Vegan Moroccan Soup

Check this Cold Moroccan Tomato soup recipe that is traditionally vegan already.

Try to find these ingredients at your local farmers market.

These are the ingreditents from the NYT website.

"5 medium cloves garlic, smashed, peeled and minced

2 1/2 teaspoons sweet paprika

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin

Large pinch of cayenne pepper

4 teaspoons olive oil

2 1/4 pounds tomatoes, cored and cut into 1-inch pieces

1/4 cup packed chopped cilantro leaves plus additional for garnish

1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar

2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Kosher salt

4 stalks celery, diced."

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Farmer's Market

IF you are looking for a great cheap farmer's market full of local produce grown by locals, come to the Farmer's Market on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3pm-7pm at Dudley Common in Roxbury.

The stand is run by The Food Project, a local non-profit that employs Boston area youth and teaches them the basics of growing and selling produce.

The market also takes part in SNAP/ Boston Bounty Bucks, a food stamp program that doubles the value of food stamps on produce purchases. Here are some other Farmer's Markets that participate in the program. PDF flyer

Paying about $5 under the program I got a

1 bunch of collards

1 bunch of rainbow chard

1 bunch of beads

2 large cloves of fresh garlic

1 medium head of cauliflower

1/2 pound of salad greens

1 zucchini

Unheard of in the Farmer's Market world.

Next time I'm going to bring a bigger bag in order to be able to take advantage of their fresh local fruit offerings, currents and raspberries. Not to mention there fresh sweet peas.

Get out and get some fresh local healthy produce of your own.