Tomato Garden Salads

Over the Summer and early Fall, our weekly CSA farm share usually includes getting to fill a container of u-pick heirloom baby tomatoes. Red, orange, yellow, and "chocolate" round ones, plus yellow and red oblong ones. So fun! I love adding these rich colors to my salads!

Naturebox Pistachio Clusters w/Unreal candies, organic ground cherries, organic salad (red lettuce,
green cauliflower, heirloom tomatoes, hemp hearts, chia and sunflower seeds, rosemary vinaigrette)

 

Tuesday, 9/17/13 - Ground cherries are actually related to tomatillos, and come with little papery "wrappers" on each one. They have an unusual - but not unpleasant - taste, and are apparently very easy to grow! We got to gather a pint every week as part of our farm share, but only Mama liked them. So I had to eat them all!

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Corn Thins, The Good Beans Sweet Cinnamon chickpeas, roasted coconut chips, raw vegan Ranch kale chips,
organic salad (red lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, raisins, hemp hearts, chia and sunflower seeds, rosemary vinaigrette)

 

Monday, 9/23/13 - I'd just gotten the Corn Thins sample at VegFest in Portland the weekend before. Loads of yummy new samples to try!

Organic ground cherries, The Good Beans Sweet Cinnamon chickpeas, coconut chips, Peeled Snacks berry apple clusters, organic salad (red lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, hemp hearts, chia and sunflower seeds, rosemary vinaigrette)

 

Wednesday, 9/25/13 - I like making my own snack mix with whatever random crunchies I have on hand. The Peeled Snacks clusters came in a monthly foodie box of some kind. I love curated box subscriptions. So many fun surprises!

Organic English cucumber, gourmet macaroons, organic salad (romaine lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, orange and green cauliflower, raisins, hemp hearts, chia and sunflower seeds, rosemary vinaigrette)

 

Friday, 9/27/13 - I got the chocolate-covered macaroon and PBJ macaroon in a gluten-free Cuisine Cube foodie box. Yummm!

Organic English cucumber and ground cherries, kiwi berries, organic salad (romaine lettuce, carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, raisins, hemp hearts, chia and sunflower seeds, rosemary vinaigrette)

Monday, 9/30/13 - Everything garden! All fruits and veggies, other than the salad toppings! And those are all plant-based as well!

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