Wednesday, April 27, 2011

What on earth is Mizuna???

I was at the market Saturday and Flora's Farm had some crazy green called "Mizuna".  She let me taste some raw, and I was hooked!  I love arugula, and this was a lot like that, but a little milder and more complex.  It can be served either as part of an Asian stir-fry or a Mediterranean salad.  I chose to do the latter last night and today.  I mixed it with spinach and dressed it with a lemon vinaigrette with radicchio last night as a side; today I mixed it with spinach and a lemon vinaigrette under a salmon salad (canned salmon, soy mayo, chopped green onions) for lunch.

I think it would have been equally good as a wilted side with miso dressing tonight with my Leftover Stir-Fry:  skirt steak, asparagus, baby zucchini, green onions, spring garlic, chopped broccoli, chopped carrot. . . all tossed with a spicy soy, rice wine vinegar, hot pepper, garam masala, and sesame oil dressing (lots of water added; thickened with a mixture of cornstarch and water). I just had too much food as it was, so I skipped the side.   I had the stir-fry all over wild and brown rice.  That steak is still delish.  Having leftovers from tonight for lunch tomorrow.

On Friday, I hope to make it to the farm market at Monterey Peninsula College.  I'll fill you in then. if not tomorrow night.

Til then - see you at the market!!

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