Penne
feta
sundried tomatoes with oil
bag of frozen peas

Anonymous wrote:Easy side dish: thinly peeled and sliced cucumbers with thinly sliced onions. Mix about a third cup vinegar with a third cup sugar. Add water to make a cup. Pour over cucumbers and onions and put in fridge.

I do this frequently. Rice wine vinegar is awesome for this—makes it like the cucumber salad at Thai places.

Easy side dish: thinly peeled and sliced cucumbers with thinly sliced onions. Mix about a third cup vinegar with a third cup sugar. Add water to make a cup. Pour over cucumbers and onions and put in fridge.

Wow making me so hungry! Yum!

Anonymous wrote:Watermelon, feta & mint (can do peach feta basil too)
Esquites (not cold, but easy and delicious)
Avocado & beet variations

This one, but I add blackberries to it (borrowed from Little Red Fox)
Also sheep and/or goat’s milk ricotta with heirloom tomatoes, EVOO, Maldon salt (inspired by 2Amys)
and the arugula with tomato raisins and lemon vinaigrette salad in Batali’s Molto Gusto cookbook

mango, cucumbers, 2 bunches of cilantro, red onion, cashews with seasoned rice vinegar dressing

Wild rice, tuna, red peppers, balsamic and olive oil, salt, pepper.

Just made a “Mexican Street corn” salad:

Black beans
Corn (3 ears, cut off the cob)
Halved cherry tomatoes
Cubed queso fresco
Cilantro
Generous salt, chili powder, cayenne & cumin

Will serve in halved avocados, with a squeeze of lime juice, and a creamy cilantro dresssing


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Caprese:

Tomatoes
Basil
Fresh mozzarella
OO & balsamic vinegar


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BLT

Bibb lettuce
Tomatoes
Bacon
Avocado
Blue cheese


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Cubed tomato, cubed avocado, chopped basil, lemon juice, olive oil, sea salt, black pepper

Watermelon, avocado, red onion, raw corn cut from cob, mint, feta, lime jiuce, olive oil. Add sliced fresh jalapeño if you like spicy

Tabbouleh or similar made with quinoa

Finely chopped kale massaged with sea salt, olive oil, apple cider vinegar. Add diced red onion, chopped apple, pumpkin seeds. Add goat cheese if you desire.

roasted beets with goat cheese and red onion.

Shaved zucchini or zoodles with corn off the cob, feta or goat cheese, and halved grape or cherry tomatoes. Toss in a dressing of 1:1 olive oil and lemon juice (or white wine vinegar) with a generous sprinkle of salt.

'Forbidden' (purple/black) rice with pineapple, bell pepper strips, and spicy dressing (lemon or lime juice, olive oil, chili flakes or Sriracha).

Cold soba noodles with veg

This orzo salad is a summer hit at our house: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/orzo-with-everything-5608

Finely chopped spinach, cucumber, carrots, sunflower sprouts, sauteed and cooled yellow zuccini cubes, thai basil, minced ginger, peanuts, green chillies. Tossed in vinegar and sugar dipping sauce. Top with a poached egg.