This might become a series that I do, where I’ll blog about one of our more unusual purchases at the Farmer’s Market, what we do with it, and how we like it! If we don’t do anything unusual one week, I might just share my favorite recipe of the week. How does that sound?
Let’s try it!
This week, my adventurous purchase was beets. I’ve only had beets once or twice in my life…I’ve always been intimidated by just how RED they are. Vegetables that appear to be bleeding=a little scary.
But I forged ahead anyway and bought two bundles of beets (total=$4). I didn’t take a picture of the process of cooking them this time, but I decided to make pickled beets using this recipe that popped up on my FoodGawker feed.
How did they turn out??
Pretty awesome, I’d say.
There were also onions added to the jar via this recipe, and I thought the flavor was fantastic! A little sweet and very tangy! The way a good pickle should taste!
And what am I doing with these pickled beets and onions? So far, my favorite application has been on a salad!
Pickled beets & onions, blue cheese, pistachios, greens and a poached egg! All ingredients but the pistachios were bought at the farmer’s market.
Are you a beet fan? Have you tried pickling anything you’ve found at the farmer’s market?
