Vegetarian
6921 recipes found
FRESH TOMATO-BASIL SAUCE "COOKED" BY THE SUN
Minimal is one of my favorite words on a hot summer day. That is when I pluck a few heirloom tomatoes from my garden and mix them with fresh basil also right out of the garden. The sun ripened tomatoes plucked out of their garden nests taste like they have continued ripening for maximum flavor . The basil, the only herb used, adds the starring flavor burst. Together they smell and taste like summer!
Sweet Basil Honey Tea
This is an easy, 4-ingredients (plus water), Sweet Basil Honey Tea recipe. You can drink it hot or cold, for breakfast or for any other time of day. Enjoy!
Tropical Basil Bites
This is a zingy little mouthful, an appetizer in the truest sense of the word, since it awakens your appetite and refreshes your palate. It takes only moments to prepare, even children can make them, and kids will love to eat them as much as adults do. They're perfect as a starter for an Asian meal, or as a nibble with tropical cocktails on a summer day.
Herbal or citrus ice
Well I was actually experimenting with making a sun tea from staghorn sumac berries recently, where I strained the berries to yield a pale pink lemonesque beverage. Somehow, I wanted to include the fuzzy berries, without them being a nuisance to the drink itself...so I froze some of the drink with some of the berries in an ice cube tray: Don't! The basil is too thin and it will oxidize. But your can use herbs with tougher more leathery leaves. Citrus peels will also work well. Since basil leaves are very thin, if you want to use them in an ice cube, it is best to infuse the water first and then remove the leaves before freezing. Using basil in the ice cube itself may look nice for a short time, but the leaves tend to turn a bit slimy when the cube melts.
Rosemary courgette ribbons
This recipe reminds me of how great simple, uncomplicated recipes can be. What astounds me is how my insides feel when I eat 'pure', like a cool stream over shiny rocks on a sunny day - refreshing and invigorating. When we were done eating, my husband said, this was lovely with clean flavours! I'm paraphrasing here!
Bozena’s incredible summer squash soup
This is my aunt’s easy secret soup recipe. It feels so velvety, creamy and decadent yet it is healthy and simple to make. She lives in the South of France and tells me she uses any vegetable she finds in her garden to make this soup. I’ve been making it with organic zucchinis (green and yellow) and its been very successful!
Vinegar-glazed zucchini
A family friend made this when we visited her Tuscan villa, as part of a meal that also included wild arugula picked from the hillside, and oil and vinegar from her olives and grapes. Needless to say it’s never tastes quite as good in my plebeian kitchen, but it’s still pretty yummy!
The Simplest Cauliflower Soup (great chilled in summer!)
Seriously simple.
Golden Zucchini
Golden zucchini is a new way to get something green on your plate. This recipe includes olive oil, seasoned bread crumbs, salt, pepper, garlic and parmesan.
Zucchini Ribbons
A fun, edible recipe to decorate your plate or table; I like to skewer and grill Zucchini- Ribbons style and sometimes with cherry tomato. The flavor is amazing.
Zucchini Slivers
I have yet to meet a single person that can resist these fried gems. Slivered zucchini is dredged in flour and then fried. A generous sprinkling of sea salt as soon as the slivers are out of the hot oil is the perfect final touch. You can serve these as an accompaniment to meat or fish, you can serve it as a garnish, and you can even make it as finger food for a party. It's a great way to use all that zucchini from the garden and it works well with green or yellow zucchini.
Zucchini Lasagne
A Midwest girl, I was taught this recipe by a friend from Mississippi. Yummy and oh, so, easy! Comfort food at its healthiest best!
EASY, BREEZY BUTTERNUT SQUASH
I discovered this dish earlier this year at Los Angeles restaurant, Nick & Stef's. Everyone at our dinner party loved this recipe! I so much so that I called the restaurant the next day to ask the chef if he'd share his recipe with me... lo and behold... he was kind and gracious enough to do so. Feel free to play with different seasonings that you really enjoy. Can even combine with rice or pasta. However, admittedly, I love it just the way it's described below... Bon Appétit!
Oven Fried Squash Rounds
My Great Aunt taught me how to make this, so I'm guessing it is an authentic southern recipe! I like it most because you can stretch a few squash to go a long ways! It is also good with any of the squashes - but, my family prefers it most with yellow squash. Even my kids eat it.
Macerated Cherry Crostini
Delicious summer snack.
Door County Cherry Bounce
Typically made with Door County cherries, this simple recipe mellows for about three months or until the cherries "bounce." The liqueur adds a delicious spike.
Smashed Chocolate Cherry Panini
My Smashed Chocolate Covered Cherry dessert panini combines the luscious flavor of fresh juicy cherries with creamy spreadable chocolate. Sometimes a simple, classic flavor combination can create a new recipe worth sharing, repeating and making your own. I chose to make my panini with cherries and chocolate. I used a dark chocolate peanut butter spread . But you can use your fave spreadable chocolate brand.
"The Black Forest Bowle"
This Bowle recipe is a nice, fruity summer drink. Deep red color and flavor seeps out of the cherries and they inherit booziness in return. Use dry Riesling.
Summer Cherry Diablo
I'm an oenophile, but that's about it when it comes to enjoyment of evening beverages. However, in anticipation of this cherry challenge, I asked my husband to pick up a bottle of tequila on Friday night. I had visions of a cherry sorbet tequila cocktail dancing in my head. Here we are on Sunday, tequila gone, my fingertips stained from pitting two pounds of cherries, and the Summer Cherry Diablo to show for it. Hard work, but someone has to do it, happily in the name of summertime, cherries, and food52. NOTE: This is my summertime take on the classic El Diablo, replacing Crème de cassis with my Summer Cherry Sorbet.
Mozzarella tart
summer tomatoes from the garden and fresh mozzarella were my inspiration
Quick mozzarella pizza
instant insalata
This salad is probably my favorite, especially this time of year when the tomatoes are ripe an juicy. It is also the easiest. It is light but filling, packing in lots of calcium and vitamin C. Plus, if you grow it yourself you get a little extra satisfaction. I know I did! There is nothing like watching your herbs and veggies grow, picking them at their peak, and then getting to enjoy them just a few feet from where they started as seedlings. Not to mention what you save on the grocery bill!
Fresh Mozzarella Tomato Pesto Salad
I made this up. I make it when I can get fresh mozz at the farmer's market - and when basil is in season!!! Yum!!
Sesame Cucumber Salad
Growing up, this was a staple summertime salad in my house. We would go out to the backyard garden, pick the cucumbers, and then within minutes, have a simple and refreshing side.