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Heirloom Tomato & Chicken Toss

This is one of my favorite recipes right now. This recipe is quick and easy, utilizes summer season produce, is healthy and is a great meal prep option. 

Ingredients

4 tablespoons white wine vinegar

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

3 cups shredded cooked chicken

2 pounds heirloom tomatoes, cut into 1/2- to 1-inch wedges

1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion

2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives

2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme

How to Make It

Whisk together vinegar, olive oil, sugar, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Gently toss together chicken, tomatoes, onion, basil, chives, parsley, and thyme in a large bowl. Add vinegar mixture, and gently toss until thoroughly combined. Serve immediately, or cover and let stand at room temperature for up to 1 hour.

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In Season Produce:

Summer is a great time to visit local farmers markets and stock up on fresh, organic produce. Farmers markets tend to provide higher quality items that you can rest assured were produced creditably with your best interest in mind. Sustainable Table produces users with a great resource to quickly and efficiently locate goods that are currently in season based on their location and the time of year. http://www.sustainabletable.org/seasonalfoodguide/

Summer Produce in Season:

Anaheim Chile Apricots Armenian Cucumber Asian Pear Barbados Cherries Beets Bell Peppers Black Crowberries Black Currants Blackberries Blueberries Boysenberries Breadfruit Butter Lettuce Cantaloupe Casaba Melon Champagne Grapes Chayote Squash Cherries Cherries, Sour Chinese Long Beans Corn Crenshaw Melon Crookneck Squash Cucumbers Durian Eggplant Elderberries Endive French Beans Figs Galia Melon Garlic Grape Tomatoes Grapefruit Grapes Green Beans Green Soybeans (Edamame) Hearts of Palm Honeydew Melons Jackfruit Jalapeno Peppers Key Limes Lima Beans Limes Loganberries Longan Loquat Lychee Manoa Lettuce Mulberries Nectarines Olallieberries Okra Ong Choy Spinach Passion Fruit Peaches Peas Persian Melon Plums Radishes Raspberries Rose Apples Sapodillas Sapote Shallots Strawberries Sugar Apple Sugar Snap Peas Summer Squash Tomatillo Tomatoes Watermelon Winged Beans Yukon Gold Potatoes Zucchini

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Welcome

Hey all! My name is Erika Pickard and I am a Junior at the University of North Florida. I am Child Psychology major with a Public Health minor and plan to work in the health care field post graduation. I have always been very interested in two things: food and finding a good deal. I have decided to combine my two passions to help my fellow peers and myself become accountable for how we are fueling our bodies. What you eat has a direct impact on the way you feel, preform, concentrate and look. Eating healthy has developed a stigma surrounding it, healthy food = unaffordable and thus unattainable. I aim to provide my readers with suggestions for shopping lists that include locally grown, in season, affordable food items. I will use the items I list to create recipes that are accessible, quick and convenient for students who often don’t even have the time to sit down to enjoy a meal. I think it is so important to educate my fellow peers to create a happier, healthier, more productive surrounding for myself and others through the use of food.