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Tostada Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing

June 8, 2020 – 10:44 am

From Moosewood Daily Specials (more or less) When lettuce is plentiful, we crave more creative salad based meals and we think of our Cilantro Lime build your own mexican inspired salad. This is one of our favorites and it ends up a bit different every time depending on what is in season and in our pantry. And other […]

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Caesar Salad Substitute

May 10, 2020 – 7:04 am

So…many of us love that crunch and creaminess of a Caesar Salad, so we love to shift around some ingredients to what we have in season.  This week – you can do it with the versatile Tokyo Bekana.  And you can go for the true Caesar dressing, or this quick, tangy lovely Feta Buttermilk dressing […]

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Napa Cabbage Salad

September 5, 2019 – 7:02 am

It is the season for the freshest version of this salad!  Sometimes a Napa Cabbage can be a bit overwhelming…but just peel it down a bit and chop it up and it has the delightful crunch of romaine lettuce but some of that lovely Napa flavor.  This is a great cabbage raw or cooked…for this […]

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Fennel and Cucumber Salad

July 11, 2019 – 5:30 am

I came across this recipe recently and it just looked and sounded so lovely, fresh and crisp!  In the past few years my appreciation of fennel has grown notably and I find it a really great salad addition, whether a veggie salad or a  chicken salad.  I think this might also be great on a […]

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Claytonia, a Delightfully Lush Spring Salad Green

April 25, 2019 – 10:18 am

Claytonia season has arrived so we are resharing this piece we did last year to introduce you to the joys of Claytonia. Claytonia is the succulent green which is part of our Spring salad offerings. It is known as miner’s lettuce in the west — any of you who spent time hiking or camping in the mountain west […]

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At the Farmstand: Oct 25-31

October 25, 2018 – 12:06 pm

Seasonal Highlight of the Week!  Salad Greens & Chimichurri!  Ok, I know it feels like late November, which also meant we did a BIG harvest of our salad greens that were outside.(they don’t like this weather either)  So use our lovely salad greens and some ripening tomatoes to be your sunshine, that and bake some […]

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Everyone Loves LOCAL Spring Salads

April 25, 2018 – 10:12 am

We have arrived at that season when local salad greens are no longer a rare, special treat in these cold climates which of course coincides with the weather warming such that one wants to eat lots of lush, fun salads.  Here on the farm, all of the beings love this season.  The farmers get salad […]

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Creamy Basil Dressing

July 20, 2017 – 10:24 am

The basil is gorgeous and prolific and this may be my new favorite dressing.  There are definitely variations possible depending on your mood and ingredients on hand! We taste tested a few at farmer lunch and settled on a hybrid, which will be part of our Summer Farm Dinner!   Ingredients 1 cup packed fresh […]

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Fava Beans with Onion & Mint

July 6, 2017 – 9:00 am

Adapted from Gourmet Magazine & Epicurious INGREDIENTS 3 cups peeled shelled* fresh fava beans (2 1/2 pounds in pod) (fresh ones may not need to be peeled) 1 teaspoon plus 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 2 medium onions or scallions, chopped Fine sea salt Generous handful of mint, roughly chopped (about 1/2 cup) PREPARATION Cook […]

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Spring Abundance

May 15, 2017 – 7:11 pm

Yes, it is that time.  Late Spring Abundance.  Now, it isn’t the late summer abundance with colors across the rainbow, but the diversity is great, the colors are magnificent and yes, it is time to “Eat Your Greens.”  We hope you enjoy them..the campaign is on! And yes, we are forever grateful for the inspiring […]

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