Feb 12th, 2007
Root Vegetables Hallelujah!
Temescal Farmer’s Market 2/11/07
Pinnacle Farms had every root vegetable I can imagine and I wanted to buy some of each. But I am no stranger to buying more than needed only to find slimy brown science projects in the vegetable bin, so I settled for one parsnip, one celery root and some carrots. I still have one turnip from last week, which I roasted with a little olive oil and salt and pepper. The key is to roast them well, until they are soft and caramelized. I had to steal the darkest wedges from my husband’s plate when he wasn’t looking. As mentioned last week, I snacked on the raw turnips. Not bad at all. Those crazy Norwegians.
The blood oranges are still driving me mad. Why didn’t I get those when I was growing up? We had naval oranges, and maybe tangerines. Now it’s easy to find Satsumas, Blood Oranges, Tangelos and Pomelos. Can you imagine how beautiful a citrus salad would be. I think I just figured out dessert for tonight.
And now I have been introduced to peppercress. It looks small and tender. The name warns you that it has bite. It’s often mixed in with salad, but I probably wouldn’t notice. I just want a bowl of peppercress with a little lemon juice. Or maybe with my citrus salad and I’ll eat it before dinner, because that now that I am all grown up, I have the right to eat dessert before dinner.
i once had a citrus salad with fennel at stars. or was it endive? oh, i can’t remember. nor could i recreate it.