Apricots
The San Francisco farmers market was a very different place this week compared to how I last saw it. Cherries, the first pitted stone fruit of the season, first appeared two weeks ago. But today fruit took over the market completely.
I must have tasted cherries from at least a dozen different growers this week, and they were all delicious. But the fruit explosion didn’t stop there. Apricots, peaches and nectarines were all available, and they tasted much better than I expected them to this early in the season. This week also marked the first appearance of local blueberries, which is very exciting.
First Blueberries
White Nectarines
The strawberries that had been somewhat elusive the past few weeks are now plentiful. And they are breathtaking.
Dirty Girl Strawberries
If all this talk of berries and stone fruits is starting to sound like summer to you, I have some more good news. Summer squash is now available at the farmers market and looking delectable. I even found nopales (cactus petals), something that reminds me of the hot summers in Southern California.
Nopales
First Summer Squash
I know all this is exciting, but let’s try to remember not to get too far ahead of ourselves. Spring is still dishing up delightful carrots, greens, peas, artichokes and delicacies such as green almonds. Enjoy them while you have the chance.
Fresh Almonds
Little Carrots
Today’s purchases:
- Strawberries (Dirty Girl Produce)
- Carrots (Dirty Girl Produce)
- English shelling peas (Iacopi Farm)
- Salad (Star Route Farms)
- Thyme (Star Route Farms)
- Padrones (Happy Quail Farms)
- Cucumbers (Happy Quail Farms)
- Farro (Boulette’s Larder)
- Yirg coffee (Blue Bottle Coffee)
