One Local Summer kicked off June 1st and I skipped off to the Farmer's Market for some local goodies. The challenge, remember: Eat one meal weekly comprised entirely of local ingredients, exceptions being oil, salt & pepper, and spices.
I bought spinach and lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers, and a half dozen eggs. All local, all organic.
I did not take into account the salad dressing. I hemmed and hawed for a bit, ultimately decided to man up and go without. I added a drizzle of olive oil, a touch of salt and dug in.
Wow! Local tomatoes are really good! I wish I had bought more. Sometimes I like to snack on just a slice of tomato with a bit of salt and pepper.
So, week one, meal one: DONE. Simple, perhaps, but satisfying and delicious nonetheless. I will become more adventurous once wedding season is behind me and I have a bit more free time. I had also glossed over the fact that I am allowed to use spices, so that opens up a lot of new possibilities.
I still have lots of salad ingredients, so I will be eating mostly local lunches for a few more days. But with dressing. I will have to figure out how to make a salad dressing with local ingredients; I am an addict.
I bought spinach and lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers, and a half dozen eggs. All local, all organic.
I did not take into account the salad dressing. I hemmed and hawed for a bit, ultimately decided to man up and go without. I added a drizzle of olive oil, a touch of salt and dug in.
Wow! Local tomatoes are really good! I wish I had bought more. Sometimes I like to snack on just a slice of tomato with a bit of salt and pepper.
So, week one, meal one: DONE. Simple, perhaps, but satisfying and delicious nonetheless. I will become more adventurous once wedding season is behind me and I have a bit more free time. I had also glossed over the fact that I am allowed to use spices, so that opens up a lot of new possibilities.
I still have lots of salad ingredients, so I will be eating mostly local lunches for a few more days. But with dressing. I will have to figure out how to make a salad dressing with local ingredients; I am an addict.
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You know I love a salad sans dressing, but I also love a culinary challenge. So salad dressing from local ingredients it is! It is too bad avocados aren't grown around here. I don't know that it is even possible due to climate. Sometimes I'll just smash up an avocado and eat that on a salad.
Most salad dressings have some form of acid in them such as vinegar or lemon juice. I'm not sure if anyone grows lemons around here, but I'm not too optimistic about it. It is possible that Linvilla Orchards might have cider vinegar, but that most likely wouldn't be available till autumn. This tomato dressing recipe looks plausible, but requires a bit of lemon juice. You could also try some variation of yogurt cucumber dill sauce.
It might also be fun to attempt making vinegar of some sort. Cider vinegar seems to be a prime candidate using local apples. Grapes might also be a possibility at some point. The CSA we attend, Charlestown Farm, is attempting to grow some this year I believe.
Good luck and happy exploring!
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