Farmer's Market Sandwich

Chantrelles, Tomato, Arugula sandwich

I've been to the Farmer's Market but never really took the time to appreciate it until after this dish. Our Farmer's Market sandwich. It's Saturday morning with a toothpick in hand, it was a sampling feast at the Santa Monica farmer's market. Dragon fruit, Cucumber Lemons, various melons, pluots, berries, etc.

As we're walking from booth to booth, the subject of "what are we going to eat for lunch?" had come up. The light bulb moment must have been around the booth when I had the organic arugula because I just needed to get a bag of it. I think my first reaction was, "wow, arugula actually has some flavor to it". I find it that bagged arugula from the market lacks the bitter flavor. Anyways, there were some really pretty vibrant colored chantrelles so we grabbed a bunch. Found a cheese booth and sampled a few different kinds of Jack cheese. We went with the most subtle so that the chantrelles wouldn't get lost. Then picked out a couple Japanese tomatoes because they too looked and tasted yummy. Lastly, a freshly baked rustic baguette from the bread booth.

We sauteed the chantrelles and added it to the melted cheese on the bread. Tossed the arugula and tomatoes in Olive oil, Saba, salt, and pepper. Added that to the other half of the bread.

The sandwich was tasty and it went perfect with the Chandon Rose that i picked out. It made a great afternoon before the beer fest festivities. :)

Score: 9/10