Cucumber-Fennel Salad with Creamy Meyer Lemon DressingThe closer we get to summer (and College Station sure feels like it’s getting there), the more I can’t help but think about barbecues and picnics out in the sunshine. Now, I know we pretty much all have a love-hate relationship with the Texas heat, but if you are feeling ready for swimsuits and a trip out to the lake, then this recipe definitely echoes that summery feeling! It also features some amazing produce that’s currently in season, including fennel and cucumbers, which you can (and should) buy from Howdy farm! I also added Meyer lemons, which are essentially a sweeter version of a lemon that are thought to be cross bred with mandarin oranges. Their sour and sweet combo, along with the subtle anise (licorice) flavor of fennel, makes for an amazing, fun, and fresh cold salad! Cucumber-Fennel Salad with Creamy Meyer Lemon Dressing Ingredients: 3-6 seedless snacking cucumbers (depending on size) Juice and zest from 1 Meyer lemon* 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt 2 tbs milk 1 tsp sugar 2 tbs fennel leaves, chopped finely 1 thinly sliced fennel stalk (optional) Salt *If you can’t find Meyer Lemons, use regular lemons and extra sugar or a splash of orange juice! Process: Slice your snacking cucumbers into small pieces and place them in a mesh strainer over a bowl. Generously sprinkle salt over the cucumbers, stir them around, and set aside. This will begin the process of releasing water from your cucumbers, as well as seasoning them! Zest the lemon, cut in half, and juice over a fine strainer to remove the seeds. Add the Greek yogurt, milk, sugar and the fennel leaves. Wisk to combine. While your yogurt mixture and cucumbers rest in the fridge for 15-30 minutes (to infuse flavors), very thinly slice the fennel stalks. Then combine it all and give it a real good stir! Tips and tricks:
So are you ready for summer yet? What fresh produce makes you think of a weekend out camping or floating on a lake?And don’t forget to pick up your Howdy Farm produce now ON CAMPUS every Thursday!
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Howdy ya’ll! I know its been a while since the blog has been updated- but we have a new goal of getting a blog post out to you at least once a week for the rest of the semester! So without further ado- here are our latest updates on the farm…as always, there have been some pretty neat things going on! For starters, we have revamped our website in hopes that it would be easier to navigate and be more interactive- so feel free to click around a bit to see what’s new! Not only have we improved our website, but we have even improved on our member population! In other words, Howdy Farm is starting to get the attention it deserves!! This semester, our student member population has grown to about 60 students! This is the largest member population we’ve had in Howdy Farm history, and we are so excited. To maximize our potential, Howdy Farm has created committees that will be working on projects around the farm. One of these projects includes a rain garden. A rain garden is a garden that utilizes rainwater runoff for the benefit of watering plants. In our case, part of the land on our farm is slightly slanted downward, causing puddles of runoff during the year. We decided to place a few rows of potential farm land at the bottom of the slope to catch the runoff water and utilize it. Without this rain garden, the water that runs down the slope ends up in the street neighboring Howdy Farm, and is not immediately utilized for plant growth. In the past, Howdy Farm has been a producer of primarily fruit, vegetables, and herbs. But this semester, we have decided to dedicate the rain garden to the growth of ornamental flowers (more specifically, flower varieties that can withstand the high volume of water). So you can look forward to fresh cut flowers alongside the fruits, vegetables and herbs at our markets! Speaking of market… shop hours at the Farm will be starting THIS WEEK. Shop hours at the Farm will be held every Thursday from 12:00-5:00 PM. Come check it out! To learn more about rain gardens: click on this link! http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/raingarden_design/whatisaraingarden.htm |
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