GarnerGrows Community Garden

This recipe, cooked and adapted by Layla Bonilla, was a 1st place winner at the 2022 NC State Fair! A cornucopia of fresh veggies are topped with tender and flavorful pieces of sirloin tip steak and tossed in a brown-sugar balsamic dressing.

This deceptively simple dish is full of flavor, and even people who normally don’t like feta cheese have professed a love for this pasta dish!

and bubbly. This is the perfect recipe for using up your excess fresh garden tomatoes! Vegetarians and carnivores alike will love this delicious tomato pie.

“Sukuma wiki” is a Swahili phrase meaning, depending on how you translate it, “week-pusher,” “push the week,” or “stretch the week.” A great way to use kale or collards in flavorful stew served as a side or on rice. A little cooked meat can be added as well if you’d like

Strawberry & Spinach salad is a summertime natural. This version adds feta cheese and provides a homemade balsamic vinaigrette

This dish is very similar to ratatouille, and you could easily substitute or add other veggies into the mix, such as eggplant or greens.

Simple and fresh, these beans are ready in minutes

Coriander, fennel, oregano and red pepper flakes give these simple sweet potato wedges a flavor boost

Roasting okra at a high temperature leaves the okra lightly seared and tender

This isn’t so much a recipe as it is general tips & tricks for making hot sauce. With these simple, tried and true methods you can’t go wrong

Substituting the usual butter for mayonnaise gives this roasted corn an unexpected flavor boost

Fragrant lemon basil adds a light, citrusy note to this simple potato dish.

These easy Southern collard greens are kickin’ thanks to flavorful additions like bacon, onions, and red pepper flakes.

A simple and refreshing side dish that packs a punch of fresh flavor.

Watermelon is always a refreshing summer treat! Throw in some red onion, feta and herbs, then toss it all with a very simple vinaigrette to make a mean summer salad.

Classic guacamole is great on your favorite Mexican dishes, or just serve as a dip with corn chips

When we add a can of soda to this dish, the liquid cooks off, leaving a glaze of sweet caramelization on top of the carrots. It’s like a boost of flavor!

This is a light & refreshing, chilled, Spanish tomato soup. And when made with the season’s best ripe produce there’s no better way to beat the heat.

A Parmesan cream sauce tops pasta made with your choice of fresh herbs and veggies

This Eggplant Parmesan makeover skips the fry and bakes the eggplant until it has a crisp. A combination of part-skim ricotta, sliced mozzarella, fontina, and Parmesan cheese allows for even coverage without hiding the eggplant or adding too much fat.

An edited version of Paula Deen’s Savory Tomato Pie, this one has a lighter, higher-fiber pastry crust and uses reduced fat dairy products.

This carrot slaw is a delicious spin on classic French grated carrot salad. With dried cranberries and ginger in a citrus vinaigrette, it’s crunchy, tart and sweet

A fresh and flavorful salsa with no need to cook!

Even the most vegetable-resistant eater will be impressed by these light and crispy treats!