I want your summer veggies recipes!

[vettechick99]

My FIL dropped off two big bags of green and yellow squash, zucchini, and red potatoes that he grew. I need some new and different recipes - I'm tired of mashed potatoes and grilled veggies!

TIA!

 

[PrincessDeb]

Here's two of our favorites:
For small red potatoes, we like a recipe someone posted here from Rachael Ray- take about 1.5 lbs small potatoes and steam them until cooked through. Smash them with a potato masher (or large spoon like I do), then mix them with a small container of premade pesto (like Contadina's brand) and 1 cup of chicken broth (I use low salt, low fat). Very yummy!

For the squash, my husband makes "zucchini pizzas". Take the squash and boil it until it can be pierced with a fork easily. In the meantime, fry up some green peppers and onions with Italian seasonings. Scoop out the seeds from the squash (hollowing them out partially). Add the seeds and some tomato sauce to the frying peppers and onions. Then take the pepper mix and fill up the squash with it. Cover the stuffed squash with shredded mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Bake until cheese is melted and toasty.


Hope you like these!

 

[mamacatnv]

Veggie Lasagna. In place of noodles cut strips of the squash and layer as you would with noodles, bake until tender.

Stuffed zucchini. I like a ground beef and rice mixture, hollow out the zuc's, stuff and bake.

Also, I will cut the squashes into spears and batter them with a milk/egg wash then dip in seasoned flour, spritz w/ olive oil and bake on a wire rack until crispy.

Potatos.
Chop into chunks, toss with some ranch dressing mix and bake until tender.

Place small red whole potatos in a covered baking dish, drizzle with olive oil, fresh garlic and Lawry's seasoning salt. Bake until tender.

Dice up and boil, when done, drain and fry up in a hot pan with olive oil, garlic and seasoning, allow the potatos to sit in the pan and get crispy, then stir a couple of times repeating the crispy procedure.

If all else fails, PM me and I will send you my address to Fed-X me some of those fresh veggies

 

[RadioFanatic]

here are mine (I know I included brocolli which you didn't mention, but it's such a great recipe, I thought I would add it anyway):

Cold Broccoli Salad

1 medium head of broccoli,
12 strips of bacon, well cooked and crumbled.
3/4 cup Sunflower seeds (the little ones)
1 small red onion
3-4 tsp. cider vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup mayo

cut up brocolli and red onion, join in bowl with bacon and sunflower seeds.
Mix together cider vinegar, sugar and mayo (I use miracle whip).
Mix dressing into salad thoroughly and chill

Squash Casserole

3 cups yellow squash
1 can cream of chicken soup (I used reduced fat)
2 onions chopped
1 cup of sour cream (I use Fat free)
1/2 cup melted butter (I use fat free)
1 small package pepperidge farm seasoned stuffing mix
salt and papper

Cook and mash squash. Combine squash with onion, soup, sour cream, and
salt and pepper. Toss butter with stuffing. Line pan with stuffing and put
squash on top. Sprinkle rest of stuffing on squash. Bake for 1 hour at
350.


zucchini with tomatoes

One clove garlic, quartered,
one medium sized zucchini sliced three-quarters
inch thick.
Olive oil
salt and pepper onion powder
grated cheese
one can tomatoes.

Saute garlic in oil about five minutes. Remove garlic. Add juice from
tomatoes,
zucchini, salt and pepper.
Cover. Simmer for 15 minutes. Place tomato pulp on top and heat. Remove
from heat. Sprinkle with onion powder and grated cheese. Cover and
continue simmering for two minutes. Serve

 

[vettechick99]

Great ideas, thanks!! And thanks for the broccoli one. I love broccoli salad!

Now what about cucumbers? I just found them in one of the bags. I'm not a huge fan of them, and don't like them in my salads, but don't want them to go to waste.

 

[barbeml]

Great ideas, thanks!! And thanks for the broccoli one. I love broccoli salad!

Now what about cucumbers? I just found them in one of the bags. I'm not a huge fan of them, and don't like them in my salads, but don't want them to go to waste.

I've heard a tip about making pickles: save the brine in the jar when you run out of pickles. Slice cukes and add to brine. Leave them in the fridge for a week or so and you have new pickles.

 

[mamacatnv]

Great ideas, thanks!! And thanks for the broccoli one. I love broccoli salad!

Now what about cucumbers? I just found them in one of the bags. I'm not a huge fan of them, and don't like them in my salads, but don't want them to go to waste.

Since you don't like them, other than marinated in Vinegar w/red onions and salt & pepper, I don't have any other ideas except give them to the neighbors.

 

[My2Cinderellas]

Cucumbers & Onions

2-3 large cucumbers - peeled and thinly sliced
1-2 sweet onions - peeled and thinly sliced into rings

mix together equal parts of
water
sugar
cider vinegar

how much depends on how many veggies you cut up - for a big batch, I use 2 cups of each.

place sliced veggies in a container, cover with vinegar mixture, store in fridge.

These are best if you make them at least a day in advance, but give them at least a few hours. I have a mandolin so slicing the veggies takes just a couple of minutes, this is a quick and easy recipe. DH's grandmother used to add sliced tomatoes as well.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Zucchini Bread (a family favorite)

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon peel
1 cup shredded zucchini
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
PREPARATION:

Grease and flour a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, ginger, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Add oil, eggs, lemon juice and peel, shredded zucchini, and chopped walnuts. Stir to blend. Do not over mix.
Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool zucchini bread in pan on wire rack for 5 to 10 minutes.

Turn zucchini bread out of pan and cool completely on rack.
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Zucchini Cake

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup vegetable oil
2 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla (I always use pure vanilla extract)
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 cups grated zucchini (leave skins on)
1 cup walnuts
PREPARATION:

Mix oil and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition; blend in vanilla. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and baking soda. Add sifted dry ingredients to first mixture; alternating with grated zucchini. Fold in chopped nuts. (Batter will be thin.) Pour into a greased and floured 13x9x2-inch pan. Bake at 350º for 55 minutes.
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Cucumber and Onion Salad

1 cup mayo
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups sliced cucumbers
1 small onion, sliced thinly

In a bowl combine mayo, sugar, vinegar and salt.
Add cucumbers and onions; stir to coat.
Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.

 

[LglBlonde]

Check www.allrecipes.com too - you can search by ingredients! It's a great website! Hope you are doing well!

 

[disneyred]

Here's two of our favorites:
For small red potatoes, we like a recipe someone posted here from Rachael Ray- take about 1.5 lbs small potatoes and steam them until cooked through. Smash them with a potato masher (or large spoon like I do), then mix them with a small container of premade pesto (like Contadina's brand) and 1 cup of chicken broth (I use low salt, low fat). Very yummy!

I LOVE potatoes and will definitely try this... but what happens when you mix
in the chicken broth... how do I warm this dish ?? Do I have to stick it in the oven after that ??? pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase help !!

TIA