Here's the newest addition to the harvests this year, Green Butterhead lettuce and young Mizuna. I made a simple salad with these that I dressed with my husband's favorite dressing of lemon juice, dijon mustard, honey, olive oil, salt and pepper (and a touch of truffle oil). I included some roasted beets on the side, dressed with the same dressing, and sprinkled some toasted sliced almonds over all.
It was a busy week with house guests from Wednesday through Sunday so I didn't get around to harvesting anything else. I did get a few nice shots from our drive down the Big Sur coast so perhaps I'll post of few of those later.
So, the harvest totals for last week:
Mizuna - 1.5 oz.
Butterhead lettuce - 5 oz.
Noga Romaine lettuce - 1.25 oz.
Cimarron Romain lettuce - .5 oz.
Total for the week - 8.25 oz.
Eggs this week - 11
Harvest Monday is hosted by Daphne on her blog Daphne's Dandelions, head on over there to see what other garden bloggers have been harvesting lately.
That sounds like a wonderful salad with the lettuce and mizuna. Simple is often best when you have fresh homegrown ingredients!
ReplyDeleteThe lettuce looks good and fresh. Have been trying to germinate lettuce, but so far, zero success.
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A nice spring salad sounds so good right now. I can't wait for my spring greens to start coming in - that is if I can ever get them into the garden.
ReplyDeleteThe lettuce and mizuna look wonderful - as does the salad dressing. Will try that.
ReplyDeleteLooking good. You have me dreaming of big buttery leaves of lettuce.
ReplyDeletevillager, You're so right, there's no need to disguise good homegrown veggies.
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Bangchik, thanks! Is it too warm for the lettuce? I've been finding that it's easiest at any time of the year to start my lettuce, actually most greens, indoors where I have better control over temperature and can protect my babies from pests of all sorts.
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Daphne, I hope you find the time to get your seedlings planted, you may have to do another planting by flashlight!
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Lanie, thank you, I hope you like it if you try it, let me know.
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Ottawa Gardener, thanks! Just how long will it be before you are harvesting your own?
Simple homegrown salad is best no matter how it is dressed. Ever since I start growing vegetables I have a hard time eating conventional restaurant vegetables.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a lovely salad and the dressing sounds great, too. There's nothing like leaves straight from the garden, and we're lucky, like you, to garden in a climate where we can pick salad leaves all through the year.
ReplyDeleteThat salad sounds good! I will have to use some of my mizuna for a similar one.
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking of you as I was photographing yesterday's harvest. Mine aren't so pretty.
ReplyDeleteMac, We really have spoiled ourselves with our homegrown vegetables. :)
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chaiselongue, We are lucky and I never fully appreciated that until I started reading garden blogs.
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Dan, Have you ever tried mizuna in a salad before? That's actually the only way I ever eat it, I always pick it young to add to salad blends. I did particularly like it with the butterhead lettuce this time.
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Stefaneener, I haven't seen your latest harvest photos, I'm sure your vegetables are beautiful and flavorful.
Mmm, that dressing sounds delish ! Can't wait to bite into some fresh homegrown lettuce.
ReplyDeleteHarvest looks great! And now with warmer weather there will be more of it.
ReplyDeleteReading about that dressing and beets and almonds makes me hungry. Excellent combination!
Wow, your dressing would taste good as it sounds. It's always nice to eat the food that you've grown in the garden. I hope to see more of your harvests on your next post. :)
ReplyDeleteSnagged that dressing recipe for later use because it sounds delicious. We have had a couple of really wonderful green salads in the past few weeks as the spring greens have really turned on the production recently - pure heaven. Chinese cabbages, mixed lettuces, mache, the first asparagus spears, and beautiful green onions... it's all so good after a long winter of mostly root crops, cole crops, and preserved items.
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