, and the wind howls outside, that’s the time to whip up a vegetable soup to warm the bones and nourish the soul. Our simple vegetable soup will have you ready to call “soup’s on” in less than an hour.

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Tomato Soup

What to do when the tomatoes start pouring in? Make soup, of course! An added benefit of this recipe is that it freezes well, so you can save some for the cold months after the vegetable garden has been put to bed.

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Recipes with Vegetables

Microgreen Toast

Microgreen toast is set to be this year’s next big thing. Are you growing your own microgreens, those first shoots of lettuces, broccoli, cabbage, radish, onion, herb and more? If so, we’re sure you already know to use them in salads and smoothies. But how about microgreen toast, a delicious sandwich or elegant appetizer, a great way to eat more of these super-greens.

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Cheesy Vegetable Casserole

Here’s a simple recipe that’s got it all: a good three servings of healthy vegetables and the cheesy richness of macaroni and cheese. Add to that the ease with which this vegetable casserole can be prepared, and you’ve got a recipe we bet will be your new go-to for winter family meals.

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Garlic Parmesan Cauliflower

Roasting is one of the most popular ways to prepare cauliflower these days. We take roasted cauliflower to new levels of flavor by combining it with a tempting blend of garlic and Parmesan cheese, to create a side dish that will complement just about any main course.

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