Produce Briefs...
Italian Black Summer Truffles
Black summer truffles are more subtle than the winter variety. Shave truffle over cooked potatoes, toss with herbs and a shallot vinaigrette. Thinly shave truffle over scrambled eggs.
White Corn
White corn is a sweet corn variety. Its ears are wrapped in tightly layered pale lime green to white husks. One ear of corn can contain up to 400 kernels growing in rows lengthwise.
Seasons/Availability
Sorrel is available year round.
Description/Taste
Garden sorrel is the standard sorrel variety and an indispensable green in European and Mediterranean cooking. Its long broad kelly green leaves are tangy and succulent, much like the texture of spinach, with lemon undertones and an acidic finish which may be due to its high oxalic acid content.
Applications
Sorrel is a good complimentary herb to pair with rich fatty meats. It also makes a great puree, sauce or soup. It is recommended to only use a stainless steel knife when and if cutting sorrel. It is easy to tear by hand. Refrain from cooking in metal pots all together as its high acid content discolours and erodes metal cookware.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Sorrel is widely used in French cuisine to make soup, tarts and the Troisgros brothers' salmon with sorrel sauce. In England, a popular sweet-sour sauce called greensauce was so commonly made with sorrel that sorrel itself came to be called "greensauce". Its acidic nature has given it the name "sour grass".
Geography/History
Sorrel is a perennial herb which belongs to the buckwheat family. Originating in the Highland areas of Southern France and then extending to neighboring countries, sorrel now grows naturally throughout the Northern hemisphere, including temperate regions of Western United States.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Chart House Restaurant Cardiff | Cardiff-by-the-Sea CA | 760-436-4044 |
| Chez Loma | Coronado CA | 619-435-0661 |
| Cucina Urbana | San Diego CA | 619-239-2222 |
| Maderas Golf Club | Poway CA | 858-451-8100 |
| Donovan's Prime Seafood | San Diego CA | 619-906-4850 |
| Firefly Beach | San Diego CA | 619-222-6440 |
| The Tavern | Coronado CA | 602-628-5890 |
| Piatti | San Diego CA | 858-454-1589 |
| Whisknladle | San Diego CA | 858-551-7575 |
| Prepkitchen Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-792-7737 |
| Brooklyn Girl | San Diego CA | 619-296-4600 |
| Wine Vault & Bistro | San Diego CA | 619-295-3939 |
| Jimmy Love's | San Diego CA | 619-595-0123 |
| Waters Catering | San Diego CA | 619-276-8803 ex 4 |
| Quality Social | San Diego CA | 619-501-7675 |
| Georges at the Cove | San Diego CA | 858-454-4244 |
| Donovan's Downtown | (619)-237-9700 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Sorrel. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Not Derby Pie |
|
Soup of Fresh Shelling Beans and Sorrel |
| Becks and Posh |
|
French-style Sorrel Soup |
