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Take a look at this strawberry bouquet I picked from Bures Berry Patch<\/a>.\u00a0 It was a\u00a0nice afternoon for picking\u00a0with the lightest cool breeze, wafting\u00a0about the\u00a0heady scent.\u00a0 I ended up collecting almost nine pounds.\u00a0 Strawberry season is one of my favorite times of the year in the Driftless.\u00a0 As I was picking, I imagined all of the delicious things I would make with them.\u00a0 Definitely some preserves, and\u00a0maybe an Eton mess with meringue and cream, or a gorgeous salad.<\/p>\n

\"strawberrybouquet\"<\/a><\/p>\n

After my trip to the patch, I harvested my first few peapods from the garden.\u00a0 Did you know that the peapod is technically considered a fruit?\u00a0 This is because the seeds develop from the flower just like the strawberry or any other fruit.<\/p>\n

From Flower to Fruit<\/em><\/p>\n

\"peasextravaganza\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I made a dressing made of sunflower oil from Driftless Organics<\/a>,\u00a0Goldenrod honey from Bures, some lemon, and a little salt and pepper.\u00a0\u00a0Along with the berries and\u00a0peas were ribbons of frilly Lolla Rossa lettuce from Shooting Star Farm<\/a>, some chives, mint, and lavender flowers from the garden, and finally some Little Darling<\/a> cheese\u00a0by Joe Burns of Fayette Creamery.\u00a0 This\u00a0was no shy salad and I\u00a0so much\u00a0enjoyed tasting every texture and every flavor:\u00a0\u00a0from the gently bitter lettuce, a little oniony afterthought from the chives,\u00a0the cool\u00a0mint,\u00a0a\u00a0zing of lemon eased a bit by the honey, the juicy tarty bite of strawberries, floral\u00a0lavender notes, then\u00a0the\u00a0crunchy sweetness\u00a0of the peapods.\u00a0 The cheese was\u00a0elegant with the\u00a0taste of mushrooms and fresh earth.\u00a0 Just beautiful isn’t it?\u00a0 It’s the salad of the year, my friend Dawn might say.<\/p>\n

RECIPE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dressing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n