2 posts tagged “sprouts”

It's no wonder that the Santa Monica Farmer's Market has its very own cook book. This place is loaded with an incredible variety of fruit and vegetables year round. My friend visiting from Kansas was amazed. He said, "if we had a farmers' market this time of year, you could get potatoes, maybe." This made me laugh and realize just how good we have it out here in sunny California. Lucky, lucky ducky. Here's my SM Farmers' Market tribute salad. A base of crisp Little Gem lettuce, topped with a sprinkling of crunchy pea sprouts and slivers of sweet roasted Chioggia beets. The icing on cake is the scattering of tangy arugula flowers, my newest FM find. They have the same lively bite as their leafy counterparts, all wrapped up in a cute little package. A very complex simple salad if you ask me. Instead of dressing this salad, I served it with cruets filled with olive oil and vinegar. Add as needed. Produce this farm fresh needs very little. Visit your local farmers' market.

I'm on a sprout kick. Four out of five days this week, I had a sprouted tortilla wrap filled with sprouts, hummus and jack cheese. Long gone are the days when my sprout universe consisted of alfalfa and mung bean. Oh no. Take a look at the salad pictured above. Arugula topped with nutty sunflower greens (my favorite), fenugreek, kamut, pea and lentil sprouts. A drizzle of chive oil and a spritz of lemon juice. I feel healthier already. I'm no nutritionist but eating sensible breakfasts and lunches mean you can eat whatever you want for dinner, right???

Friday, I went to Ken-Taco Hut -- KFC/Taco Bell/Pizza Hut. Cheesey gordita crunches loaded up with hot sauce are my guilty pleasure (insert sheepish grin here).