Cuisine: Vegetarian
Summer Gazpacho
Here is a post from my Gazpacho loving husband Eric!
Gazpacho, that wonderfully refreshing chilled Andalusian vegetable soup, is perfect for these late days of summer when temperatures soar and vine-ripened tomatoes are plentiful. It can be chunky or smooth but the classic way—made in a blender—always reminds me of Pedro Almodóvar’s movie Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. While I love garlic, I do not like to eat it raw so I roasted the garlic in the oven before blending it in the soup but the choice is yours. Good sherry vinegar is the most important ingredient and while you can use red wine vinegar, sherry vinegar is really the best.
By - Prep: 25 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Tagliatelle with Corn, Tomatoes, Onion & Basil
This Tagliatelle with Corn, Tomatoes, Onion & Basil is the perfect end of summer meal. It's the perfect use for the tail-end of your homegrown tomatoes and fresh corn. The red onion slightly caramelizes in the butter and transforms the dish.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Pasta with Broccoli Sauce
My daughter Grace makes incredible homemade pasta. I had a bunch of broccoli on hand and she made this Pasta with Broccoli Sauce. You don't necessarily have to make homemade, but if you have the time, it's worth the effort. The Broccoli sauce is sublime.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Caprese Pesto Pasta Bake
Caprese salad is a simple Italian salad, made of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil. Like pizza Margherita, it features the colours of the Italian flag: green, white, and red. This Caprese Pesto Pasta Bake is taking all those ingredients with some pesto and mixing it with pasta. You can make it ahead and bake it later in the day.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Margherita Pizza Beans
I love this recipe for Margherita Pizza Beans. If you have lots of tomatoes from your garden, this is a great way to use them. It's basically an Italian "beans on toast". Serve it with a fresh green salad and you have a meal your family will be asking you to make again.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Dairy-Free Spinach Quiche
This Spinach Quiche is not only Dairy-Free, but it's also gluten-free and vegetarian. I often get requests when catering to add an option like this quiche for people with dietary restrictions. It uses oat milk, which seems to be gaining popularity, which is a plant milk derived from whole oat grains by extracting the plant material with water. I used a frozen store-bought gluten-free crust, though you could also make a crust out of hash brown potatoes. I was told this quiche was delicious.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 55 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Zucchini Butter Spaghetti
This Zucchini Butter Spaghetti is incredibly delicious. If you are wondering how to use all of your homegrown zucchini, this is it! Grated zucchini is cooked down with butter and garlic and tossed with parmesan cheese and fresh basil. It's so simple, yet bursting with flavor.
- Prep: 25 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 2 Servings
Lentil Salad with Lemon Dressing
This Lentil Salad with Lemon Dressing great for a picnic. The combination of cucumbers, sun-dried tomatoes, red onion and fresh mint goes perfectly with the lemony dressing. Lentils are an excellent source of B vitamins, iron, magnesium, potassium and zinc. They are high in protein, fiber and a great choice for the heart and for managing blood pressure and cholesterol. I could go on with even more health benefits of lentils!
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Indian Spiced Zucchini and Tomatoes
I made Indian-Spiced Salmon and served it with this Indian Spiced Zucchini and Tomatoes. Low in calories and high in flavor, this zucchini and tomatoes dish which uses turmeric, is a powerful antioxidant has anti-inflammatory properties.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Baked Cacio e Pepe Pie
My brother David made this Baked Cacio e Pepe Pie for dinner and said it was awesome and ridiculously easy to make. It's a recipe by MARY ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, Salon, that is Inspired by David Leibovitz and Food & Wine. I know, it's a lot of tags, but if you are interested, read on!
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
