in Season
herbs
Basil • Chives • Mint • Oregano
Parsley • Rosemary • Sage
Tarragon • Thyme
fruits
Apples • Blackberries
Blueberries • Cantaloupe
Grapes • Peaches
Plums • Raspberries
Strawberries • Watermelon
vegetables
Bell Peppers • Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts • Carrots
Cauliflower • Collard Greens
Cucumbers • Eggplant
Hot Peppers • Mushrooms
Potatoes • Snap Beans
Spinach • Summer Squash
Sweet Corn • Sweet Peppers • Tomatoes
15Banana-Chocolate
15Tropical
16Banana Avocado Pistachio Smoothie
19Southern Tomato Pie
19Flaky Pie Crust
20Gazpacho
21Spaghettini
21Heirloom Tomato Salad
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Hoosier Thoughts
Summer makes me think of being young ... and this summer makes me think of my grandfather, Harry A. Stout—or, as my sisters and I called him, Bobby—who left this world this past February at the age of 89. He and my grandmother had a farm just outside Indianapolis, and until 1988 when they traded farm for beach, they spent the majority of their summers there.
On occasion my parents, sisters and I would head out there on weekends to spend time with them. My sisters and I would even stay overnight every so often. The farmhouse was small, white and filled with charm and a little bit of dust. The furniture was well worn. The upstairs was more like a loft with a half wall separating the space to make like two rooms. There were only four single beds, so only two of us got to spend the night at a time.
The kitchen had a one-door refrigerator with a pull-down metal handle to open it; reminded me of a meat locker. There was an old washboard to wash your clothes, a line to dry them outside, next to my grandmother’s raspberry and grape vines. She spent her days reading, gardening and making her delicious jam from her red raspberries.
My grandfather would walk about his farm land, enjoying the outdoors. He would walk with his two or three dogs in tow, to see his cows. The cows were friendly, and Bobby would pet them and talk to them. He was an animal lover and the only man I’ve ever known to keep cows as pets. And maybe they weren’t just pets, but I was young and remember thinking he treats those cows like he treats his dogs, like people.
He would take us to the local swimming pond, let us swim and buy us suckers for the ride back. He would play card games with us, one of his favorite things to do, and eat tomatoes straight off the vine, like you’d eat an apple. He was a gentle soul and a wonderful person and grandfather.
He was also a lover of Edible Indy, and our biggest cheerleader! He would finish handing out his box of every issue within the first 30 minutes, to his neighbors and friends at Marquette Manor. I will miss seeing the excitement in his face with this new issue but I know he is with my grandmother and his beloved pets now.
Enjoy this issue as we celebrate summer with a nod to tomatoes and dairy.... I think my grandfather would have especially like this one!
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Harry A. Stout holding his great grandson Liam Workman.
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Grape Expectations
Make room, Napa Valley. Scoot over, Sonoma. Another grape-growing region is earning national recognition, and it’s right here in Indiana.
The U.S. government has designated a 4,800-square-mile area of south-central Indiana a new American Viticultural Area (AVA).
The Indiana Uplands AVA stretches from the Morgan-Monroe county line north of Bloomington to the Ohio River in the middle of the state. It’s home to at least 23 wineries and vineyards, including Butler Winery and Oliver Winery in Bloomington and Huber Winery in Starlight. The multi-state Ohio River Valley AVA includes parts of Indiana, but the Indiana Uplands is the first AVA contained entirely in the state.
The nation’s 200 or so AVAs are based on regional characteristics such as topography, soil type and climate. Winemakers use AVAs to describe their wines’ origin. The system also helps local-loving consumers: If a wine has an AVA designation on its label, then at least 85% of its grapes were grown there.
The Indiana Uplands Wine Trail, a coop of nine wineries in the region, worked for a decade to secure the designation. Kim Doty, president of the group and owner of the French Lick Winery, expects the AVA designation to bear significant fruit.
“Just like people go to Napa Valley for unique wines and good wines there,” she says, “we hope the same will happen here in the Uplands.”
Indiana Uplands Wine Trail wineries and area restaurants will converge to offer wine and food samplings at Uncork the Uplands, July 27 at the Bloomington Monroe County Convention Center in downtown Bloomington. For tickets and info, UncorkTheUplands.com.
—Keith Roach
Details: IndianaUplands.com
Bite into Bloomington
What if you could graze your way through all of your favorite Bloomington restaurants in one night? That’s the idea behind the Taste of Bloomington—a chance to sample many of the city’s restaurants, breweries and wineries. The 31st annual festival will fill your cravings on June 22 from 3 to 11pm at Showers Common in downtown Bloomington.
Taste of Bloomington has become a summer staple in the eyes and bellies of hungry Hoosiers. Expect to see mainstays like a steak sandwich from Janko’s Little Zagreb or a chocolate chip cookie from Baked, plus fare from the city’s restaurants with locally sourced menus.
Tickets are available for purchase on the day of the event. Admission is $7 per person; children under 12 are free. Food can be purchased from dozens of booths; most items are under $5. Live entertainment includes performances by country singer Clayton Anderson and hair band cover group Hairbangers Ball.
Created to help promote the community by drawing people downtown, the event has evolved over the years, says Taste of Bloomington co-director Talisha Coppock.
“As people’s culinary interest has grown, so has the Taste of Bloomington,” says Coppock. “This is our opportunity to showcase what Bloomington has to offer.”
—Elissa Barsky
Details: Festival takes place at Showers Common, next to Bloomington City Hall, 401 N. Morton St., Bloomington; VisitBloomington.com/taste
Looking Sharp
High summer is high-volume produce time, and that can mean a lot of intensive knife work for the enterprising home cook. Take a tip from the experts and keep those knife blades sharp. A dull blade not only makes chopping tedious, it can turn those perfectly ripe heirloom tomatoes into a mangled mess. Slicing with a sharp knife is also less hazardous than with duller blades.
A number of convenient knife sharpening services are offered in Indy:
Vendor
Hoosier Culinary Sharpening HoosierCulinarySharpening.com
Indy Cutting Edge Facebook.com/indycuttingedge
Location Time Cost
City Market—drop off at Circle City Sweets or Circle City Soups
Carmel Farmers’ Market
Zionsville, in shop
Menonna’s Fine Edge Professionallysharpened.com
Goose the Market
Binford Farmers’ Market
Joe’s Butcher Shop
M–F, 7am–3pm Sa 9am–1pm
Sa 8–11:30am, while you wait By appointment, 317-292-7889
4-inch blades: $4
6-inch blades: $6
8-inch blades: $8
Over 8 inches: $9
Serrated: add $1
Cleavers: $6
Drop off every other Monday, pick up the following Wednesday Sa 8am–1pm, while you wait
Blades up to 4 inches: $3
Longer blades: add 50 cents per inch
Serrated: Add $1
M 9am–2pm, while you wait $5 for any size blade $6 for serrated
—Shawndra Miller
loving spoonfuls
Stock Up for Summer
BY ANDIE MARSHALL
Planning and cooking meals is not my favorite way to spend time during the busy summer months. Making stock now and freezing it in various quantities makes it easier.
For years I thought “stock” was the same thing as “broth” but learned the hard way that it is not. I made chicken noodle soup for a group and intended to use boxed chicken broth but mistakenly bought chicken stock. My guests asked me why the broth was so “brown”—and while it tasted OK, I knew the soup was too heavy.
The distinction between the two has inspired countless articles in magazines, cookbooks and on the internet and debates among culinary professionals. In short, stock is an ingredient ready to be combined with other ingredients and then seasoned into a final dish; broth is a fully seasoned “finished product” ready to be heated and eaten. For me, “stock” is made with bones,
simmered a long time, jelly-like when chilled and not eaten in its unadorned state. Unlike broth, it can be used as a base for braises and reduced for sauces.
Stock also lacks salt and pepper as seasonings. Fish can be poached in vegetable or chicken stock but it would be too salty if the stock were pre-salted. It is safer to omit salt and pepper from the stock and add them to taste at the time of each preparation.
CHICKEN STOCK
Andie Marshall
5 pounds chicken parts with bones
2 medium-size yellow onions, unpeeled and quartered
4 large carrots, unpeeled and halved
4 whole celery ribs with leaves, cut into thirds
2 parsnips, unpeeled and cut in half
6 cloves garlic
8 sprigs fresh parsley
4 sprigs fresh thyme
2 sprigs of fresh rosemary Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste (Wait until you are ready to actually use the finished stock before adding salt and pepper.)
Place all ingredients in large pot and cover with cold water plus 2 inches.
Bring to full boil and then reduce to simmer; simmer uncovered for 6 hours. After 1 hour remove the breasts and take the meat off the bones. Return the bones to the pot and save the breast meat for other purposes.
Freeze stock in quarts for soups or in ice cube trays to add a couple of the cubes when making rice, risotto, or stir-frying. Regardless of the definition, stocking up to enhance your meals is easy and smart.
Marshall is a home cook whose fondness for soup began when she was a working mom. With soups, she always had nutritious, homemade and reheatable meals on hand.
At the end of the 6 hours of simmering, strain contents through a colander and discard the solids.
Chill the stock overnight.
The next day, remove any surface fat.
Use immediately or pack in assorted sizes of containers, seal and freeze. May be kept frozen up to 4 months.
by Christina Richey
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Life of Pie
Where to go and what to order when you’re craving pizza this summer
BY AMY LYNCH
BY KELLEY JORDAN HENEVELD
Summer-ripe tomatoes, fragrant herbs, snapping-fresh vegetables—Indy establishments offer a bounty of ways to enjoy pizza ingredients at their peak of flavor. Don’t miss these locally made and topped pies from across the city.
NAPOLESE
Now with three Indianapolis locations, Martha Hoover’s pizzerias dress up high-quality building blocks—like dough made with Italian 00 flour and house-made red sauce—with imported Italian cheese and produce from more than 20 Indiana growers. Locavore to the core, there are some weeks during the summer when every bit of produce Napolese serves is sourced from within an hour’s drive of Indianapolis.
The menu changes with the seasons to showcase veggies at their very best— summer, for instance, might see pizzas adorned with locally grown arugula, peppers, onions and tomatoes. The Green Margherita arrives slathered with basil pesto and topped with Indiana heirloom tomatoes and fresh mozzarella. Year-round, the Neapolitan-style pies are quick-fired to bubbly perfection in an 800° wood-burning oven.
To wash it down, try a local beer, a cool glass of Italian Pinot Grigio or a handcrafted cocktail.
What to order: The Farmers’ Market Delight pizza with tomatoes, summer squash and roasted corn, and a Negroni.
Details: 114 E. 49th St., Indianapolis, 317-925-0765; 30 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis, 317-635-0765; Fashion Mall, 8702 Keystone Crossing, 317-705-0765; NapolesePizzeria.com
PHOTOS
PIZZOLOGY
Locavore chef and restaurateur Neal Brown believes keeping things simple is the best approach, and the reason why deliciously basic Italian pizzas often outshine their much heavier American counterparts. Although Brown does rely on some real-deal Italian ingredients like San Marzano tomatoes, he turns to local sources for the bulk of his food supplies.
“Italian cooking is rooted in marketfresh quality, and we honor that tradition by keeping our menu very flexible to take advantage what is available in the local marketplace,” Brown says. “Food grown locally and with integrity is not only better for our land and for our guests, it just tastes better.”
Brown and his staff also go the extra mile to create many of their own toppings onsite, from sausages—cured, blended and ground by hand—to house-made fresh mozzarella. Suppliers like Gunthorp Farms and Smoking Goose round out the inventory with top-notch meats.
A second Pizzology post will open later this year in Nora.
What to order: The summer pizza with local mint, Capriole Farms goat cheese, fresh jalapeño and house-cured pancetta, with a fried green tomato Caprese salad.
Details: 13190 Hazel Dell Pkwy., Carmel, 317-844-2550, PizzologyIndy.com
Italian cooking is rooted in market-fresh quality...
Veggie-theme pizzas lend themselves nicely to light summer meals.
BAZBEAUX
Outdoor dining on Bazbeaux’ Broad Ripple deck is a longstanding Indianapolis summer tradition, but the delicious pizzas keep customers coming back all year long. Owner Jeff Berman uses a Wisconsin cheese blend, premium olive oil, fresh vegetables and local meats. The one ingredient he doesn’t go too heavy on is salt.
“We really try to keep it light, with skim-milk mozzarella and whole-milk provolone that add a lot of flavor without adding a lot of salt,” Berman says. “We put salt shakers on the table so people can add more to their taste if they like. We don’t over-sugar things, either, and there are no additives in our crust.”
Bazbeaux’ many veggie-themed pizzas lend themselves nicely to light summer meals, and the variety of moderately priced sipping wines are a nice way to cool off on a hot day. Locally prepared vegan cakes and gluten-free cookies from Broad Ripple–based H20 Sushi serve up a healthy sweet finale.
What to order: The Get Fresh pizza with fresh mozzarella, roasted tomatoes and arugula drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and a glass of dry rosé.
Details: 118 E. Westfield Blvd., Indianapolis, 317-255-5711; 111 W. Main St., Carmel, 317-848-4488; 333 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis, 317-636-7662; Bazbeaux.com
JOCKAMO UPPER CRUST
From its Irvington- and Greenwoodbased pizzerias, Jockamo has made a name for itself with distinctive garlic basil crust dough made fresh daily and an unusual array of topping possibilities that includes salsa, black bean dip, Thai peanut sauce and hummus. Smoked Cajun sausage shipped from New Orleans, chorizo from Smoking Goose and etouffee sauce from Papa Roux all provide authenticity to the Creole pizza and other pies.
Jockamo changes up its menu four times a year. During the summer months, customers can always find fresh gazpacho (made using co-owner Mick McGrath’s family recipe), light salads along the lines of watermelon and goat cheese with balsamic and fresh basil, and seasonal pizzas. The tried-and-true favorites are hard to beat, though.
“It doesn’t seem to matter what the season—our top two pizzas are the Slaughterhouse Five with five different meats, and the Cheese Louise with five different cheeses, red onion and bacon,” McGrath says.
What to order: The So-Cal pizza loaded with fresh veggies and goat cheese, with a frosty local craft beer.
Details: 5646 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, 317-356-6612; 401 Market Plaza, Greenwood, 317-883-8993; JockamoPizza.com
The tried-and-true favorites are hard to beat...
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Farm/Farmer
Last fall, we asked our readers to vote for individuals whom they felt are making significant contributions to our local food community. The results are in and we are proud to announce the winners!!
Greg Gunthrop, Gunthrop Farms Chef/Restaurant Alexa Lemley
Bringing National Dairy Month Home
BY SHAWNDRA MILLER
PHOTOS BY SARA CRAWFORD
Move over, ice cream: You’ve got a rival for our affections. Smoothies, offering endless variations on a creamy theme, are the perfect way to mark National Dairy Month this June.
When the mercury climbs and you’re craving something cold and creamy, think outside the ice cream carton. Instead of reaching for a premade treat, get creative with your blender and whip up one of these refreshing beverages. You can go for tropical and tangy, nutty and sweet, or even dark and chocolaty.
Try incorporating summer’s bountiful berries or the best peaches the farmers’ market has to offer. Blend them with some Traders Point yogurt or milk plus ice cubes or frozen bananas, and you’ve got yourself a healthy milkshake alternative.
To get you started, we asked the kitchen wizards at the Chef’s Academy to bring National Dairy Month home to the Hoosier State with a focus on Indiana’s dairy products. The result is three very different smoothie recipes, all featuring local milk.
Chef Jason Anderson has concocted a rich treat featuring everyone’s favorite chocolate–peanut butter combo with an espresso twist. Chef Nathan Simpson’s creation bends toward the equator, while Chef Brandon Hamilton has built added complexity into his recipe with the inclusion of ripe avocado, pistachios and crème fraîche.
But don’t let the chefs have all the fun: The sky’s the limit when it comes to smoothie creation.
Peanut Butter and Espresso Smoothie
BANANA-CHOCOLATE
PEANUT BUTTER AND ESPRESSO SMOOTHIE
Chef Jason Anderson
Makes 2 servings
1¼ cups low-fat milk
½ cup peanut butter
¼ cup dark chocolate (Try Endangered Species)
1 ripe banana
1 tablespoon sugar, plus extra to taste
2 teaspoons instant coffee powder, preferably espresso 2 ice cubes
Ground cinnamon (optional)
Combine milk, peanut butter, chocolate, banana, sugar, coffee powder and ice cubes in a blender. Blend until very frothy. Taste and add a pinch more sugar, if needed. Pour into glasses and sprinkle with cinnamon, if desired. Serve immediately.
TROPICAL FRUIT SMOOTHIE
Chef Nathan Simpson
Makes 2 servings
1 cup diced pineapple
½ cup diced mango
¼ cup peeled and diced kiwi
½ cup orange juice or milk
¼ cup coconut milk or milk
¼ cup plain yogurt (Try Traders Point Creamery)
⅓ cup ice cubes
2 sprigs mint or basil
Extra mango or pineapple for grilling
Shredded coconut for toasting, preferably fresh
Blend fruit with orange juice until a smooth purée forms. Add additional ingredients and blend until smooth. Serve chilled with grilled mango or pineapple, topped with toasted coconut.
Tropical Fruit Smoothie
BANANA AVOCADO PISTACHIO
SMOOTHIE
Chef Brandon Hamilton
Smoothies are made throughout the world with different ingredients. Some flavor combinations that we find in other cultures are delicious but seem weird to us—usually because we never thought of using an ingredient in this way. In this recipe, avocados are used in a sweet preparation instead of the classical savory preparation most familiar in our culture. Flavor combinations for any recipe need to be well balanced, and smoothies are no exception. This recipe uses honey and bananas to add sweetness, avocados add a complex flavor of butter and nuts, pistachios add a nutty flavor, crème fraîche for slight sour flavor and milk to help round off all of these flavors with its fat. In smoothie recipes, yogurt is very common and can be used in placed of crème fraîche but the smoothie will have a slight astringent flavor. I like to use crème fraîche because it gives the same qualities as yogurt without the astringency.
Yield: 4 (8-ounce) portions
1 ripe banana, medium size, sliced
1 ripe avocado, seed and skin removed 3 tablespoons pistachios
4-5 tablespoons honey (Try Hunter’s)
⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom
⅛ teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup crème fraîche (recipe follows or use store-bought)
1½ cups Indiana milk (Shop Pogue’s Run, Whole Foods, or your areas farmers’ market)
Combine the first 8 ingredients in a blender and process until slightly smooth. With the blender turned on, slowly pour the milk into the blend and mix until smooth.
Crème Fraîche Recipe
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons buttermilk or yogurt
Combine the two ingredients in a glass bowl and mix well. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 8 to 24 hours, until thick. After the mixture becomes thick, refrigerate. The crème fraîche will last for 7 days in the refrigerator.
Tomato, tomahto
Craving a quintessential summer-on-a-plate kind of dish? Try starting with a tomato. We asked around for great recipes that salute the season’s bounty. These call for the freshest, tastiest tomatoes you can get your hands on —the kind picked from your garden or hauled home from a farmers’ market.
BY ERICA SAGON
PHOTOS BY KELLEY JORDAN HENEVELD
SOUTHERN TOMATO PIE
Hearty market tomatoes like Purple Cherokee, Green Zebra and Mortgage Lifter are ideal for this tomato pie, says Joseph Hewett, chef-owner of Indigo Duck, his bistro with a Southern streak in downtown Franklin. Hewett serves the pie hot, cold or at room temperature, alongside a simple salad of arugula, toasted pine nuts and balsamic dressing.
Using a store-bought pie shell can save time (Hewett recommends Pillsbury)—just remember to prebake the pie shell whether it’s store-bought or made from scratch. TheIndigoDuck.com
Recipe by Joseph Hewett Yields 1 pie
1 prepared pie shell (recipe follows below)
3 heirloom tomatoes (medium to large) or vine-ripe Beefsteak tomatoes
2 tablespoons diced shallots
½ teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar, like Tillamook
½ cup shredded mozzarella
¼ cup shredded Parmesan
¼ cup basil, cut into chiffonade
2 tablespoons Italian parsley, finely chopped
4 tablespoons of chopped scallion
1 cup mayonnaise (or enough to smoothly cover top of the pie using a spatula)
Kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
1.Preheat oven to 350°. Prebake pie shell until just cooked and pale golden, about 10–12 minutes (or follow package directions).
2.Slice tomatoes ¼ inch thick; place in colander and sprinkle with kosher salt. Allow to drain for 20–30 minutes. Pat tomatoes to remove excess salt and moisture.
3.Sautée shallots and garlic in olive oil. Deglaze with vinegar and reserve.
4.Mix together cheddar, mozzarella, Parmesan, basil, parsley and scallion in a medium bowl. Sprinkle a small amount of the mixture in the pie shell, loosely covering the bottom.
5.Place half of the tomatoes in an overlapping ring inside the pie shell. Season lightly with kosher salt and black pepper.
6.Sprinkle half of the remaining cheese and herb mixture on the tomatoes.
7.Place the remaining tomatoes in another overlapping ring atop the cheese and herb layer and season lightly with kosher salt and pepper.
8.Sprinkle remaining cheese and herb mixture atop the tomato layer.
9.Mix sautéed shallot mixture with the mayonnaise and spread an even layer across the top of the pie shell.
10.Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Chef Hewett, who died in May. We are grateful for how he strengthened the central Indiana food community and for the chance to include him in these pages.
FLAKY PIECRUST
Recipe by Joseph Hewett Yields 1 (9-inch) piecrust
2 cups bread flour
¾ teaspoon iodized salt
1¾ teaspoons baking powder
1 cup lard (or vegetable shortening)
½ cup sour cream
1.Sift together dry ingredients.
2.Cut lard into flour until incorporated.
3.Fold in sour cream until dough is moist.
4.Cover and chill for at least 1 hour before use. Roll dough to fit a 9-inch pie plate; press dough into bottom and sides of pie plate.
GAZPACHO
At Feast, a farm-to-table neighborhood spot in Bloomington, tomatoes appear all over the menu: simmered down for house-made tomato jam, tucked into goat cheese tarts and roasted for a poached tuna salad. When summer tomatoes are at their most flavorful, Erika Yochum, executive chef and owner, loves to use them in a simple gazpacho, seasoned lightly with garlic, sherry vinegar and olive oil. FeastCateringOnline.com
Recipe by Erika Yochum Serves 6
2 pounds ripe heirloom tomatoes, cut across the equator
1–2 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons kosher salt
¼ cup sherry vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more to garnish
Slices of cucumber or basil leaves, for garnish (optional)
1.With cut side against the small holes of a box grater, grate tomatoes over a bowl until you are left with the skin. Discard skin.
2.Mince garlic and salt together; use the flat side of a chef’s knife to work mixture into a fine paste. Mix the garlic and sherry vinegar into the tomatoes.
3.Stir in the olive oil and taste for more salt and vinegar. Garnish with a swirl of oil, fresh basil leaves or thin slices of cucumber or cherry tomatoes.
SPAGHETTINI WITH FRESH TOMATOES
Rosa Hanslits, owner of Nicole-Taylor’s Pasta and Market, turns to the deliciously simple combination of cherry tomatoes with fresh pasta when she doesn’t really feel like cooking. Technically, there’s a bit of boiling involved—but the spaghettini, which is thinner than spaghetti, is al dente in a mere 2 or 3 minutes. (Prefer a different ribbon or shape? Nicole-Taylor’s offers more than 20 kinds of fresh, homemade pasta that’ll make you swear off the boxed stuff.)
Dry-cured olives, also sold at Nicole-Taylor’s, add flavor. For ease, Hanslits leaves the olives unpitted, but they could also be pitted and chopped before they’re tossed with the spaghettini. NicoleTaylorsPasta.com
Recipe by Rosa Hanslits
Serves 4
1 container of cherry tomatoes, quartered
3 fresh basil leaves, torn
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ cup dry-cured olives
4 (4-ounce) portions of Nicole-Taylor’s fresh spaghettini
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, to taste
1.Mix together tomatoes, basil, salt, pepper, olive oil and olives; set aside.
2.Cook pasta for approximately 2–3 minutes in boiling salted water. Drain.
3.Add tomato mixture and toss. Finish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
HEIRLOOMTOMATO SALAD
Serves 2–4
This twist on caprese salad comes from Chef Brad Gates of Brad Gates Catering and Events within Indianapolis City Market. Aside from the pantry staples, “everything comes from the (farmers’) market, and that’s pretty cool,” he says. Gates likes to get tomatoes from Van Antwerp’s, a produce vendor at the Original Farmers’ Market at City Market. BradGatesCatering.com
Recipe by Brad Gates
4 heirloom tomatoes
½ red onion, shaved
Capriole goat cheese
Olive oil
Red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper
Chopped basil
1.Slice tomatoes and arrange on a plate. Slices can overlap a bit.
2.Sprinkle tomatoes with shaved red onion.
3.Drizzle with olive oil and red wine vinegar, then dust with salt and pepper.
4.Pinch off pieces of the goat cheese, and top tomatoes with 2–3 pinches each. Sprinkle with chopped basil.
farmers’ market directory
38th and Meridian Farmers’ Market
Thursdays, 4–6:30pm 3808 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis
Avon Farmers’ Market
Tuesdays, 4–7pm 8244 E. U.S. Highway 36, Avon (Hendricks Regional Health) hendricks.org
Bloomingfoods East Market
Saturdays, 7am-noon and Thursdays, 5–7pm 3220 E. 3rd Street, Bloomington Bloomingfoods parking lot bloomingfoods.coop
Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8am–1pm and Tuesdays, 4–7pm 401 N. Morton Street, Bloomington Next to City Hall-Showers Building bloomington.in.gov/farmersmarket
Broad Ripple Farmers’ Market Saturdays, 8am–noon Located behind Broad Ripple High School Indianapolis broadripplefarmersmarket.org
Binford Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8am–1pm
62nd and Binford Blvd., Indianapolis binfordfarmersmarket.com
Carmel Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8–11:30am
5 Center Green, Carmel carmelfarmersmarket.com
Community Farmers’ Market of Owen County
Saturdays, 8am–noon 459 W. Morgan Street, Spencer farmersmarketowencounty.com
Columbus Farmer’s Market
Saturdays, 9am–12:30pm 501 Brown St., Columbus columbusfarmersmarket.org
Cumberland Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8am–noon 11501 E. Washington St., Cumberland town.cumberland.in.us
Danville Chamber of Commerce
Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8am–noon and Tuesdays, 4–6pm Danville Courthouse Square, Danville danville-chamber.org
Farmers’ Market at City Market
Wednesdays, 9:30am–1:30pm 222 E. Market St., Indianapolis indycm.com
The Fishers Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8am–noon
Nickel Plate Park behind Fishers Town Hall Fishers fisherschamber.com
Franklin Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8–11am
West Jefferson and South Jackson streets
Franklin discoverdowntownfranklin.com
Geist Farmers’ Market
Thursdays, 2:30–6:30pm 8115 Oaklandon Rd., Indianapolis geistfarmersmarket.com
Green Market at Traders Point Creamery Fridays, 5–8pm 9101 Moore Road, Zionsville tpforganics.com
Greenwood Farmers’ Market Saturdays, 8am–noon and Wednesdays, 2:30–6pm 525 N. Madison Avenue, Greenwood For info, search Greenwood Farmers’ Market on Facebook
Harvest Market at the Fairgrounds Saturdays, 8am–noon and Wednesdays (starting in July), 8am–noon 620 N. Apple St., Greenfield hancockharvestcouncil.com
Irvington Farmers’ Market
Second Sundays, Noon–3pm Ellenberger Park in Irvington, Indianapolis irvingtongardenclub.com
NoblesvilleFarmers’ Market Saturdays, 8am–12:30pm Riverview Hospital overflow parking lot Corner of St. Rd 32 and St. Rd 19 Noblesville noblesvillemainstreet.org
Saxony Market
Saturdays, 8am–noon 131st St. and Olio Rd., Fishers saxony-indiana.com/market
Westfield Farmers’ Market Fridays, 4–8pm
North Union Street next to City Hall Westfield dwna.org
Zionsiville Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8-11am Corner of Main and Hawthorne streets Zionsville www.zionsvillefarmersmarket.org
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A. Arnold World Class Relocation
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Artisano’s Oils and Spices
1101-B E. 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240 317.251.4100 • artisanosoils.com
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Best Boy & Co.
314 N. Main Street, Roanoke, IN 260.672.2080
Best Chocolate In Town 880 Massachusetts Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46204 317.636.2800 • bestchocolateintown.com
Binford Farmers Market 62nd and Binford Blvd. binfordfarmersmarket.com
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Broad Ripple Famers Market broadripplefarmersmarket.org
Cerulean Restaurant
339 S. Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN 46225 317.870.1320 • ceruleanrestaurant.com
Chef JJ’s Backyard
1040 Broad Ripple Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46220 chefjjs.com
Clark Appliance
5415 E. 82nd Street, Indianapolis, In 46250 317.863.0542 • clarkappliance.com
Dig-IN, A Taste of Indiana digindiana.org
Endangered Species Chocolate
5846 W. 73rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.387.4372 • chocolatebar.com
Green B.E.A.N Delivery 317.377.0470 • greenbeandelivery.com
The Green Market at Traders Point Creamery
9101 Moore Road, Zionsville, IN 46077 317.733.1700 • traderspointcreamery.com
Natural Born Juicers
222 East Market St., Indianapolis, IN 46204 317.797.4254 • naturalbornjuicers.com
Pogue’s Run Grocer
2828 E. 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46201 317.426.4963 • poguesrungrocer.org
Pure Eatery
1043 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46203 317.602.5724 • pureeatery.com
The Cardinal Room at Golf Club of Indiana
6905 South 525 East, Lebanon, IN 46052 317.550.3990 • thecardinalroom.com
Traders Point Creamery
9101 Moore Road, Zionsville, IN 46077 317.733.1700 • tpforganics.com
Upland Brewing Company
350 W. 11th Street, Bloomington, IN 47404 812.336.2337
4842 N. College Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46205, 317.602.3931 uplandbeer.com
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Pucker Up for Living Lemon Squares
BY AUDREY BARRON
PHOTO BY CHRISTINA RICHEY
For the bars:
3 cups almonds
When I think of lemons, I think of a warm summer breeze and sipping ice tea with lemon on the back porch. That tart and refreshing flavor is perfect to balance the heat of summer. Lemons are amazingly rich in antioxidants and vitamin C. These attributes, along with the gentle cleansing properties of lemon, help your body to stay fresh and healthy, creating a summer glow.
These lemon squares are a deliciously balanced treat of tart and sweet and so easy to make. The best part (besides their deliciousness) is that you don’t have to turn on the oven in the middle of summer!
LIVING LEMON SQUARES
Yields 15 squares
Audrey Barron is a raw food chef, health motivator, nationally certified massage therapist, ATMAT practitioner and herbalist. Owner of Be Bliss Healing Therapies, she provides holistic healing services and education to her community and beyond. Find out more at BeOfBliss.com.
1¼ cup dates, pitted and chopped
½ teaspoon salt
Zest from 3 lemons
¼ teaspoon vanilla
2½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
⅔ cup coconut flakes
For the frosting:
1 cup cashews
2½ tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 teaspoon raw honey
⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons water
To make bars, process almonds in your food processor until you have a fine powder. Add salt, dates, zest, vanilla and lemon juice and process until you have flaky “dough” that sticks together when you pinch it. Put mixture into large bowl and add coconut flakes, mixing in with hands. Press your dough into a shallow square glass dish or pan until even. Set aside.
To make frosting, blend all ingredients in blender until smooth and creamy, using spatula to push mixture back down as it migrates up the sides of the blender.
Spread frosting over bars and sprinkle with coconut flakes and lemon zest.
Put in refrigerator to chill and set for an hour. Serve and enjoy!
Keep refrigerated for up to 5 days; freeze for up to 2 months.
Equipment Food processor, blender (high-speed preferable), zester, chef’s knife, glass baking dish and measuring cups and spoons
