For the first recipe I made (the Heirloom Carrot & Farro Salad), I needed 3 separate pans, a chefs knife, a cutting board, a peeler, a spatula, a spoon and a baking pan. Sounds easy right? The problem is that each step is broken down into another 5-10 steps within. I hadn’t ever heard of watermelon radishes or labneh cheese so I was super excited to try out these new recipes.Įach recipe is broken down into 6 steps with photos. The recipes I received definitely seemed more “gourmet.” While HelloFresh was simple and straightforward, the Blue Apron recipes were more exciting and adventurous. My delivery included Cod & Potato Brandade with Watermelon Radish Salads & Garlic Toast, White Pizza with Baked Eggs & Arugula-Brussels Sprout Salad and an Heirloom Carrot & Toasted Farro Salad with Labneh Cheese & Pickled Dates.

My order was delayed by one day “because of snow.” I live in Florida, so that gave me a clue as to how far the food was traveling. The good part about that is that it cut way down on the packaging compared to HelloFresh. Instead of organizing the ingredients by recipe, Blue Apron lumps everything together.

They are the same price, about $59 a week for 3 vegetarian or pescatarian meals for 2, but that’s really where the similarities ended. After trying HelloFresh (read my review here), I decided to give Blue Apron a go.

Blue apron next week