Fun ingredient of the week: Tomato broth.
Got a bunch of overripe, smushy, not-so-pretty tomatoes on the windowsill? Make tomato broth: the essence of summer flavor. Here’s how!
Tag: summer recipes
Smooth and creamy tomato gazpacho.
This simple gazpacho recipe is full of tomato flavor, with a smooth and creamy texture that’s unexpected. Pair it with a grilled cheese sandwich!
Summer salad with avocado dressing and biscuit croutons.
Who’d have thought to turn day-old biscuits into croutons for a wonderful summer salad with avocado dressing? Here’s the delicious recipe!
Easy gazpacho.
Now that we’re full-on into tomato season, I’m playing around with one of my favorite summer dishes: gazpacho. Recently, I posted a recipe for fresh and tangy white gazpacho, which is built on a base of …
Crostini with hummus and chard.
This is the first summer I’ve tried to grow Swiss chard in my backyard garden, and I’m amazed at its prolific nature. It grows, constantly, all summer long. I started harvesting big, tasty leaves in early …
Summery green pasta salad.
Think pasta salad is boring? (Me, too.) This fresh take on pasta salad uses summer green vegetables and a light, lemony dressing.
White gazpacho.
This white gazpacho is the perfect summer soup: cool, flavorful and easy to make. Perfect for lunch or a party appetizer!
Fun ingredient of the week: candy onions.
You’ll find gorgeous white “Candy” onions in farmers’ markets throughout the Midwest right now; they’re super sweet and perfect for grilling.
Cherry tomato salad with mozzarella and lemon.
No doubt you’ve had the classic tomato/mozzarella salad. But this variation adds a pop of lemon juice and it completely transforms this summer salad.
