Special dressing: Fool's garden
Friday is my street market day. So today is a good day to post about markets and season veggies & fruits.I love to buy fresh products here because fresh, DOES MEAN FRESH! Here in Spain, probably due to the climate (see what a wonderful sunny ☼ day we have. Between 15 and 20ºC) people has an open and happy attitude towards life (not all of us, I'm just generally speaking), and the owners/farmers of the fruits&veggies stands sometimes sing outlout, or shout to the beautiful ladies some nice words, or just maintain a happy and very kind attitude with the customers.
This is my entry for Market to Market from A Scientist in the Kitchen. If you are curious about season products and market smells from all around the world, please take a look at his Blog! If you want to participate, please check the blog, posts are admitted until March 1st.
Meeta from What's for Lunch Honey is also hosting an event Eat Fresh with seasonal veggies and so. If you want to participate there's still time until 31st of March. I am using this post for both events since they have similar functions.
Valencia is a Spanish region famous world around for its citrics: oranges, tangerines and lemons. They have been exporting oranges for ages now! These are late season ones, but they are still good for juices and for preventing colds, full of C vitamin.
Lepe, an Andalucian village (Granada, Sevilla, Málaga also belong to Andalucía) bases its economy on the harvest of the large strawberry. Now you can find them anywhere, so rich in fiber, minerals and C and P vitamins. A nice way to eat them is: clean and wash, take the green little leaves, cut in pieces, put them in a bowl, add some good vinegar (a spurt), mix, add some sugar (3 tablespoons) and some fresh black ground pepper. Leave in the fridge and have after 4-5 hours.... delicious!
And the market backstage with lots of calçots waiting for a barbaque and romesco sauce!
I have always thought that eating good is soooooo important! This is one of the principles my mother has followed all her life, she is 73 and looks still so good!. I remember being a kid and having for lunch all kind of veggies and grilled meat/fish. Only few times we had stews or frieds or grease food. Dinners always consisted on a soup and again meat/fish/eggs. The better we eat the better we feel. I'm for a variated diet and always with fresh food, if I can afford it. But if you get used to buy season food, then it's usually the cheapest.
Today I bought artichokes... I love them, love them, love them! Just boiled with some salt and extra virgin olive oil on top are Yummy! They are good for your liver. Also bought some strawberries that I want to make with mango, a white couliflower and some tangerines. I'm crazy about legumes too and I've recently discovered how to cook them properly. So, for the moment, no more tinned ones. Here you see two different kind of beans: pinta on the right hand and fessolets on the left. Both need overnight water rest. Recipes on these will soon be posted. ☻
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