Recipe of the Week by Natalia Rose Institute Executive Chef, Doris Choi: Fresh from the Farmer’s Market

Farmer’s Market Salad

This recipe is neutral, and will work with fresh goat feta for a protein meal, or with chopped avocado for a starch meal.

• 2 – 3 heirloom tomatoes, or Roma, cherry, grape, beefsteak, etc.

• 1 orange, peeled and sliced, and/or yellow bell pepper, chopped

• 1 handful yellow beans

• ½ bulb fennel, sliced thin

• ½ red onion, sliced thin

• Basil to garnish

• Cu-ba-mint Dressing

• 1 hothouse cucumber, or 2 – 3 Kirby cucumbers

• 2 – 3 garlic cloves, minced

• Handful basil

• 10 sprigs mint

• 1 cup packed baby spinach

• 2 medium lemons, juiced

Blend all ingredients at high speed until creamy. Pour over salad and enjoy