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Favorite summer vegetable

Boomernichols — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:01:57 GMT

What is your favorite summer vegetable and how do you prepare it?

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

ECBG — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:12:22 GMT

I am absolutely nuts over big ripe tomatoes!

From a warm tomato eaten in a garden in the sunlight to a tomato sandwich on toasted bread with mayo, salt, and pepper.

The same tomato can be stuffed with chicken salad or cottage cheese.

I love cucumber sandwiches as well!

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

Drythe — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:13:19 GMT

The poor misunderstood Tomato, who is really a Fruit.

Nevertheless, I love them, right off the vine!

🍅🍅🍅 num num!

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

deepwaterdotter — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:17:39 GMT

Green peppers.

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

SloopJohnB — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:33:47 GMT

@Boomernichols wrote:
What is your favorite summer vegetable and how do you prepare it?

@Boomernichols Like it has been mentioned, while the humble tomato is really a fruit it is usually used as a vegetable. I love it cored out and stuffed with tuna. Also love a fresh caprese salad. 🍅

🎵 You say tomato, I say tomahto 🎵

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

on the bay — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:38:05 GMT

Zucchini!

I usually fry it with butter, oil (so it doesn't burn) and worcester sauce or not, til its almost burnt (but not)!

I also like it just boiled.

Or broiled.

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

BornToShop — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:40:47 GMT

I am addicted to the small mini peppers that I cut in half, clean out the seeds/veins. I then spread the onion/chive philly cream cheese spread on the peppers. Then I sprinkle bagel seasoning which has sesame seeds, black sesame seeds, minced garlic & onion...pure heaven!!

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

QVCkitty1 — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:41:52 GMT

Tomato would be # 1, but I really like summer squash sliced and sautéed with onion and garlic with fresh basil.

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

aroc3435 — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:10:33 GMT

@Boomernichols Eating fresh ears of corn, lightly cooked and slathered with butter says summer to me. If there happened to be a real New England Clam Bake involved with the corn that would be even better!

Favorite dessert to go with it would be watermelon or New England style strawberry shortcake which is fresh strawberries in their own syrup on biscuits topped with freshly whipped cream.

aroc3435

Washington, DC

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

jannabelle1 — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 01:02:09 GMT

My first thought was sweet corn grown in local gardens or farms, and served with pure butter, salt and pepper. I changed my mind to the wonderful homegrown, fresh tomato (it'll always be a veggie in my mind!). Room temperature with just salt and pepper, sliced with onions and fresh cucumbers with a drizzle of Italian dressing, as a base for cottage cheese or chicken salad, diced in a big salad....so many ways to enjoy that sweet, fresh taste!

I have a cherry tomato plant with tiny little tomatoes in a big pot on my patio. Can't wait to enjoy them in another month or so!

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

deja vu — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 01:12:56 GMT

~ I love fried okra, but I peel the batter off of it.

And love corn on the cob cooked on the grill with butter, bit o salt and pepper.

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

JeanLouiseFinch — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 01:15:09 GMT

I love lots of veggies and eat a good variety, but heirloom beefsteak tomatoes are my favorite summer veggie (fruit). I just discovered them last year. I was at the local organic farm store several times a week for tomatoes an they were expensive. This year we're growing our own (2 plants). We're also growing Rapunzel cherry tomatoes.

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

Sooner — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 01:30:01 GMT

Corn, lightly cooked, on the cob with lots of butter and salt, in a tie with okra, sliced, rolled in cornmeal and sauteed until crispy but still soft in the middle. It would be hard to choose one.

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

sann — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 02:09:06 GMT

Grilled corn on the cob.

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

phoenixbrd — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:10:24 GMT

Fruits are usually more seasonal than veggies but we love all produce...lunch is usually a hearty veggie salad

Some favs:

Variety of lettuce, but especially butter head...sometimes a wrap. Lightly steamed swiss chard filled with raw veggies, avo, sprouts, tahini sauce. Spiralized zuchinni with fresh pesto and tasty home-made veggie burgers in the dehydrator. Cucumbers so refreshing with a taziki sauce made with nut yogurt/fresh dill. On a cold day fresh corn chowder made with coconut milk and thai sauce or a hearty veggie filled minestrone soup (home-made veggie broth). Chopped kale salad massaged with avocado, lime, and pine nuts...stuffed red peppers with quinoa, mushrooms, and roasted pecans. Sprouts in mason jars rotate every 3-5 days. Cauliflower crust pizza with veggie topping of roasted artichokes/mushrooms/chopped tomatoes, kalamata olives. Slices of fresh jicama served with fresh guacamole.

Enjoy sharing the bounty with friends/family.

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

Eileen in Virginia — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 12:21:16 GMT

Fresh sweet corn! I just put it in a pot of cold water and bring it to a boil. Then turn the heat off and let it sit for 5 minutes before putting it on a plate covered with a clean dish towel. Yum!

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

shoptilyadropagain — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 12:46:57 GMT

Fresh green beans cooked with bacon fat.

Second would be cucumbers. My favorite way to prepare them is sliced with onion and make the sweet pickling syrup liquid with dill. However, I can eat them sliced plain or with dip.

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

Zhills — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:05:13 GMT

@deja vu Have you tried Roasted Okra?

I think someone on here mentioned it and I tried it. Unbelievably delicious! Try Pinterest for recipes.

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

abbalulu — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:05:36 GMT

Home Grown Tomatoes! Song by John Denver.

https://youtu.be/OwRn7A-TWrQ

Also Marai sweet corn.

Re: Favorite summer vegetable

BornToShop — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:09:22 GMT

@Drythe I love any/all tomatoes any size, shape and color! My favorite is sliced tomatoes sprinkled with Lemon Pepper. I have this everyday!