By this point of the summer, meals at the Foodie Tot house tend to become simple variations of mixed grill or summer salads. To say I am obsessed with the pairing of summer tomatoes and peaches would be an understatement. This Italian bread salad, incorporating the two plus sweet corn, is the perfect showcase for […]
Entries Tagged as 'salad'
One Local Summer Tomato Peach Panzanella
August 11th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Tags: at market · NoVA Locavore · one local summer · recipes · salad
At Market: Watermelon Radish, Red Pear and Cashel Blue Salad
December 3rd, 2008 · 19 Comments
This Sunday the toddler and I donned our rain coats and braved the winter monsoon to visit the Dupont Circle Market. I’m like a kid loose in the candy store whenever I get to Dupont, even at the end of November, and this week was no exception. In the market basket: Cibola Farms buffalo stew […]
Tags: at market · fruit · ingredients · recipes · salad · vegetables
At Market: Patriotic Potato Salad
July 21st, 2008 · 8 Comments
Despite the intense heat, the Alexandria markets were mobbed this weekend. I’m actually starting to prefer the West End Market over Del Ray, because DR is just too crowded this summer. And West End has more and cheaper fruit and berries. (Blueberries at Del Ray were $3.50/pt, while Papa’s at WE had them for $3/pt, […]
Tags: at market · one local summer · recipes · salad
Peachy Pork Quinoa Salad (aka CSA salad)
July 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on Peachy Pork Quinoa Salad (aka CSA salad)
Everyday Food’s Dinner Tonight recently posted some no-recipe, quick dinner ideas. During the summer months, one of my favorite quick dinner strategies is to make a salad using the bounty of that week’s CSA delivery. The general formula is to cook a quick-cooking grain, usually quinoa or cous cous, mix with fruit (fresh or dried) […]
Strawberry, Mozzarella and Kale Salad
May 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments
This week at market, I picked up a bag of Red Russian Kale from the greens lady (K&S Farm, Southern Md.). She said it was a milder kale that could be eaten in salad, rather than needing to be cooked. I also got mozzarella from Tom the Cheese Guy, and was envisioning a more typical […]
