Salad Mix

Behold the backbone to any good CSA!  Salad mix is one of our most popular items for our CSA and markets.  You’ll find lots of salad recipes sprinkled in with so many of our other veggie profiles that I’m not going to list recipes for salad here…but I am going to brag a bit about what makes our mixes so awesome!  Also I’m going to give you a few tips about how to keep your salad in its original state of awesomeness for over a week! 

We call our salad blend magic mix! Aside from being a blend of our favorite lettuces, and flavorful mustard greens the magic comes from the hot pink wild greens and edible flowers we mix in as often as possible! The star of this mix is magenta spreen lambs’ quarter, which is so nutrient dense that it’s hot pink star burst center literally sparkles with mineral crystals! We also add plenty of baby amaranth which brightens the mix with its’ purple and bright pink hues.  Add a dusting of edible flowers and you pretty much have an edible version of a magical fairytale!

The secret to keeping the magic alive once you get your salad home is to give it a quick rinse to refresh before sticking it in the fridge.  Use a salad spinner to dry off your salad, but also to store it. Storing it in a salad spinner can help your salad last for weeks!  There’s a reason salad comes in big plastic clamshells at the grocery store, they help salad last longer than a plastic bag would.  Salad spinners are easily found at thrift stores or are relatively affordable to buy new.  If your committed to eating plastic free local greens it will be a valuable kitchen tool for years to come!