ACÁ Locations For Great Greens - Lake Chapala's Center For Organic Greens, Herbs And Spices.
Associacion Comunitaria de Auto Suficiencia A.C. "ACÁ"
The Essence of Summer
If there's one food that really captures the essence of summer, it's salad. All kinds of beautiful, ripe produce are overflowing from gardens and orchards. When fruits and vegetables are at the peak of their season, there's no need to do anything fancy with them - they're just begging to be tumbled into a wooden salad bowl and enjoyed in their raw, natural glory.
The same warm sun that coaxes all this gorgeous produce to the pinnacle of perfection can sap the energy from the average cook, though.
The higher the mercury climbs, the less most of us feel like stepping into the kitchen come dinnertime. That's another reason why we love summer salads we don't need to go anywhere near the stove to eat wonderfully every night of the week!
ACAfe &Juice Bar is open from 9 to 3 Monday to Saturday
ACAfe is one of the project sites ( See list of Projects) that benefit the safe agriculture training programs of Associacion Comunitaria de Auto Suficiencia A.C.
Featuring our organically grown fresh seasonal salads , terrific sandwich and soup Specials & homemade country desserts. Choose from our juice menu for freshest juices in town.
Located in front of Ggs Country Store at the inspirational Organic Market Gardens at the Jaltepec turn-off. Only 3.5 kilometers west of San Juan Cosala, directly on the Joco Chapala hwy. ( See Tony Burton's Interactive Map!)
For a Great Salad Cookbook Check out this website
ACA Locations for Great Greens
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We are 3.5 kilometers west of San Juan Cosala.
On the mountainside, start looking for signs for
Jaltepec or Ggs Country Store.
Great Greens Are Available From:
- Jocotepec Training Garden
- 342 Miguel Arana , look for the yellow doors across
from the Jocotepec population sign - Ggs Country Store and Market Garden Center
- Jaltepec Turn-off
- Mom's Deli and Restarant
- Plaza Maskaras
- El Torito
- Plaza BugmabillasAjijic
- Super Lake
- San Antonio
- Di Natural
- Guadalajara
- El Cuervo Sabio
- Guadalajara
A great recipe: BLT Salad
Ingredients
- 1 pound bacon (or 1/2 pound bacon and 1 pound cooked chicken in bite-sized pieces)
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- salt to taste
- 1 head romaine lettuce - rinsed, dried and shredded
- 2 large tomatoes, chopped
- 2 cups seasoned croutons
Directions
If you are vegeterian, then have an "LT" and just skip the bacon and chicken.
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat, turning frequently, until evenly browned. Drain, crumble and set aside.
In a blender or food processor, combine mayonnaise, milk, garlic powder and black pepper. Blend until smooth. Season the dressing with salt.
Combine lettuce, tomatoes, bacon, chicken and croutons in a large salad bowl. Toss with dressing, and serve immediately.
Serves 6