This week at the Farmers Market

Rough Draft Atlanta is partnering with Community Farmers Markets to let you know what’s in season at your local market. Each week, we’ll share a list of ingredients that are farm fresh as well as a couple of recipes including those products that you can try at home. 

Here’s what we’ve got for you this week: Apples, satsuma oranges, meyer lemons, ginger, turmeric, sweet potatoes, peppers like bell, shishito, aji dulce, padron, and poblano, easter egg and watermelon radish, hakueri and scarlet top turnips, garlic, winter squash, greens like bok choy, napa cabbage, kale, and collards, herbs like basil, thyme, rosemary, fennel, flower bouquets with mums, sunflowers, celosia, and marigolds, green onions, pea shoots and microgreens, gourmet mushrooms like oyster and lion’s mane, eggs, honey, shrimp, beef, pork, chicken, duck, sausages, bacon, charcuterie, cheese, raw milk, broths, breads, jams, ferments, fresh juices, pastries and sweet treats including gluten-free options, smoked trout and salmon, raw and flavored pecans, honey, coffee, teas, pickles, cocktail mixers, ghee, cooking oils, vinegars, hot sauce, homemade pasta and sauces, spice blends, pet treats, loofa sponges.

Atlanta non-profit Community Farmers Markets (CFM) has been building community through farmers markets since 2011. Operating five weekly outdoor farmers markets and seven farm stands at MARTA stations is one of the strategies by which the organization addresses food access in Atlanta. CFM also offers educational programming in the community, financial incentives to make local food more affordable, and professional development for small businesses. See you at the farmers markets!

French Onion Braised Greens Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 2 bunches of greens
• Crusty bread 
• Thyme 
• Beef stock or bone broth 
• Herbal vinegar
• Gruyère cheese
• 3 yellow onions
• 3 cloves Garlic
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Cut your bread and toast it. 
2. Cut onions into thin slices. 
3. Sauté over medium heat in a stock pot with olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper. Stir continuously until onions begin to caramelize, about 30-45 mins. 
4. While onions are cooking, wash and chop your greens of choice. Delicious with mustards, kale, or collards. 
5. Add your greens to the pot and cook until wilted. 
6. Grate garlic and add. Then add your stock and bring to a boil, seasoning to taste with herbal vinegar, salt and pepper. 
7. Let simmer for a few minutes and then serve in a bowl topped with some crusty bread and a sprinkle (or a heap) of Gruyère cheese to melt to perfection.

Yellow Coconut Curry Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 red bell pepper
• 3 lb candy roaster squash 
• 1.5 bunches of brussel sprout greens 
• 1/2 bulb of garlic 5-6 cloves 
• Dried basil 
• 3-4 tbsp Yellow Curry seasoning 
• 1 tbsp grated Ginger
• 2 tbsp cooking oil/ghee
• 2 cans coconut milk
• Salt and pepper
• Juice of 1 lime

Directions:

1. Gather your ingredients and prepare your veggies by washing them. Peel, de-seed, and chop your squash into cubes. Dice your red pepper. De-stem and tear your brussel leaves (similar to collard greens or kale so feel free to sub whatever). Grate garlic and ginger. 
2. Once your produce is ready, heat a stock pot over medium heat with your cooking oil. Once hot, add your garlic and ginger. Cook until aromatic, then add your curry powder and stir, cooking ~1 min until fragrant. 
3. Then add your coconut milk, bell pepper, squash, and some salt and pepper. Stir and cover with a lid, cooking for ~15 minutes, or until squash is starting to soften. 
4. Add your greens. Stir in lime and dried basil and cover to cook another 15ish minutes. 
5. Taste and season. Serve over rice and add some chickpeas or chicken thighs for a complete meal! 

You can also find the recipes for French Onion Braised Greens and Yellow Coconut Curry on Community Farmers Markets’ Instagram.