Tomato Fest!!!
Taste ALL the farmers tomatoes this week and vote for your favorite! Who will win the BEST 2017 OC Market tomato?? So many of these sun-ripened and locally grown summer delights are fabulous and if there’s a tie there might be more than one winning fruit. Market tomatoes are a world apart from the supermarket varieties which are bred to be picked green, gassed and put on a truck. Taste the ones at the Market and you’ll never enjoy a thick-skinned, bland, mealy, grocery store “tomato” ever again! So many ‘maters that the farmers grow have stories, come from different parts of the world and have been passed down through the generations. The gals at Coyote Ridge Farm will even have an info sheet about their tomatoes! Many of these market fruits come from organic seeds, or at the very least, open-pollinated, sometimes their own saved heirloom seed. Ask the farmers about their varieties……you’ll discover new ones and never go back to the store-bought kind! We’ll announce the winner/s right here next week and on our Facebook Page. Enjoy the tomato-tasting…and remember leave them on the counter and not in fridge!
Back this week is Olympia Provisions, Pam’s Pickled Products, Romero’s Salsa, Delice Confections, Second Son Kimbap’s hot Korean food, JK Goats, TMK Creamery and Pitkin Winterrowd Farm, who has checked in the say the fava beans are ready! Yes It’s a big market this week. With another round of hot weather coming pick up some cuts of pastured meat for the BBQ and …just in from Wild Oregon…Robin will have the best prices of the season on salmon, plus she’ll have tuna, sole, rock fish, crab, prawns, shrimp and clams.
Come watch Chef Deborah cook ..and get a taste. Starting at 10am.
Chef Deborah’s in the Market Kitchen making Market Fresh Ratatouilla, stop by and get a taste. Wonder what to do with all the beautiful eggplant the farmers have…..? This recipe is perfect to use all the veggies in abundance right now. It’s so easy to make and goes with almost anything. Whip up a big batch and reheat this versatile recipe during the hot weather coming!
Market Fresh Ratatouilla
- 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more as needed
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 small eggplant, chopped
- 1 zucchini, chopped
- 1 pepper (red, green, or yellow), chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 tomatoes, grated (no skins)
- 3 cloves garlic, pressed
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- 3 or 4 leaves fresh basil, chopped
- Splash red wine vinegar
- Finish with crumbled or grated cheese
Directions
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pan or Dutch oven.Cook the vegetables one at a time (separately) for 5 to 7 minutes, adding a little more oil as needed and seasoning with salt, in the following order: eggplant, zucchini, pepper, onion, and grated tomatoes.Combine all of the cooked vegetables together in the pan, add the garlic, thyme, and basil and let simmer gently for 20 minutes.Add a splash of red wine vinegar, season with salt and pepper, and then turn off the heat. Serve hot, warm, or cold. Can also be served on rice, pasta or bread
Make sure you get a taste this week!
One of our very first music bookings many many years ago was the talented Tiffany Carlson…and she’s back this Saturday! You will not want to miss her. Grab a table early, she starts singing at 10am!