If you garden, you are well aware of the bounty of late summer vegetables. How will you make the most of those overzealous zucchini and the baskets of beautiful, red tomatoes? Here are three late summer salad recipes to make your mouth water.
Zucchini Salad
Ingredients:
4 medium zucchini sliced
2 T. olive oil
1/3 cup toasted hazelnuts, chopped
1 ¼ cup sliced fresh basil
salt and pepper
grated parmesan cheese
Preparation:
Grill zucchini slices on both sides until distinctly marked. Cool. Add oil and basil. Sprinkle with nuts and a bit more oil and add freshly grated parmesan cheese to finish.
Couscous Salad
Ingredients:
¾ cup couscous cooked and cooled
2-3 large tomatoes, chopped
1 ear of corn with kernels cut off
½ cup chickpeas
2 T. feta
½ t. lemon zest
½ t. chopped thyme
1 T. lemon juice
1 t. olive oil
Preparation:
Cook couscous and cool. Combine rest of ingredients.
Tomato, Cucumber and Mozzarella Salad
Ingredients:
3 large tomatoes
1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced
1 cucumber peeled, seeded and sliced
¼ cup fresh basil leaves, sliced
8 oz fresh mozzarella, sliced
salt and pepper
Vinaigrette
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1 T. Dijon
1 shallot, minced
1 garlic clove, minced
salt, pepper
2/3 cup olive oil
Preparation:
Whisk vinaigrette together and allow to rest for 30 minutes before adding oil. Whisk in oil and pour over vegetables and mozzarella arranged on salad plate.
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