Do you have a purpose when you go to the Farmer's Market? I usually wander around aimlessly, wanting everything but afraid to commit. It would probably benefit me to treat it like any food shopping experience, with some sort of recipe or meal plan in mind. But sadly, I'm not that organized of a person. Especially when it comes to food. The old, Dutch, fat man that lives inside of my appetite usually takes over, and I want to buy everything... but I always chicken out and leave with next to nothing. It's very frustrating! I need help from you people that instragram your Farmer's Market purchases every Sunday, because I know you're better at it than me.
Last week, I left with radishes and golden beets. That's it! No one in my house even likes them, besides me! (Oh, and I also bought a log of mozzarella cheese because... fat man.) I was determined to not let my purchases sit there mockingly, until they shriveled up with mold. So I prepared them both in the easiest ways possible, roasting one and quickly sautéing the other. And guess what? My family loved them! (My family = Carson, my kids eat nothing.) See below for my techniques...
Beets...
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Wash beets and trim the leafy stems (reserving if you wish, they're edible). Place beets on a baking sheet lined with foil. Sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Place another piece of foil on top of beets. Roast in oven for 45 minutes to an hour. Once cooled slightly, peel the skin off of the beets. Slice, sprinkle with more olive oil, salt and pepper and serve!
Radishes...
Wash radishes and thinly slice them. In a sauce pan, heat a tablespoon of unsalted butter and a tablespoon of olive oil. Saute over medium heat for 15-20 minutes, until they caramelize (sometimes I add sliced shallots as well). Season to taste with salt and pepper.
4 comments:
I love beets, red, yellow, canned, there yummy, especially roasted!!! Now this radish thing I've never done before, I've always only eaten them raw! I'm definitely going to try it! Radishes and shallots! Sounds amazing. I remember the first time a friend sautéed celery for me, it was another one of those I've only eaten it raw before now moments!!! So I wonder what else am I missing out on? Have you tried the sautéed celery before?
Very informative article... Keep posting such articles.
I feel the same way at farmer's markets! I usually end up buying fresh bread, and occasionally a veggie. Roasted golden beets are my favorite though- helps that they don't stain everything like red beets! Try to make a stack of them with goat cheese, balsalmic, olive oil and salt and pepper - you'll be buying them every week!
Radishes sautéed with butter are my new obsession. I used to be the same way with the farmers market. I've now started to pick a protein first and then plan around that protein for my veggie purchases. You also can never go wrong with some salad fixins and a quart of blueberries! ( unless you devour the blueberries in the parking lot before leaving and spend the day tending to your blueberry tummy ache....not that I've ever done that....)
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