I love the farmers market! I know, I say it a lot but it is so fun to see what's fresh, meet the vendors, and just be outside in the summer. I headed out for a lunchtime trip to the Copley Square Farmers Market. Atlas Farms was my first stop, since I have my pre-paid share with them. I picked up a lot of ingredients, then wandered over to Siena Farm to see if they had any new-to-me produce. These veggies, combined with a few on hand from my weekend market visits, made for a perfect mix for a summer salad!

Atlas Farm
Rainbow Carrots
Yellow and Orange Tomato
Golden Beets
Flat leaf parsley

Siena Farm
Lemon Ball Cukes (new-to-me)



Potager Farm/Herb Lyceum (SoWa Market)
Black Radishes (new-to-me)

Also from the SoWa trip (can't remember the farm)
New England sweet corn

Whole Foods (not the market, but still seasonal!)
Fresh garbanzo beans (new-to-me)



I had all the ingredients waiting in the refrigerator, but had no free nights for dinner! So I did what any normal person would do (right?) and made my salad after coming home around 9:30 p.m. I did a photo shoot with the completed salad and then packed it up for lunch the next day!

When I started thinking about a dressing for the salad, I kept coming back to something creamy. It needed to be light that wouldn't hide the flavor of all of the vegetables. I scoured the refrigerator and come up with Greek yogurt and lemon. I added in some of the parsley and extra virgin olive oil for a quick and healthy dressing.

This was delicious, with Olivia's Organics greens as a hearty base, and it was perfect for lunch and dinner for a few days!

Vegetable Prep


Slicing and dicing:
Carrots - peeled and cut into coins
Cucumbers
Tomatoes - cored first (I don't like all the seeds)



Peeled and Shredded:
Black radish
Golden beets (I also blanched these to help keep the color)


Blanched:
Fresh garbanzo beans
Shredded beets

Grilled:
We had grilled the corn earlier in the week and I used some leftovers

Salad Assembly
Place salad greens on a serving plate, top with veggies as neatly or sloppily as you'd like and serve!



Salad Dressing
1 container Chobani plain Greek yogurt
Juice from half a lemon
1 teaspoon (or so) extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Whisk all ingredients together and serve with salad



Summary:
Cutting board, knife, y-peeler, slotted spoon, sauce pot, serving plates and utensils


Lunch the next day: