Cold Recipes for Hot Summer Days
With this blast of heat and humidity I thought we could share favorite cold dishes.
One of my favorite summer staples:
Cold Cucumber-Zucchini Soup
2 cucumbers
1 green zucchini
1 large onion
oil/butter/margarine
3 Tb. Flour
1 c plain yogurt (I use Brown Cow cream on top)
Peel cucumbers -- slice cucumbers, zucchini & onion.
(remove cucumber seeds if large)
Put 2 tsp oil & 1 tsp butter or margarine in large saucepan with 4 Tb water.
Add vegetables; cover and cook over low heat about 1/2 hr or until soft.
Stir in 3 Tb. flour & mix well --- then add 2 cups water. Stir over medium heat until boiling and thickened.
Puree in a blender. Pour back into pan and blend in yogurt.
Chill & serve cold.
(if desired, add white pepper and garnish with fresh or dried herbs like dill, mint, etc)
happiest girl
Darrin Simple creamed cucumbers & onion. Cucumber, sliced. Onions, diced. A touch of salt and in the fridge they go for a day or two. Drain the liquid that the salt draws out. They add a touch of cider vinegar, a touch of sugar, and a table spoon of sour cream. Back in the fridge for a week.
GC Salmorejo: Cold tomato and bread soup.
Take a dozen or so Roma tomatoes (or same quantity of other tomatoes), cored and seeded, rough chop. Two cups of crusty bread cubes (Day old French bread works great), 3 tablespoons of sherry vinegar, juice of one lemon, and a cup of EVOO. Put it in a blender and puree until smooth. Salt to taste. Refigerate for a few hours and serve with chopped up hard boiled eggs and some diced ham. A little drizzle of light EVOO if you like. It's a great way to use up day old bread and tomatoes.
MeisterNJ Pickled watermelon - just cut it up into inch cubes, put in a quart jar, add maybe a tablespoon of white vinegar, 1/4 cup sugar, a touch of salt, dill or other spices to taste. Put a lid on it, shake it all up, and put it in the fridge for a week or two.
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