Tortillas and Drinking Chocolate at Dufferin Grove

This past Thursday my dear friend Elena had the wonderfully spontaneous idea of having dinner at the Dufferin Grove Farmers’ Market. Held year round from 3-7pm every Thursday, it’s a lovely place to grab a snack, pick up some fruit or veggies and have a picnic. I was starving when we arrived and headed straight to the stand run by ChocoSol Traders, lured by their promise of a $5 Quesadilla.

People are usually drawn to the ChocoSol stall by the artisanal chocolate, but on this evening I really wanted something substantial and savoury. Each Quesadilla is made to order, and you literally watch them press out a fresh corn tortilla and cook it on the circular grill. It’s then filled with beans, cheese, greens and either a mild or slightly spicy salsa. Mine was devoured quickly since there a cute baby who had also her eye my quesadilla.

Wash it all down with a cool glass of ChocSol’s specialty, Ice Cold Drinking Chocolate. It’ll set you back $5 for a cup or bring your own mug and pay whatever you want. I’m not totally sure what’s in it, but it tastes like a mixture of water, high-quality dark chocolate (no crappy Nestle Quik here), possibly a hint of ginger and a few other things. Elena’s pretty sure it’s also dairy free.

In the winter, Dufferin Grove is a must visit for their Friday Night Supper and Ice Skating, which I wrote about here. Until the cold weather starts a nippin’, check out ChocoSol Trader at these farmers’ markets:
Dufferin Grove on Thursday’s 3-7pm
Don Valley Brickworks on Saturday’s 8am-2pm
Riverdale Farmer’s Market on Tuesday’s 3-7pm