Farmers' Market Salad

As I discussed in a previous entry, I think it's important to support local farmers and sustainable agricultural practices. Every week, I frequent the local farmers' market to purchase organic produce and freshly-baked goods.

Today, my purchases included romaine lettuce, Brandywine and Rome heirloom tomatoes, and a log of goat cheese. The cheese was produced on a pristine farm with 70 Alpine and Saanen goats. Happily, it's free of antibiotic residue and synthetic hormones, and it's super rich and creamy.

I like to do variations on a Caprese salad, so I whipped up a Farmers' Market salad with the lettuce, tomatoes, goat cheese, extra virgin olive oil, and salt and pepper.