Posts Tagged ‘salad’
Pear-Fect Pecan Salad
This Pear-Fect Pecan Salad is a close cousin to our delicious Blueberry Pecan Salad, so if you liked that one, we think you’re going to love our pear-based salad too! With the onset of fall comes fall fruit, like the local pears we use in this salad. We wait until the pears are perfectly ripe,…
Read MoreBlueberry Pecan Salad
This Blueberry Pecan Salad is inspired by my all-time favorite fruit season: blueberry season, of course! Growing up in DeMotte, Indiana, my first very job was picking blueberries, and I still LOVE picking–and especially eating–blueberries! We don’t grow blueberries at Perkins’ Good Earth Farm, but we do source them locally both for cooking in our…
Read MoreQuinoa Taco Salad
I think there are two types of people who will read this blog post. Person one is super excited or at least interested at the mention of quinoa in a taco salad. Person two is skeptical. Quinoa seems like one of those weird, trendy health foods that probably tastes bad right? Wrong. Although many of…
Read MorePeachy-Perfect Salad
It’s peach season, friends! And peach season for us this year means our new Peachy Perfect Salad. This latest creation was inspired by our Strawberry Poppyseed Salad. You all loved it so much that we couldn’t let it die when strawberry season ended. Similar to the Strawberry Poppyseed Salad, our Peachy-Perfect Salad includes a base…
Read MoreGreek Salad
On a recent summer afternoon, Julie and I sat down to brainstorm future farm kitchen dishes. A few minutes into the meeting, Farmer Dan delivered the new–the first tomatoes were READY! An obligatory happy dance immediately followed. After we calmed down, an image of a creamy fresh dish with vine-ripened tomatoes popped into my head.…
Read MoreStrawberry Poppyseed Salad
This Strawberry Poppyseed Salad was inspired by meals Dan and I shared at the home of Jake and Trena Van Wyk, back in our days at Dordt College. The Van Wyks often opened their home for Sunday dinners, and we experienced many delicious and comforting meals around their table. Although I don’t remember the exact…
Read MoreChorizo Salad with Queso Fresco and Garlic Lime Dressing
Our Chorizo Salad was inspired by the Mexican dish queso fundido, a delicous melty-cheese appetizer served with warm tortillas. Of course, you can’t really transfer the experience of a gooey, cheesy appetizer to a salad, but we discovered that you can carry the flavors from one to the other. We love the way the spiciness…
Read MoreAsian Sesame Salad with Kongjang and Egg
This winter our friends at Firefly Fields gifted us with a 5 pound bag of dried soybeans. At that point, I’d never before cooked with soybeans. So I started searching for recipes, and I came upon this one for sweet and sour soybeans, or kongjang. I substituted local honey for the agave, and I added…
Read MoreHow to Pack a Salad for Lunch
Packing a salad lunch is a great option when you’re out and about for work or play. For instance, this past weekend we left the farm to go hiking at Tippecanoe River State Park. I asked each of our kids to make their own lunch. Our youngest chose a salad, and with some help, she…
Read More7 Ways to Eat Leafy Greens
Updated Feb 5, 2021 Eating leafy greens is something we know we should do, but sometimes we feel overwhelmed actually doing it. At our farm, we strive to make eating greens easy and enjoyable. How do we do this? By growing greens that are both super nutritious and super delicious! What kind of greens do…
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