Tonight we ate asparagus salad that we made from ingredients we bought at the local farmers market and also with ingredients we have in our cupboards and fridge/freezer at home. It was simple and delicious - probably mostly because the produce was so fresh. Although the recipe doesn't follow the 100 mile diet to the fullest, it is at least partially on the way and we made the recipe using ingredients we still have on hand at home. We plan to at the very least keep the ingredients we have on hand until they are used up. The 100 mile diet is about being conscious of what we eat and where it comes from, and we shouldn't be tossing out our stores of food as that is not very environmentally conscious. Instead, we will be making better decisions as we move forward and trying to buy local where possible at least for the summer and fall. Below is the recipe I concocted:
Asparagus Salad (as a meal for 2 or side dish for 4)
- cooked asparagus - fresh from the farmer's market (approx. 1.5 bunches)
- cooked corn (straight out of the freezer) (approx. 1 cup)
- quartered cherry tomatoes - fresh from the farmer's market (approx. 8 tomatoes)
Mix the ingredients together in a bowl and toss with some lemon juice, pepper and butter.
Sorry there are no photos - we felt like eating something light and the salad was beautiful to look at (very colourful) and tasted delicious too.
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