Sundays are like a getting a free card to pass Go!, collect $200 and enjoy the spirit of the non work day. I ride on Saturdays, but this time of year I head right to our local Farmers market(s). We are fortunate to have a few near by and each week is a foray into a different area to see what is in store.
Farmer's Markets offer fresh fruits and veggies. Whether or not you are into health foods you probably know that fresh fruits and vegetables are good for you. If this isn't reason enough to spend a bright, sunny morning among the stalls of produce brought just for you to purvey then you might want to consider all wonderful things you might find that aren't at your local Piggly Wiggly (or Ralphs).
This past Sunday had a mission to it, return the mason jars to the soup lady (with delish reloads of course!) and pick up some fresh hummus and other assorted goodies at the
West LA Farmers Market (11338 Santa Monica Blvd). I know I am doing the vendor a disservice by not listing all the variations of items we buy there, this time it was orzo, feta, olive salad, avocado hummus and artichoke salad (yum!).
I was delighted to find lemon cucumbers at the
Brentwood Farmer's Market (741 Gretna Green Way). These light yellow cukes don't have a lemon favor at all, it is the size and shape of them that give them their name. They are perfect for summer salads in every way. In fact, I have a plan for them as a solution to tonight's left over salmon. I plan on slicing them thin, adding small pieces or flakes of the left over salmon, adding some sliced green onion and Trader Joe's Ginger Soy dressing to create a salmon salad for lunch. Easy peasy!
It was hard not to dawdle at the coffee guy with his amazing caffeine cafe set up, but I was on limited time. My direct route did not go unrewarded, I found red onions as big as coffee cups!
I trekked home with the usual bounty of squash, japanese cucumbers, eggplant and multicolored carrots all ready for magnificent munching.
