Summertime produce is starting to come in fast and furious from the farm, and one of our favorite items that we’re getting right now from Sol Harvest Farm is shishito peppers. Farmer Ric has gotten a gorgeous and bountiful crop of shishito peppers this year, and we couldn’t be more excited to have them in the restaurant!
Shishitos are small, mild green peppers that are packed with flavor. They are also so deliciously simple to prepare it almost seems too good to be true! Shishitos are perfect sautéed whole until they blister, and tossed with just a bit of olive oil and salt. If you want to get really fancy, I love them sprinkled with just a little lemon juice and feta cheese.
Chef Carrie has not only been incorporating them into our seasonal flatbreads and our breakfast scramble on weekends, last week she also made fried shishito appetizer with hoisin sauce and sesame oil that was absolutely incredible.
Stop in tonight for a shishito and chicken soup and try these flavorful little peppers for yourself! And, if you don’t have them here at Farm & Table, don’t forget that Farmer Ric and Sol Harvest Farm are at the Downtown Growers’ Market every Saturday selling them (and all kinds of other goodies) as well!
Cheers to the summertime harvest!