Yummy recipes from Pike Central Farm Market

Wondering what to make with all the yummy food you buy at Pike Central Farm Market? You can find loads of recipes on their website, but we’re sharing a couple of especially good ones here. (And don’t forget … you can find locally grown fruit and veggies, all-natural meat, gourmet baked goods, artisan bread, fresh eggs, handcrafted soaps, and lots of other goods and food at the Farmers Market every Saturday from 9 to 1:30 at 5992 Executive Blvd.)

Tomato & Basil Salad

Ingredients

• 4-5 garlic cloves, crushed

• 2 tsp. salt

• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar

• 2 lb. firm tomatoes, peeled and sliced

• 6-8 fresh basil leaves, torn into 2-3 pieces

• Extra virgin olive oil

• Crusty bread

Directions

Combine first three ingredients; let stand at least 20 minutes.

Arrange tomato on a serving platter and top with basil. Pour oil to coat over top. Pour marinade over top. Let stand, basting occasionally, several hours. Serve with bread.

Ginger Garlic Green Beans

Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh green beans

• 3 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce

• 1 Tbsp. fresh grated ginger

• 2 tsp. rice vinegar (not seasoned)

• 1 Tbsp. sunflower or safflower oil

• 1/2 tsp. Asian sesame oil

• 1 1⁄2 tsp. sesame seeds, toasted

Directions

Cook the beans in salt water until tender (5-7 minutes). Plunge into ice water to stop cooking, drain and dry on paper towels.

Stir together rice vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil.

Heat a large skillet with safflower oil and add in garlic. When the garlic starts to color, add the ginger. Add in the green beans and sauté for 1-2 minutes, then add the vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil mixture. Cook until the beans are glazed, then toss in the sesame seeds.