Ripe Now! Leeks I Rolli Roti rolls into the Downtown Berkeley Farmers' Market

We may be dreaming of summer, but for cool-weather alliums like leeks it’s primetime. Leeks are a two for one deal. When a recipe calls for leeks, they generally mean their white and light green 'bulbs'. Slice them thinly and sub them in for onions or shallots – but don't forget to hold onto the greens! Reserve them for stir frying, soup stocks, pesto, or to use as a crunchy garnish. To go the extra zero-waste mile, you can even fry the leek roots – just like Berkeley Farmers' Market regular Mark Liberman did on a fantastic episode of Chopped. Pick up a bunch at Avalos Farm, Riverdog Farm, Fully Belly Farm, or Dirty Girl Produce!

Leek Greens with Apple and Bacon

Serves four as a side dish. Loosely adapted from the Honest Spoonful

Ingredients

greens from 3 leeks
3 slices of Stepladder Creamery bacon
1 apple, finely sliced
1/4 tsp salt
1 clove of garlic, minced

Instructions

Add bacon to a pan and sauté on high heat. Cook until crispy, flipping halfway through. Set aside.
Add leek greens to the same pan. Cook them until tender, stirring occasionally.
Toss in the apples, salt, thyme, and garlic and continue to stir. Sauté until apples soften slightly.
Transfer to a serving dish. Crumble bacon on top before serving.

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Current Vendors

Saturday Downtown Berkeley

Achadinha Cheese Co.

All Things Sharp

Andy's Thai

Avalos Farm

Bariani Olive Oil

Beber Almond Milk

Bolani

Big Little Bowl

Bun Bao

Crane Creek Growers

Coracao

Dirty Girl Produce

Flying Disc Ranch

Four Sisters Farm

Frog Hollow Farm

Gattonelli

Good Faith Farm

Golden Rule Organics

Happy Boy Farms

Higher Land Coffee

Joodooboo Tofu

Kaki Farm

Kashiwase Farm

Laguna Garden Bakery

Lifefood Gardens

Little Fish

Massage

Morell's Bread

Obour Hummus

Pomo Tierra Orchard

Phoenix Pastificio

Primavera Tamales

Miss Bee Haven Honey

Riverdog Farm

Rolli Roti

Smit Farms

Solano Mushroom

Stepladder Creamery

Tamales La Oaxaqueña

Three Stone Hearth

Tony's Kettle Corn + Crepes (out every 1st Sat)

~~Vang Family Farm~~

VIO Pastry

Your Granola Garden

Tuesday South Berkeley

Andy's Thai

Alexandre Family Farm

Avalos Farm

Basecamp Bakery

Billy Bob Orchards

Brokaw Ranch

Bolani

Blossom Bluff Orchard

Donna's Tamales

Dirty Girl Produce

Farm Chocolate

Frog Hollow Farm

Full Belly Farm

Kaki Farms

Kashiwase Farm

Lifefood Gardens

Little Fish Co.

Massa Organics

~~Muzhik~~

Oya Organics

Phoenix Pastificio

Queen of Sheeba Honey

Riverdog Farm

Roadside Rotisserie

Sea to Sky Farm

Silver Sky Ranch

Solano Mushroom

Smit Farms

Stepladder Creamery

The Fruit Tree

Three Stone Hearth

~~Yume Boshi~~

(every other week)

Thursday North Berkeley

ALD & Y Organics

All Things Sharp

Big Little Bowl

Blossom Bluff Orchards

Crane Creek Growers

Donna's Tamales

E&H Mushroom Farm

Farm Chocolate

Frog Hollow Farm

Golden Rule Organics

Little Fish

Massa Organics

Massage

Morell's Bread

~~Muzhik~~

Phoenix Pastificio

Pomo Tierra Orchard

Riverdog Farm

Roadside Rotisserie

Saltie Co. Granola

The Fruit Tree

~~Uplands Apiary~~

Wise Jun Kombucha

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