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May 28, 2011

Farmers Market Saturdays - Salad Blues


After the farmers market you come home with all kinds of beautiful produce. Now what?  If you are like me, you quickly tire of salads and veggies with dip.  Surely there's more?

Luckily there are some great sites that can help combat the same-old salad blues.

Vegetarian Times puts out a Farmers Market Cookbook magazine yearly.  If you can't find the magazine, be sure to check out their website where they boast "the world's largest collection of vegetarian recipes."

Sunset magazine also has an article about different ways to use your market haul.

And the Crescent City Farmers Market of New Orleans (show below) has it's own website with 14 pages of recipes to choose from. 

Something else to think about is variety.  Don't just pick up the usual suspects.  Find a new vegetable you haven't tried yet.  Test mutiple varieties of fruit.  We have at least 6 different varieties of cherries that come into the market in June in colours ranging from white to bright pink to almost black.  It's great fun to try them all!

Have fun recipe-hunting!

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15 comments:

  1. jaz@octoberfarmMay 29, 2011 at 3:00 AM

    thanks for all these links! i really enjoyed checking them out!

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  2. Mother MoonMay 29, 2011 at 5:21 AM

    what beautiful garlic.... I love this time of year when all the veggies and fruits start coming out... It is sheer heaven at the dinner table.

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  3. OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirtsMay 29, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    Farmers Markets are the very best Weds and Sat mornings of the summer around here. And thanks for the links. The garlic looks fabu.
    The Olde Bagg

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  4. WizardessMay 29, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    I just had a college come door to door selling magazine subscriptions...she was sweet, so while I don't need any more info coming in at all, really, I bought a scrip to Vegetarian Times! Good to see a plug for it.

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  5. WizardessMay 29, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    Oh yeah, I'm going vegan! I've got 2 eggs, some tuna & mayo left...once it's gone it's official. Transition time over.

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  6. the wild magnoliaMay 29, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    Farmer's Markets are somehow like comfort food, I feel safe and comforted by the earthy scents and delights. Preparing local fresh food is a healthy way to go, bless your body and the local farmers.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Debra She Who SeeksMay 29, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    Great idea! And remember, when the fall root veggies show up later -- roast veggies!

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  8. RueMay 29, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Wizardess - congrats! I'm not sure I'll ever get there. I do make ever effort to buy free-range, organic meat whenever possible. It's expensive, but worth it.

    Debra - I LOVE roasted root veggies!

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  9. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    Thank you so much for all of these links! I loved the video as well. The Farmers Market rules!!!!!

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  10. TMCPhotoMay 29, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    I'm so looking forward to farmers markets this summer and of course our own garden produce.

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  11. Alexis KennedyMay 30, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    Thanks so much! These are terrific!

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  12. I Wonder WyeMay 30, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    This is my plan this summer too -- to eat more unusual veggies..thanks for the tours and the plant tour as well.

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  13. LydiaMay 31, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    This is right up my alley ... I am always experimenting with new veggies. Thanks for the links, love!

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  14. Mary BergfeldMay 31, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    That photo is terrific. Thanks so much for the very helpful links. They'll be used a lot this summer. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  15. cargillwitchMay 31, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    wonderful post and links! I love the Vegetarian times, they have terrific recipes.
    happy eating!

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