We asked Ryan Pfeiffer, chef de cuisine at Blackbird, to come up with a delicious seasonal dish that can be entirely sourced from the vendors at Lincoln Park’s vaunted Green City Market, Chicago’s biggest outdoor food bazaar.

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Roughly dice two Leaning Shed Farm heirloom tomatoes …

 

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… and three Leaning Shed baby squashes.

 

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Remove the leaves from a bundle of Green Acres Farm spinach and tear them up.

 

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Remove and set aside kernels from two ears of Nichols Farm & Orchard sweet corn.

 

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Sauté the vegetables in a tablespoon of olive oil in a stockpot until the squash has softened.

 

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Add a splash of heavy cream and let the mixture reduce.

 

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Tear up a tablespoon’s worth of Seedling Fruit basil.

 

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Transfer the succotash to a serving bowl. Top with basil and crumbled Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery goat cheese.

 

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Serve with a baguette from Crumb, toasted and sliced.