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Kale, Apple, and Butternut Salad

This salad can be enjoyed in a number of combinations throughout the fall to spring season. Use any type of winter squash and any crisp apple variety. Because butternuts can store for up to 6 months, you can eat them all fall and winter long. This vegetable’s tough skin makes it a perfect storage crop.

Tomato and Peach Panzanella

Panzanella—or bread salad—is the perfect way to use up leftover market bread that has gone slightly stale. (You can make this with bread that isn’t stale, as long as you toast it long enough to dry it out.) Traditionally, panzanella is made with only bread, tomatoes, basil, and dressing, but there are many variations to

Smashed Cucumber Salad

smashed cucumber salad

Cucumbers are in season starting in late May and typically are available throughout the summer and early fall. Cucumbers are great for staying hydrated and cool. Pai huang gua—or smashed cucumber salad—is a traditional Chinese recipe for a hot day. It can be served on its own or alongside chilled rice or noodles. Smashing and

Grain Salad with Corn and Tomatoes

Grain salad with corn and tomatoes

Corn was domesticated by indigenous farmers of Mesoamerica as early as 8,000 years ago. The crop—known as maize—spread throughout what is now North and South America. In the Southern Appalachian region, Cherokee culture is interwoven with cultivation of corn, where it is one of the Three Sisters, typically planted with squash and beans. Servings: 6

Fresh at Farmers Markets This Week

oyster mushrooms

Mushrooms are a year-round staple at most farmers markets. If you find yourself growing tired of winter greens and root crops this time of year, trying a new mushroom variety might be the perfect way to switch up your local shopping! Vendors like The Forest Farmacy and Stump Farms at Asheville City Market and Black

Massaged Kale Salad with Vegan Creamy Brie Dressing

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As part of ASAP’s Farm Fresh for Health initiative, we partnered with community health professionals to bring you virtual demos to inspire cooking for yourself and your family. Shop for ingredients at a farmers market near you! This super creamy (but totally vegan) kale salad comes from Lauren Furgiuele, RDN, LDN of Planting Roots Nutrition. Ingredients Dressing Salad Optional Add-ins

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