Thanks for all of the feedback about the juicers! It was really helpful. It’s so nice being able to ask an important question and getting such good advice.
Joel, Elena and I, along with our lovely sister (in-law to me) went to the Farmer’s Market this last Saturday. It was crowded as usual and the best items were flying off the stands fast. But we managed to bring home some fresh leafy greens, fiddlehead ferns, raw grassfed sheep’s cheese (so delicious), Farmhouse Pate, and pea shoots.
I fell in love with the pea shoots. It has all of the flavor of peas in the delicate leaves and shoots. It’s kind of like peas without the fibrous pods. We have been tearing off the leaves and shoots from the more tough stalk and eating them fresh, but I plan on also trying to saute some of them as well. For example, you can stir-fry them like this recipe. Other recipes uses them fresh as a garnish or as part of a salad. I read you can get them in Asian Markets, but nothing is better then getting them fresh at the farmer’s market!
They are quite high in Vitamin C, Folate, and Vitamin A, so you are getting some really good “green” nutrition too.If you happen to see any around, be sure to pick some up. You may enjoy them as much as I do.
Any other pea shoot lovers out there? Recipes to share? What do you like to buy at the farmer’s market?
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wow i have never even heard of or seen a pea shoot! is sheep cheese like goat cheese??? i have never seen that either!! i wanna/must try it now!
I don’t know what sheep’s cheese is always like, but this local cheese maker makes the most mild cheese ever. It’s soooooo good.
We love pea shoots in salads! But when I’ve tried to stir-fry them, they’ve become very tough and stringy. Terrible! Looking forward to see if it works better for you!
Just went to opening day of our local farmers market and bought some local ground lamb and 2# of rhubarb. Can’t wait for the garlic scapes which should be available any time now.
I’ve never had pea shoots. I wonder if you can also eat the leaves after the pea pods have matured?
I should be getting fiddleheads this week in my foodbox–looking forward to those!
I have a question about fiddleheads. How do you eat them? Raw in a salad? Cook them? We have lots of them in the woodsy area around my house and only found out this year they are edible. But to be honest I have NO IDEA what to do with them! Thank you!
I can’t wait for the Farmer’s Market around here to open for the season! 🙂
I heard you aren’t supposed to eat them raw, so we always eat them cooked (and they taste much better cooked too!). And like Titania mentioned I have a yummy recipe in the recipe index for them. 🙂
Just be careful when foraging fiddleheads. Not all ferns produce edible fiddleheads. As far as I know it’s only the Lady fern. And I believe they need to be cooked.
For when it’s not farmer’s market season: the Asian grocery stores usually have pea shoots in the produce dept.
everything!
Pea shoots I usually have raw in salads. Yummy.
Kelly, there is a Fiddlehead Fern recipe on this fantastic site, look under the recipe column. I think they are best cooked.
The markets have so much to choose from! The spring onions and garlic are lovely and I find them easier to prepare (less tears.) One of the stands here offers dates of many varieties. Great for healthier treats and used quite often in middle eastern recipes. No chemicals either!
I love pea shoots and wish I could find them here. The first time I had them was at a Spanish Tapas restaurant in D.C. They were sauteed in butter and lots of garlic. I think it was one of the tastiest dishes I had ever had and so simply prepared!
The milkman at our farmer’s market had water buffalo yogurt, and it was so good! It was thick like Greek yogurt, and “sweeter” than yogurt made from cow’s milk. Also, morels are coming in. Alas! Too pricy to have except for an occasional treat, but a welcome sign of spring.
I love, love, love pea shoots! Pea shoot pesto, sauteed pea shoots with garlic and sea salt, pea shoot brushetta, you name it, delicious!!! Ooooh I’m thinking nettle and shoot risotto!
Oh gosh! Don’t ever eat fiddle head ferns raw. THEY are super poisonous. Wash them really well, and boil then sautee them. They are perfect with butter, garlic, and sea salt.