In Season This Week at the Cambridge Center Farmers’ Market:
-Beans
-Broccoli
-Corn
-Cucumbers
-Peas
-Radishes
-Summer Squash
-Tomatoes

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We’re savoring strawberry season as it winds to a close. That’s why we enlisted the help of Peter McCarthy, chef/owner of EVOO Restaurant, to show how to make his strawberry gazpacho at the Farmer’s Market this week. This recipe  is the number one requested recipe from his menu —  and now we know why.

Peter began by pureeing some fresh strawberries with several other ingredients with orange juice, lime juice, vinegar, honey and some spices. To give the chilled liquid some additional texture, Peter combined cucumber, red onion, toasted almonds, cilantro, and more strawberries for the garnish. Onlookers gathered around to grab a bite of the sweet, crunchy, and refreshing soup—a combination so tasty, samples went as quickly as the strawberry season itself. If you missed the demo and would like to learn how to make Strawberry Gazpacho, here’s the recipe.  Thanks to Peter McCarthy for sharing his time and delicious recipe.

Of course when any season ends, it means it’s just the start of another. For us, it means it’s time to get excited for blueberries and raspberries. We were especially lucky to be situated next to Warner Farms yesterday because it meant we could enjoy their gorgeous golden raspberries which sold out of before 12:30!

Fruits are not the only thing new to the market this week. The first batch of beautiful corn was available. Though a little earlier than the typical corn season, we can assure you this is the corn you wait for all year — tender and sweet.

Coming soon – beef-steak tomatoes, hand-picked broccoli, and a plethora of summer squash!

Be sure to stop by the Cambridge Center Farmers’ Market next week for our first double header demo: Will Gilson of Garden at the Cellar will be cooking at noon, followed by Michael Scelfo of Russell House Tavern at 1pm. For a full list of the how2heroes lunchtime how2 cooking series, click here.

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