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What’s Fresh at Trout Lake – Oct 1st

Tempeh with Eggplant & Tomatoes Recipe

• 3 tbsp vegetable oil, divided
• 2 shallots, roughly chopped
• 6 garlic cloves
• 1″ piece ginger, peeled & sliced
• 1 stalk lemongrass
• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp sambal oelek
• 1 tbsp tamarind paste
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp ground tumeric
• 1 lime leaf
• zest & juice of 1 lime
• 200 g block tempeh, 1″ piece
• 1/2 lb Japanese eggplant – halved lenthwise & cut into 1″ wide pieces
• 1 1/2 lbs tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 1 tsp coarse salt % 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 cup toasted cashews
• finely chopped scallions

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large pan over medium-high head. Add shallots, garlic, ginger and lemongrass and cook – stirring occasionally – until browned and slightly charred in places, about 3 mins. Pour mixture into a blender.

To the blender, add brown sugar, sambal oelek, tamarind paste, fish sauce, ground tumeric, lime leaf and lime zest and juice. Blend until pureed. Set aside.

Add the pan back to medium-high heat and add another tbsp of oil. Cook the tempeh for about 2 mins per side, until browned and charred in places. Remove tempeh to a plate lined with paper towel.

Add the final tbsp of oil to the pan. Cook the eggplant in a manner similar to the tempeh, until browned and charred in bits – about 2 mins.

Add tomatoes to the pan and add the tempeh back. Reduce head to medium. Add salt and pepper. Stir together and cook – sirring occxasionally – until sace has thicked, 10 – 12 mins. The mixture should resemble a chunky tomato sauce. Stir cashews into the pan, sprinkle with scallions. Serve over rice.

For more Local Food Global Flavour recipes, look out for our recipe cards throughout the market! #localfoodglobalflavours

The Produce

acorn squash, apples, basil, bell peppers, butternut squash, broccoli, brussel sprouts, bok choy, cantaloupe, carrots, celery, chard, cherries, cauliflower, cucumbers, cucamelons, corn, dahlias, delicata squash, eggplant, fennel, fresh herbs, garlic, green onions, grapes, heirloom tomatoes, kale, leeks, nectarines, new potatoes, mushrooms, patty pan squash, pears, plums, pumpkins, radishes, raspberries, salad mix, sunflowers, tomatoes, turnips, watermelon, zinnias, zucchini, zucchini flowers

The Vendors

We’ve got a vendor we’re seeing for the first time this week: Cranberry Meadows. They offer fresh plump cranberries grown in Maple Ridge by the Susan and Jamie Senger family.

Electro Recycle will be at the market accepting your small appliances. Visit them at the West entrance to the market to learn more about recycling and be entered in a draw when you recycle an appliance! More details on the hundreds of items they accept is available on their website.

Celebrate the harvest with Vancouver Farmers Markets at RIPE 2016! Tickets are on sale now for our annual dinner fundraiser, which takes place Sunday, October 16 at The Roundhouse. RIPE features a knock-out roster of farm-to-table chefs paired with VFM producers to present 8 mount-watering small plate tasting stations, seasonal cocktails, and local craft beverage. More info on participating chefs and vendors, and to buy tickets, at the RIPE event page.

Ready, set, SCAVENGE! Pickup your Salt Spring Coffee’s Edible Scavenger Hunt card and complete 5 activities to be entered to win Salt Spring Island swag, $100 market money or tickets to our annual Ripe harvest dinner.

Find us in the north parking lot of John Hendry Park / Trout Lake.