Salad Salad Salad...

The Farmers markets are just amazing right now.  It seems like just over night all our favorite salad ingredients became available.  I eat salad almost every work day.  In order to eat salad every day you do need to change it up a little bit.  There are so many options available just experiment and see what you like.  Shopping farmers markets is a little bit different than shopping the conventional grocery store.  It is a good idea to go to the market with an open mind and base your menu on what items look amazing this week.  So this week I am having a beet and goat cheese salad for lunch.  Check it out...

Beet Salad with Goat Cheese

Roasted beets from Denison Farms, www.denisonfarms.com

Bibb lettuce from Denison Farms,

English style cucumbers from Denison Farms,

Vidalia onions

Radishes from Denison Farms

Goat cheese from Sweet Spring Farm, www.sweetspringfarm.com

Garlic Expressions Salad Dressing and marinade, www.garlic-expressions.com

Combine ingredients to taste.  You can see I'm a little heavy on the goat cheese but I have to tell you the goat cheese from Sweet Spring Farms is amazing.  I love Garlic Expressions salad dressing, they use hand cut whole cloves of garlic.  It is a really light flavor not sharp like a lot of vinegar based dressings.  You could use your favorite balsamic vinaigrette if you like.  I think you can tell I'm a fan of Denison Farms.  They always have a great variety of items of excellent quality.  If you are lucky enough visit Saratoga Springs this summer stop by the farmers market, www.saratogafarmersmarket.org.  You can find both Denison Farms and Sweet Spring Farms there among other amazing vendors.  Enjoy!