LAW 153: Summer Bounty

We just got back from the local farm market that we patronize; we scored a bonanza of ripe red tomato. I love buying "seconds" tomatoes, they are the juiciest, most tomatoey tomatoes, not to mention available at a ridiculously small amount of money.

Can you believe $2?

In summer it is just to hot to eat anything about salads, and of course off the grill. Tonight we have some fresh ground bison, so it is burgers and sweet corn on the grill, along with grilled onions and some of the aforementioned tomatoes.

But the last several evenings it has been "zoodles" starring in a variety of salads.

Angel hair zoodles, blanched and drained.

We picked up a table top spiralizer at a Goodwill outlet for 50 cents. It takes up as much storage room as my large soup pot, but we think it is worth the space. It is easy to use, and really does make great veggie noodles. The down side, it's hard to clean, up side, much fresher, less expensive veggie noodles.

Ingredients, wine is not optional

What i make is usually predicated by what is in the pantry; although we do shop just about every day.

Mungo suggested a cold soba noodle sort of thing. We ended up with a marriage between southeast Asia and ......

yumm, fresh sweet corn, tomatoes and cucumber played of a lightly sauteed dressing base with fresh green garlic scapes, ginger, and a little onion. 

Zoodle Benne Salad

Toss in a generous splash of rice vinegar, lime juice, fish sauce, sesame seeds, i'm sure i probably put other things in the dressing, but hey i don't remember. Don't forget the shrimp, and of course loads and loads of fresh basil and cilantro.

I want you to know this beautiful wood bowl has been in my kitchen since i think 1975, when i purchased it from the Neighborhood Coop in Milwaukee. 

More later

gail