― Joel Salatin, Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World
BASIL ORZO SALAD WITH CORN, CHICKPEAS, FETA AND SUMMER VEGETABLES
This is one of those clever, hard-working recipes: You chop while the water boils, cook the vegetables with the pasta and have dinner made in 20 minutes. It also makes ideal picnic fare, as it holds beautifully, is mayonnaise-free and tastes best at room temperature.
Adapt the vegetables to whatever is good and fresh; only the corn is essential. Lemon basil is fantastic here, if you’ve got it; sweet basil is equally, differently wonderful.
2 teaspoons salt
¾ teaspoons freshly ground pepper
¼ cup white wine vinegar
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from 1–2 limes)
¼ cup + 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
5 ears fresh corn
3 small zucchini, cut into ¼-inch coins (optional)
2 cups greens beans, topped, tailed, and cut into ½-inch bits (optional)
1 sweet red pepper, cored, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch dice
8 ounces orzo pasta
1 bunch (six) scallions, white and pale green ends sliced
1 (15-ounce) tin chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
1½ packed cups sweet or lemon basil, washed and well dried
1 heaping cup feta, crumbled
Set a large stockpot of well-salted water to boil.
In a lidded jar, combine vinegar, lime juice, salt and pepper. Swirl to dissolve salt. Add olive oil, replace lid and shake vigorously to combine. Set aside.
Stand shucked ears of corn upright in a wide, shallow bowl, and cut off kernels with a sharp knife, just to the cob. Set aside. Slice zucchini and green beans if using, and set aside together, separately from the corn. (These vegetables will be added to the pasta water in two stages: first the zucchini and green beans, then the corn.)
In a large serving bowl, combine diced red pepper, sliced scallions, slivered basil and ⅔ of feta, and set aside.
When pasta water comes to the boil, add orzo and set timer to 5 minutes fewer than final cooking time (mine took 10; I set the timer to 5). When orzo is 5 minutes from done, add the zucchini and green beans, if using. Stir, and return to the boil for 4 minutes. One minute from orzo’s final cooking time (test one; orzo should be al dente), add corn, return just to the boil, then drain orzo and vegetables into a colander.
Return hot pasta and cooked vegetables to the stockpot, and toss with all the dressing, plus the chickpeas, while still warm. Let sit 10 minutes, to cool slightly. While cooling, sliver basil: Stack a dozen leaves, then roll them and slice them crosswise with a sharp chef’s knife, repeating until done. When pasta is no longer steaming, toss gently with the red pepper, scallions, basil and ⅔ feta. Top with remaining feta, and eat immediately, or leave out up to 4 hours. Salad is best served at room temperature. Leftovers are marvelous the next day.
Our vendors for Saturday, June 28th (in both alphabetical and numerical order) include:
47 2 Crows Farms
48 2 Crows Farms
65 A Few Of My Favorite Things...
52 Aimee's Blue Ribbon Spices
55 bak
66 Batter and Bowl
57 Blue Jacket Dairy
46 Carsner Farms
43 Cedar Cress Farm
44 Chuck Evans' MONTEZUMA Brand Sauces & Salsas
60 Cliff's Greenhouse and Garden Center
26 cottage garden
27 cottage garden
12 Curly Tail Organic Farm
41 Dan the Baker
6 Dana Lee's Bakery & Catery
61 Dangling Carrot Farm
62 Dangling Carrot Farm
76 Éban's Bakehouse (Gluten-Free)
72 Fall Creek Farm LLC
19 From My Garden
29 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
30 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
50 Golden Life Dog Food, LLC
42 Gourmet Candy by Karen
10 Heavenly Dips
63 Honeyrun Farm
25 JCF BakeHouse
84 Jenn's Cupcakes & Confections
39 Jorgensen Farms
23 Kingdom Fish
22 Kombu-Tea
37 Krazy Kraut
53 Lucky Cat Bakery
54 Maria's Fresh Pasta
56 Meadow Rise Farm
49 Mockingbird Meadows
13 Oakleaf Farm
14 Oakleaf Farm
67 Ohio Bison Farm
7 ohio farm direct
3 Oink Moo Cluck Farms LLC
78 Organic GreenFix
20 Our Hosta Haven
31 Philip Keller Designs
32 Philip Keller Designs
21 Pies by The PieMan
40 Pleiades Maple Products
24 Purple Sage
AA Reeds Fresh Farm
82 Rhoads Farm Inc
83 Rhoads Farm Inc
74 SaraBee Pure Honey
64 Silver Bridge Coffee Company
73 Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
80 Somerset Herbs LLC
38 Soodles Bake Shop
85 Southern Girl Biscuits
34 Speckled Hen Farm
35 Speckled Hen Farm
51 Stevens Family Bakery & Orchard
79 Stonefield Naturals
28 Sugar B. Bakery
45 Sunny Meadows Flower Farm
75 Swainway Urban Farm
9 Sweet thing gourmet
8 The Brown and Blond Bakery
16 Toad Hill Farm
36 Up the Lane Farm
58 VanScoy Farms
59 VanScoy Farms
2 Weed Knob Acres
70 Wengers Produce
71 Wengers Produce
4 Wishwell Farms
5 Wishwell Farms
17 zemnicki greenhouse/farm
18 zemnicki greenhouse/farm
2 Weed Knob Acres
3 Oink Moo Cluck Farms LLC
4 Wishwell Farms
5 Wishwell Farms
6 Dana Lee's Bakery & Catery
7 ohio farm direct
8 The Brown and Blond Bakery
9 Sweet thing gourmet
10 Heavenly Dips
12 Curly Tail Organic Farm
13 Oakleaf Farm
14 Oakleaf Farm
16 Toad Hill Farm
17 zemnicki greenhouse/farm
18 zemnicki greenhouse/farm
19 From My Garden
20 Our Hosta Haven
21 Pies by The PieMan
22 Kombu-Tea
23 Kingdom Fish
24 Purple Sage
25 JCF BakeHouse
26 cottage garden
27 cottage garden
28 Sugar B. Bakery
29 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
30 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
31 Philip Keller Designs
32 Philip Keller Designs
34 Speckled Hen Farm
35 Speckled Hen Farm
36 Up the Lane Farm
37 Krazy Kraut
38 Soodles Bake Shop
39 Jorgensen Farms
40 Pleiades Maple Products
41 Dan the Baker
42 Gourmet Candy by Karen
43 Cedar Cress Farm
44 Chuck Evans' MONTEZUMA Brand Sauces & Salsas
45 Sunny Meadows Flower Farm
46 Carsner Farms
47 2 Crows Farms
48 2 Crows Farms
49 Mockingbird Meadows
50 Golden Life Dog Food, LLC
51 Stevens Family Bakery & Orchard
52 Aimee's Blue Ribbon Spices
53 Lucky Cat Bakery
54 Maria's Fresh Pasta
55 bak
56 Meadow Rise Farm
57 Blue Jacket Dairy
58 VanScoy Farms
59 VanScoy Farms
AA Reeds Fresh Farm
60 Cliff's Greenhouse and Garden Center
61 Dangling Carrot Farm
62 Dangling Carrot Farm
63 Honeyrun Farm
64 Silver Bridge Coffee Company
65 A Few Of My Favorite Things...
66 Batter and Bowl
67 Ohio Bison Farm
70 Wengers Produce
71 Wengers Produce
72 Fall Creek Farm LLC
73 Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
74 SaraBee Pure Honey
75 Swainway Urban Farm
76 Éban's Bakehouse (Gluten-Free)
78 Organic GreenFix
79 Stonefield Naturals
80 Somerset Herbs LLC
82 Rhoads Farm Inc
83 Rhoads Farm Inc
84 Jenn's Cupcakes & Confections
85 Southern Girl Biscuits
38 Soodles Bake Shop
85 Southern Girl Biscuits
34 Speckled Hen Farm
35 Speckled Hen Farm
51 Stevens Family Bakery & Orchard
79 Stonefield Naturals
28 Sugar B. Bakery
45 Sunny Meadows Flower Farm
75 Swainway Urban Farm
9 Sweet thing gourmet
8 The Brown and Blond Bakery
16 Toad Hill Farm
36 Up the Lane Farm
58 VanScoy Farms
59 VanScoy Farms
2 Weed Knob Acres
70 Wengers Produce
71 Wengers Produce
4 Wishwell Farms
5 Wishwell Farms
17 zemnicki greenhouse/farm
18 zemnicki greenhouse/farm
2 Weed Knob Acres
3 Oink Moo Cluck Farms LLC
4 Wishwell Farms
5 Wishwell Farms
6 Dana Lee's Bakery & Catery
7 ohio farm direct
8 The Brown and Blond Bakery
9 Sweet thing gourmet
10 Heavenly Dips
12 Curly Tail Organic Farm
13 Oakleaf Farm
14 Oakleaf Farm
16 Toad Hill Farm
17 zemnicki greenhouse/farm
18 zemnicki greenhouse/farm
19 From My Garden
20 Our Hosta Haven
21 Pies by The PieMan
22 Kombu-Tea
23 Kingdom Fish
24 Purple Sage
25 JCF BakeHouse
26 cottage garden
27 cottage garden
28 Sugar B. Bakery
29 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
30 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
31 Philip Keller Designs
32 Philip Keller Designs
34 Speckled Hen Farm
35 Speckled Hen Farm
36 Up the Lane Farm
37 Krazy Kraut
38 Soodles Bake Shop
39 Jorgensen Farms
40 Pleiades Maple Products
41 Dan the Baker
42 Gourmet Candy by Karen
43 Cedar Cress Farm
44 Chuck Evans' MONTEZUMA Brand Sauces & Salsas
45 Sunny Meadows Flower Farm
46 Carsner Farms
47 2 Crows Farms
48 2 Crows Farms
49 Mockingbird Meadows
50 Golden Life Dog Food, LLC
51 Stevens Family Bakery & Orchard
52 Aimee's Blue Ribbon Spices
53 Lucky Cat Bakery
54 Maria's Fresh Pasta
55 bak
56 Meadow Rise Farm
57 Blue Jacket Dairy
58 VanScoy Farms
59 VanScoy Farms
AA Reeds Fresh Farm
60 Cliff's Greenhouse and Garden Center
61 Dangling Carrot Farm
62 Dangling Carrot Farm
63 Honeyrun Farm
64 Silver Bridge Coffee Company
65 A Few Of My Favorite Things...
66 Batter and Bowl
67 Ohio Bison Farm
70 Wengers Produce
71 Wengers Produce
72 Fall Creek Farm LLC
73 Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
74 SaraBee Pure Honey
75 Swainway Urban Farm
76 Éban's Bakehouse (Gluten-Free)
78 Organic GreenFix
79 Stonefield Naturals
80 Somerset Herbs LLC
82 Rhoads Farm Inc
83 Rhoads Farm Inc
84 Jenn's Cupcakes & Confections
85 Southern Girl Biscuits
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