While The Boys Farmers Market may have built a reputation around fresh produce, its deli counters are similarly crowded with eager and hungry visitors most afternoons. The oriental seafood salad is a great example of The Boys diverse, flavorful, and well-priced take-out options.

Large pieces of tender squid are the primary ingredient and have a tangy sweet flavor derived from rice vinegar, ginger and sesame seed oil. Like many Asian dishes, this salad features Japanese kikurage mushroom, or wood ear fungus, which has a texture similar to tofu and absorbs much of the flavor present in the squid. Bamboo shoots and lettuce stems complete this appetizing blend, and small bits of red chili pepper give it a mild and brief heat. Half of a pound is enough for a filling lunch entrée. THE INFO: Boys Farmers Market, at 14378 S. Military Trail in Delray Beach, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Phone: (561) 496-0810.