food again
I've been out of town for the past two weekends, which means that as of this morning my supply of fresh vegetables was down to three tomatoes and a few tomatillos. On principle, I try to only get produce from the farmers market. I know that I could go to a grocery store, but I kind of enjoy the challenge.
This morning I couldn't resist going to the Mt. Pleasant farmers market, which I normally avoid because I know I'll be getting free vegetables on Sunday. I wanted to make tabouli, but no one at the market had parsley, so I got purslane instead, and I didn't have any cracked wheat, so I used barley. It actually turned out really well--the barley has a nice texture, and the purslane stood up well to being chopped. My recipe, roughly, was:
1/2 c. dry barley (plus 1 c. water, simmered for ~20 min.)
purslane
1 small onion, diced
1 small cucumber, diced
5 small really tasty heirloom tomatoes, diced
1/2 c. each of lemon juice and olive oil, whisked with salt and pepper
This morning I couldn't resist going to the Mt. Pleasant farmers market, which I normally avoid because I know I'll be getting free vegetables on Sunday. I wanted to make tabouli, but no one at the market had parsley, so I got purslane instead, and I didn't have any cracked wheat, so I used barley. It actually turned out really well--the barley has a nice texture, and the purslane stood up well to being chopped. My recipe, roughly, was:
1/2 c. dry barley (plus 1 c. water, simmered for ~20 min.)
purslane
1 small onion, diced
1 small cucumber, diced
5 small really tasty heirloom tomatoes, diced
1/2 c. each of lemon juice and olive oil, whisked with salt and pepper
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