Helen RandellLocal produce
September 29th 2008 07:20
One of the great things about going on holiday is trying local produce. Recently we were able to buy fresh citrus, pumpkins and avocados direct from the grower from a roadside stall in the Riverland.
The brightly coloured citrus hanging in bags from the roof of the stall was what first prompted us to pull over and once there we were like kids in a candy store. A gigantic bag of butternuts from the bargain price of $5 was the first into the car, quickly followed by grapefruits and oranges.
I had asked the man if he had an avocado which would be ready for eating that night, and when he came back with one so soft I thought it might melt into butter through the skin, I had to tell him that it was probably too soft for us to transport back with us the 200kms or so we had to travel. We picked up a bag of four which would be ready in a couple of days instead, but then, when we went to pay the man gave us the soft, ripe one to take as well – free of charge. We cradled it home and used it in a light salad with tomatoes, lettuce, olives and fetta as a side dish to a bbq. The man sure knew his avocados – it was delicious and right at its peak! We will certainly be stopping to see him next time we are up that way.
Now… what to do with a bag full of butternuts?
The brightly coloured citrus hanging in bags from the roof of the stall was what first prompted us to pull over and once there we were like kids in a candy store. A gigantic bag of butternuts from the bargain price of $5 was the first into the car, quickly followed by grapefruits and oranges.
I had asked the man if he had an avocado which would be ready for eating that night, and when he came back with one so soft I thought it might melt into butter through the skin, I had to tell him that it was probably too soft for us to transport back with us the 200kms or so we had to travel. We picked up a bag of four which would be ready in a couple of days instead, but then, when we went to pay the man gave us the soft, ripe one to take as well – free of charge. We cradled it home and used it in a light salad with tomatoes, lettuce, olives and fetta as a side dish to a bbq. The man sure knew his avocados – it was delicious and right at its peak! We will certainly be stopping to see him next time we are up that way.
Now… what to do with a bag full of butternuts?
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