Growing up I was the pickiest eater. The only vegetable I'd eat was corn. I wouldn't touch anything with garlic or minced onion in it. There were times that out of desperation my parents would try to "force" me to eat a different vegetable like lima beans, not letting me leave the table until I finished them. I quickly got smart and found I could swallow them whole and wash them down with some juice. Probably not safe, but I got to leave the table, and I actually got the vegetables into my system.
Fast forward 20 years and I think it's safe to say that I love more vegetables than I hate. Signing up for a CSA box has really helped with that by forcing us to plan our meals around the produce we receive. Subscribing to a CSA has really changed my eating habits. Until now we've been picking up the box at the farmers marker and picking up everything else we may need (meat, grains, etc.) at Trader Joe's. Beginning this week, we've decided to buy just about everything at the farmers market while we are picking up our box. To us, it's not only about eating healthy, it's also about supporting our local farmers.
When we got home from the market on Saturday we whipped up this tasty (and simple!) salad. Ripped organic spinach, fresh goat cheese, prosciutto and poached cage-free eggs. That's it. Frankly, you can put a poached or fried egg on top of a pile of dirt and I'd eat it, but this salad is so delicious and just the right amount of food for a light summer lunch.
Stay tuned for my next post when I share another salad. Salad? I know! Mom and Dad are so proud.
is your next one going to be the watermelon salad!?! (because you know i want to see it ... and i haven't bugged you enough about it already.)
love your blog.
:)
Posted by: heyjenrenee | June 23, 2010 at 09:57 PM
This salad looks great! I would've never thought to put eggs on top of a salad, genius! And I LOVE goat cheese, I really need to find some around where I live!
Posted by: Ashley | June 24, 2010 at 08:20 AM
I LOVE farmer's co-op delivery thingys!!! I have this ridiculous problem deciding on what to cook (I possibly spend all my creative energy on my artwork and have none left over for the kitchen) - going to a store filled with tons of options is absolutely no help at all- I love just picking up my box and figuring out what to do with what they give me.... and it feels good to be supporting local farmers & families who take the time to grow/cultivate all organic, safe, grass-fed critters & whatnot.
I have gotten things in that box that I had no idea existed- but it was really a fun adventure trying new weird stuff, makes meal times exciting.
(just read your interview on KRR's e-course... if you are wondering who I am) :)
Posted by: Stephanie Bolton | June 24, 2010 at 11:53 AM
Hello, just popping over from Kelly Rae's flying lessons post.... your salad above has me craving poached eggs again! yummmmmo. I love the idea of the veggie box and supporting local farmers, we have a great little farmers market every Tuesday evening in the summer and I cant wait to start devising some fun recipes and concoctions myself. (oooh cant get the thought of thick oozing yummy poached egg over spinach and prosciutto out of my head now!) There's me off to make a salad. :-)
Posted by: Louise Gale "Dream, Inspire, Create" | June 24, 2010 at 03:00 PM
Hmmm, I don't think I've ever eaten poached eggs with salad before but I would sure love to try this - especially with spinach, prosciutto and goat cheese. Love them.
Posted by: Johwey | June 24, 2010 at 04:05 PM
saying hello from flying lessons! thank you so much for being a guest in our class.
we do the same thing with our csa and then trader joes, but i am really inspired by your idea to get the rest at the farmer's market. i've been making green smoothies with all of the spinach and lettuce in our csa box, and it just gives me so much energy!
best wishes to you!
juliette
Posted by: Juliette Crane | June 24, 2010 at 05:16 PM
hi:) i enjoyed your interview in flying lessons:) i totally wish there was a CSA nearby for me to sign up for!
Posted by: holly christine | June 25, 2010 at 09:48 AM
Wow! I was exactly the same way when I was a kiddo. But I think...I might have loved veggies if only my mother didn't cook them into a fine mush. That was the problem--overcooked veggies is like eating green slime. Now--I'm just like you--adore my veggies, and lucky for us, my honey manages a farmers market.
So life is good...isn't it?!?!
Big hugs!
Posted by: Connie | June 27, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Ah, we too were just at our local farmers market and by the end of the weekend had devoured a whole basket of strawberries...yum:D. In our house, it's 2 non-meat eaters and 4 rabbits so we go through ALOT of veg every week, we're trying more and more to buy organic and find that it's too expensive to do our whole diet this way, but we do what we can...and indeed buy local when we can:D....looks like a delicious salad, minus the meat:D
Posted by: Mandy Saile of Bijou's Whimsy | June 28, 2010 at 02:39 PM
I'm here visiting from Flying Lessons and this post warms my heart as the disheartened mother of a 7 y.o. boy who is rather picky. Although there is a small rotation of veggies I can serve, salad is totally off limits. The fact that he hates tomatoes just about slays my Sicilian heart. There IS hope, there must be hope.
Posted by: Jessica | June 28, 2010 at 06:26 PM
mmmm I just had a poached egg, but by itself. This post gives me a good idea for next time!
Posted by: Stephany | July 01, 2010 at 09:15 AM
The Farmer's Market has helped me, learn to love veggies. My Mom was the type that dyed my potato blue, so I would eat it.
I have tried to instill growing veggies, preparing, and cooking, to enable my children to love them. It has worked somewhat...
Your salad looks amazing; can't wait to see what else you will share~
Posted by: Ellen | July 09, 2010 at 09:55 PM
We shop local as well. It's a challenge, but a fun one. Have you read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle? It's a great book!
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