Issue #10 (July 2024)
Where We’re Going
Violet Hour at The Salt Market!
On Friday’s from 5-8pm we’re hosting Violet Hour, an evening with Cranberry Island Oysters serving up their oysters on the half shell, glasses of wine and housemade french fries with accouterments. Come see us and celebrate summer.
What We’re Eating:
Sourdough and Ricotta
Toasted sourdough toast drenched in olive oil with generous ricotta cheese, sprinkled with sea salt and topped with local heirloom tomatoes and summer garden herbs. In the spirit of summer dinners, this is one of my favs. It is HOT out! That means that I am both hungry after a long day at the shop and also not going to cook over a hot stove. This dinner is light, delicious and takes advantage of local summer produce. If you need more, you can add a poached egg, a couple slices of bacon, some shaved corn, or serve with a salad. You could also use buffalo mozzarella or simply sub all cheese for mayo. It’s very hard to get this goodness wrong.
Here’s how:
Take a piece or two of artisan sourdough bread, I like Bread Alone’s San Francisco sourdough that I buy and freeze, you can get it on Amazon. Toast the bread until just golden brown.
Plate and top with generous glugs of good olive oil (come see us for some good stuff from California) and smear ricotta on top. Be generous with your ricotta. I use a spoon to spread it onto the toast.
Take your heirloom tomatoes (you only need 1 for two pieces of toast) and slice them into ½ inch thick pieces. Lay them flat on your ricotta toast and sprinkle generously with sea salt and ground pepper.
If you're lucky enough to have your own summer herbs, bring in some fresh basil, chives and/or some sprigs of rosemary. Be artistic and arrange the herbs on top in a way that makes you happy.
Enjoy with a glass of rosé.
Bread Alone San Francisco Sourdough
What We’re Drinking:
Ercole Rosé
I love a chilled, dry rosé in the summer. It pairs beautifully with the ricotta and heirloom tomatoes you're going to have on sourdough toast. We sell this classic Piedmont grape blend at The Salt Market for $18.
What We’re Listening To:
Our Violet Hour playlist
Violet Hour at The Salt Market is in full swing. Thank you all for coming and making it such a big success! We have carefully curated our Violet Hour playlist with European lounge, exotica from the mid-60’s, hoping we strike the perfect mood for sipping wine and slurping oysters. This playlist makes me feel like maybe I’m in a movie with Sophia Loren shooting on the Amalfi Coast.
