Class #22: Grocery List, Late Spring-Early Summer
Grocery List (Late Spring-Early Summer)
This is the basic structure of my late spring-early summer grocery list, which allows me to compose a big variety of plant-forward meals throughout the week. I don’t buy all of these things at one time, and I usually only buy one or two things per category (as in ‘greens for cooking’). Plus, I further curate the list according to things I want to cook on a given week, but this framework helps me stay on track and remember my staples.
Produce
spring onions, red onions, shallots - for building flavor
young garlic - for building flavor, dressings, sauces
greens for cooking - kale, chard
greens for salads - lettuces
zucchini/summer squashes - for roasting, sauteing, or marinating raw
early tomatoes - for salads, tomato sandwiches, or pasta
peas - English, sugar snaps, snow peas
Romano beans - for stewing in tomato sauce
spring cabbage - for slaw and salads
spring carrots - for slaw, salads, snacking, or building flavor
radishes - for salads or snacking
cauliflower/broccoli - for roasting, adding to bowls, or making ‘rice’
mushrooms - for sauteing or grilling
herbs - basil, mint, cilantro, chives, for garnishing and making pesto or salsa verde
lemons/limes - for finishing dishes and dressings
strawberries - for enjoying raw or making chia ‘jam’
rhubarb - for making compote or savory rhubarb sauce
cherries - for enjoying raw
apricots - for enjoying raw or baking
Pantry
olive oil - for cooking and dressings
avocado oil - to use as a neutral oil
sesame oil - for a toasty sesame flavor
vinegars - for dressings and general seasoning
Dijon mustard - for sauces/dressings/marinades
tamari/coconut aminos - for sauces, building flavor
maple syrup - my favorite liquid sweetener
canned tomatoes/tomato paste - for sauces, stewing vegetables
coconut milk - for summer soups, stir fries, rice
beans - chickpeas, white beans, black beans, red beans, pinto beans, cranberry beans
lentils - French lentils, black lentils, red lentils
spices - chile flakes, black pepper, chipotle flakes, curry, bay, etc.
tofu/tempeh - for marinating and roasting or sauteing
nuts - cashews, almonds, pine nuts
seeds - pumpkin seeds, chia seeds
pasta/noodles
rice/farro/other grains
nut butter - for snacks and sauces
hot sauce