May 1
Ode to the Farmers' Market
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- Bacon and Egg Salad [View Recipe]
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Ingredients
- 3 cups mesclun (cleaned <howto label="salad"/>)
- 3 large eggs
- .5 tablespoon vinegar
- 3 slices bacon
- .5 tablespoon vinegar
- .5 teaspoon mustard
- salt & pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 medium radishes (cleaned and diced)
Instructions
After we clean the lettuce, we set it aside in a large bowl.
In our 10 inch nonstick skillet, we heat 2 cups of water over medium heat. This is just under an inch of water. When it comes to a boil, we add the white vinegar.
We crack each egg into a ramekin and then gently slide into the simmering water. As the eggs are immersed, we use a spoon to wrap some of the white of the egg toward the yolk. When the eggs are in the water, the pan is covered with foil and a lid (from a different pot) and we take the pan off the heat. We cook the eggs off heat for 7 minutes for runny yolks (or until desired doneness). When the eggs are done, we take them out with a slotted spoon and put them on a paper towel lined plate to drain.
Meanwhile, we cook the bacon in the microwave according to the package directions. We want the bacon crispy so we give it a longer cooking time than recommended.
While the eggs poach, we make the dressing in a resealable plastic container. We combine the sherry vinegar, mustard, some salt and pepper and whisk with a fork. We add the oil, cover, and shake.
We toss the reserved lettuce with the dressing, sprinkling on the diced radishes and crumbling in the bacon. We plate the salad and top one salad with two of the drained eggs and one salad with one of the eggs. The eggs are sprinkled with salt and pepper and the salads served.
- Farmers' Market Fresh Sesame Semolina Bread with Melted Mozzarella
Most of the regular vendors were at the farmers' market. Sometimes early or late in the year, many of the vendors are absent, but we were pleasantly surprised at the vendor turnout. The only group that we really missed were the sausage people.
Our daughter played lacrosse in the afternoon. We have no idea who won because our son was enjoying the nearby playground.
Dinner was a real struggle. We were a bit tired and did not have much in the house, so the temptation was to eat out. In the end, we just did not want the kids to have fried chicken and french fries for supper.
Finally, Robin came up with the idea for the poached eggs salad. The adults very much enjoyed it, while the kids ate their eggs scrambled. Besides, it seemed only fitting to observe the first day of the farmers' market with ingredients obtained there.
After dinner, we head to Cold Stone for the new caramel latte ice cream. Our timing was perfect—shortly after we ordered, the line was out the door. While we were there, Robin ordered her own Mother's day cake.
We arrived home to find Mr. Barry outside with the dog. We played with him for a bit, then Miss Barbara came home so we played with her as well. It was a perfectly pleasant way to end a very pleasant spring day.