Results of Chef's Challenge #2: The Salad Cook Off  by Dale Matthews

Another beautiful day was on tap for the second of our Northside Farmers Market Chef's Challenge Cook Off Series.

Preparing salads while market goers looked on were our brave participants:

Mimi Jett with a Greek Salad.

Valerie Holden with a Mediterranean Salad.

Suzette and Bianca with a 3-Bean German Salad.

Judges for the event were Satya Rhodes-Conway, 12th Ward City Councilperson, Michael Schumacher, 18th Ward City Councilperson, and James Franck, Northside Farmers Market.

Valerie Holden won both the Judges Award and the People's Choice Award. Congratulations to her on her dual win.

Valerie and Mimi Jett tied for best presentation of their cook areas.

Valerie will compete against last month's Hamburger Cook Off winner Tia Marshall, 2007's One Pot Cook Off winner Mike Basford, and other participants in our Grand Finale Meal Cook Off on September 14.

Stay tuned - more details to come!
  

New Products for Sunday

Our NFM Vendors anticipate these new products at the Aug 17 market:
  
Foccacia w/ sugar river dairy cheese
Zucchini bread
Slicing tomatoes
Spinach (maybe)
Extra sharp cheddar cheese
Mini eggplants
Mushrooms - oyster, shitake

What else you'll find at the market:

Alaches, Angus beef, basil, beets, bell peppers, bison, blueberries, cabbage, cauliflower, cheese (Asiago, curds, parmesan, provolone, romano, swiss), chocolates, cilantro, cipollini onions, collard greens, corn, cucumbers, dill, elk and red deer meat, espazote, farm-fresh chicken, fresh eggs, gourmet brats and grilling sausages, green beans, green onions, herbs, honey, hot peppers, kale, kohlrabi, maple syrup, milk, mint, multi-colored peppers, mushrooms, papaldos, parsley, pepichas, potatoes, preserves, radishes, shallots, snow peas, sour cream, spinach, squash flowers, sweet candy onions, sweet peas, swiss chard, tomatillos, tomatoes, watermelon, yogurt, Zucchini.

Fresh fruit juices, smoothies, coffee, biscotti, healthy and delicious cookies and fresh bakery every Sunday.

This list could change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.

We need you!

Have an extra hour or two on Sunday mornings? We need help setting up, working, or breaking down the market on Sundays. You get: Fresh air, exercise, new friends, first pick of the day's fresh produce, and the really great feeling that you're doing your part to support our local farmers and our agricultural economy.

Call Chris Moore at 242-8572 and
start this Sunday! Thank you!

Ingredients
6 - 8 medium tomatillos, chunked
2 garlic cloves, chunked
1 tsp salt
1 small onion, chunked
2 serrano chiles, chunked
fresh cilantro to taste
1 ripe avocado, peel and pit removed

Directions
1. In a food processor, process garlic and salt to a paste.
2. Add onion, chiles, tomatillos, and cilantro.
3. Process to make a rough puree.
4. Add the avocado and process to the desired smoothness. Serve at once.