Over the years we have grown many different types of squash and zucchini. We seem to have honed in on straight neck squash, green zucchini and a yellow patty pan called sunburst. We have tried the light green Lebanese, the round shaped zucchini, even the green patty pan which are flatter than the Sunburst. It is not to say that we won't do some of them again, but the fact of the matter is, we grow twice as much zucchini as
yellow and patty pan...people like green, and the darker the better.
Our first harvest was yesterday, the zucchini came in first...500 pounds of it, very exciting!!!! Funny how the vegetable that is the most plain and probably the most given away come July is so very exciting in early June. To us it represents the first "hard" vegetable of summer.
Don't get me wrong, we have been harvesting beets and peas and delicious spring turnips for a few weeks, and lettuces and greens for months now. Squash and zucchini open the door to so so much more to come. They clearly state that summer has arrived....cucumbers and tomatoes will not be far behind!!!
So here they come...get out the recipes...post us any good ones that you love, I am particularly looking for some dessert uses. I am thinking about organizing a pot luck surrounding this over productive vegetable, we will see how that develops
The cucumbers are not too far behind. Here is one just waiting to mature to adorn you salad or hold center stage on it's own.....my children just love cucumber salads!!!!
Our first harvest was yesterday, the zucchini came in first...500 pounds of it, very exciting!!!! Funny how the vegetable that is the most plain and probably the most given away come July is so very exciting in early June. To us it represents the first "hard" vegetable of summer.
Don't get me wrong, we have been harvesting beets and peas and delicious spring turnips for a few weeks, and lettuces and greens for months now. Squash and zucchini open the door to so so much more to come. They clearly state that summer has arrived....cucumbers and tomatoes will not be far behind!!!
So here they come...get out the recipes...post us any good ones that you love, I am particularly looking for some dessert uses. I am thinking about organizing a pot luck surrounding this over productive vegetable, we will see how that develops
The cucumbers are not too far behind. Here is one just waiting to mature to adorn you salad or hold center stage on it's own.....my children just love cucumber salads!!!!
In my humble opinion this is one of the best zucchini recipes I have ever had! I is a delicious mix of veggies that maks a great light meal on toasted pitas, bread or evensimple crackers...(traditionally it would be served with a bean or split pea dish some yogurt and bread) I could eat it all day long so here it is...
ReplyDeletePuree of Zucchini (Qalye Kadu,Iranian dish) from the World Vegetarian Cookbook by Madhur Jaffrey.
3Tbsp Olive oil
1 1/3 c finely chopped onion
3 cloves finely chopped garlic
1/4 tsp. Turmeric
4 medium zucchini cut into 1/4 inch dice
1 tsp salt
1tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp cayenne
ground black pepper
1/1/2 tsp tomato paste
In a wide saute pan heated over medium heat put the olive oil, onion and garlic, stir and saute until the onion is soft about 10 minutes (d not brown teh onion or garlic). Add turmeric and stir once. Remove a third of the onion mixture and set aside. Add zucchini and salt to the pan and cook stirring for about one miute or until the zucchini starts releasing some f its liquid. Turn the heat down to medium low, cover and cook gently for 10 minutes or until zucchini is soft. Uncover and add the cumin, cayenne and black pepper,and tomato paste continue cooking as you mash the vegetable mixture with a potato masher for 1-2 more minutes until you have a coarse vegetable puree. Add the reserved onion mixture and stir well. Serve hot, room temp or chilled. Delicious!
Love your sis,
Liz
Can't wait to try it, KT
ReplyDeleteI was so excited to see the yellow squash in this week's box (LIC CSA.) I made a delicious soup with 2 pureed yellow squash, garlic, parsley, lemon juice & plain greek yogurt. It's amazing.
ReplyDeletePS. I love the blog!
Sounds like somethings my kids would like...thanks for the quick recipe, Katie
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