This salad starring tiny "Diva cucumbers" and an assortment of cherry tomatoes from Kimball Fruit Farm wins awards in both the flavor and healthy eating category.
I bought some Diva cucumbers, and tomatoes on Saturday at the Cambridgeport Farmers' Market and we devoured them over the weekend. When I saw the Kimball sign at the Newton Farmers' Market yesterday; I stopped for more.
This salad is another one of my slice and mix "recipes." When products are this good, I don't want to do anything to hide their freshness. I sliced the cucumbers into rounds the size of a quarter. (Yes, they are really that tiny- about an inch wide and 4.5 inches long.)
I cut the tomatoes in halves, quarters, and slices depending on their size and shape. I dressed the salad with flaked sea salt, fresh ground pepper, a tablespoon of seasoned rice vinegar and a handful of sliced scallions.
That was it! Oil was not invited to this party. We used our oil allotment for the evening on a lovely piece of fresh buratta cheese.
Want to learn to ad lib in the kitchen? Here's the book to lead the way. My salad would fit in her chapter on "Whack and Toss Salads."Details:
Kimball Fruit Farm
Farm Stand
184 Hollis Street (Rt. 122), Pepperell, MA
