What in-season Summer foods/recipes do you enjoy this time of the year?

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Originally posted by benchland:

Watermelon Salad
-Cubed seedless watermelon
-Sliced red onions (length wise, not round) marinated in raspberry vinaigrette (Marie’s brand – can find at Safeway)
-Fresh mint – julienne then toss with watermelon
-Toss watermelon, mint, red onion in raspberry vinaigrette
-Set on bed of fresh arugala
-Goat cheese crumbles sprinkled on top

WOW!!! That looks like an adventure for the ol' taste buds!

Kicker: Sorry to hear of your woes. But, you have survived and will do fine.
Just keep up the happy thoughts.

BUMPED for the new summer season...anyone have new ones?

Geez, Bella. I have read this thread from top to bottom but other than getting hungry, and wishing for fresh tomatoes cannot thing of a thing to add. Perhaps Spring Lamb? Baaaaaaah.

Thunk.



Yummy.

PH

Just had our first heirloom from the garden tonight... reminiscent of Tuscany in the summer: that's where we picked up these couple of ideas...

Love zucchini flowers stuffed with truffle oil and pecorino and then sauteed in egg batter....

Also, pasta freda... penne aldente loaded in olive oil with chopped fresh tomatoes, fresh trimmed basil, whole garlic cloves and buffala mozzarella... practically live on it when the tomatoes and basil are plentiful.

Cheers-- Luis & Jen

The blackberries have been incredible so far this season. Strawbs have been hit and miss so far.

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Originally posted by GreenDrazi:
The blackberries have been incredible so far this season. Strawbs have been hit and miss so far.

I had one good basket of strawberries. The rest have been a little two sour. Nothing a little sugar won't fix though. Blackberries are almost always reliable. I want some fresh peaches.

It has been a great season for blackberries.

Eggplant and feta
Frozen grapes

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Originally posted by benchland:
One of my favorite dishes Jen makes in the summer:

Watermelon Salad
-Cubed seedless watermelon
-Sliced red onions (length wise, not round) marinated in raspberry vinaigrette (Marie’s brand – can find at Safeway)
-Fresh mint – julienne then toss with watermelon
-Toss watermelon, mint, red onion in raspberry vinaigrette
-Set on bed of fresh arugala
-Goat cheese crumbles sprinkled on top

YUM

It also also amazing if you lightly grill the watermelon and red onion-post marinade-drizzle with balsamic and top with feta and mint.

I grill all year long but it picks up in the summer. I've been eating a lot of grilled salmon and baby back ribs. When we go to Maine I'll have a lobster every other day. I'm pretty sure lobster are not in the "mercury chain" so I should be safe. As soon as I get tomatoes from the garden we will be eating BLTs with corn-on-the-cob. Must wait for Ohio corn though.