Squash & Gourds
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Fresh Corn Summer Salad
Here is a bright bowl of summer offered up by Betty Fussell, the cookbook writer and observer of American life. She tells us to organize the vegetables in rows across a platter, which provides a lovely presentation — but there’s nothing wrong with piling them in a bowl willy-nilly, a crisp riot of color and flavor.
Rice Noodles With Zucchini, Tomatoes and Fresh Mint
Zucchini remains in the farmers’ markets into the fall. Even if you can’t find fresh tomatoes, you can make this easy pasta with canned tomatoes. The days may be cooler now, but the dish will remind you of summer.
Winter Squash With Anchovies, Capers, Olives and Ricotta Salata
Adapted from a recipe in Clifford A. Wright’s book “Mediterranean Vegetables,” this is another Italian recipe for winter squash (or pumpkin, to Italians), this time from the southern region of Apulia. It’s a delicious contrast of sweet and savory. Serve it as a side dish, toss it with pasta or use it as a topping for squash blini. The seasoning is provided by the anchovies, capers and cheese, a salty contrast to the sweet squash (the recipe is not for you if you cannot eat salt).
Cheese and Tomato Salad
Pappardelle With Fresh Ricotta, Squash Blossoms and Basil Oil
Ricotta is one of the great undersung cheeses and can be used in dozens of ways. Bake it in a hot oven in an earthenware dish with a little olive oil and rosemary, then spread it on toast for an antipasto or snack. Mix it with chopped cooked spinach or chard for filling ravioli or layering into baked pasta. Or, as is done here, fold the cheese into pappardelle noodles with barely cooked zucchini and squash blossoms and serve with basil oil and grated pecorino for a sensational summer pasta.
Spicy Stir-Fried Japanese Eggplant and Cucumber
This light side dish is inspired by a more substantial pork, cucumber and garlic dish in Grace Young’s “Stir-Frying to the Sky’s Edge.” I’d never thought about stir-frying cucumber until I saw this recipe. It’s a great idea: the crunchy, watery cucumber contrasts beautifully with the soft eggplant. Make sure to slice the eggplant thinly, or it won’t cook through. This stir-fry cold is also good served cold.
Yogurt Cucumber Relish
Spicy Sriracha Wings With Cucumber Sour Cream
Everyone knows that the best chicken wings have crisp skin and tender meat, but achieving that perfect balance can be a challenge. In this recipe, which is adapted from Taku, a Japanese restaurant in Brooklyn, the uncooked wings are brined overnight in a combination of yuzu juice and salt, then fried for a good 15 minutes. The result? Surprisingly crisp skin and juicy, flavorful meat. Once fried, they're tossed with a spicy sambal-Sriracha sauce, then served with a cooling cucumber-sour cream dip alongside.
Lamb Salad With Cucumber and Mint
Salad Of Smoked Chicken And Lobster With A Walnut-Oil Dressing
Summer Minestrone al Pesto
Some vegetable soups are complex and long-simmered. This light, brothy one brims with full-flavored summer vegetables for a minestrone that comes together in a half an hour or so. If you don't have a vegetable garden, look to the farmers' market for the freshest, sweetest produce. For a warm-weather lunch or supper, the simplicity of this soup is very appealing.
Cold Cucumber Soup
Iced Tomato Puree With Cracked-Wheat Salad
Chinese Stir-Fried Long Beans
Rice With Vegetables, Cheese and Olive Dressing
Shredded Butternut Squash With Brown Butter, Sage and Pecans
Poached Cucumbers With Marrow
Sautéed Shredded Cabbage and Squash
You can just cook these vegetables in a skillet and serve them with grains for a great vegan dinner, or turn them into a hearty vegetarian (but not vegan) Provençal-style gratin.
Cumin-Rubbed Lamb Chops With Cucumber Salad
Savory Pumpkin Tart
This rustic dish is inspired by a recipe served in France, in the Loire Valley, during harvest time. At lunch, this delightful tart shared the table with green lentils and pork sausages. Feel free to make the tart the focus of a meal, perhaps with a side of bright greens.
Butternut Squash Puree
Ginger-Pumpkin Ice cream
Pumpkin Flan With Cinnamon Pumpkinseeds
Lentil Stew With Pumpkin or Sweet Potatoes
This easy, subtly seasoned stew is an adaptation of a Moroccan recipe by Kitty Morse, from her lovely book “The Vegetarian Table: North Africa.” Whether you choose to use sweet potatoes or winter squash, you’ll be using vegetables with a great deal of vitamin A.