It was rainy and grey the other day but that didn’t deter me from walking to the Tuesday farmers market at the ferry building. In fact, I was really looking forward to it. I’ve been letting go lately and indulging in delicious, comforting and fattening foods. On top of that, I haven’t been going to the gym. Motivated by my parturitions, I decided it was time to get back on the healthy track. So for lunch, I walked 5 city blocks to the farmer’s market at the ferry building. They hold markets every Tuesday and Saturday. Saturdays are the full markets and on Tuesdays, there are only a handful of vendors that sell. Sampling all the fresh fruit and vegetables are always fun and all the vendors are more than happy to let you try everything. I made myself a medley of spring mix, some fava bean leaves, frisee, arugala, baby beet leaves, baby carrots and radishes. So delicious and totally kicks the butt out of the normal garden salad! I really enjoy the different textures and flavors of the greens. I think I covered every flavor in my salad: The baby beet leaves and fava bean leaves are a little salty; the arugala is spicy; the baby carrots are extra sweet and crunchy; just a hint of bitter from the radishes and sour and nutty from the olive oil and lemon dressing. I bought enough for 2 lunches and it only cost me $3.91!

Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market
Hours
Tuesday 10am to 2pm
Saturday 8am to 2pm