| Plants from your garden will be maturing
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| | eggs or slices of grilled chicken or a
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| very soon leaving you with an abundance
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| | starch, perhaps diced potatoes or chick
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| of fresh foods for great culinary uses
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| | peas to make a complete meal.
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| like Tomato with Avocado salad or a Greek
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| | **A Crunchy Green Chinese Salad**
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| Salad with a hummus recipe for dipping
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| | For your green Chinese salad you will
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| pita bread. When your vegetable garden
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| | need 1 cup of Chinese salad leaves or any
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| starts to produce for your table, you
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| | vegetable garden salad makings you have
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| should have recipes using fresh herbs for
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| | grown, or you have on hand. Chop one
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| an herb dressing, and vegetables on hand
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| | green pepper with the ribs removed, 3
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| to use them in the most imaginative ways.
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| | tablespoons of lovage or fresh spearmint,
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| Here are some recipes to give you maximum
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| | finely diced celery and spring onions or
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| enjoyment of great salads and salad
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| | ramps sliced diagonally. Mix together.
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| dressings. Be creative, use these as just
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| | Your salad dressing will be a mayonnaise
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| examples and add a few personal touches,
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| | based mixture. Put four tablespoons of
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| consider your vegetable garden as a
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| | mayonnaise into a screw top jar with 2
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| living cuisine capable of any number of
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| | tablespoons of orange juice, the grated
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| new twists.
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| | rind of an orange, 2 tablespoons of fresh
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| When your tomatoes start to give up
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| | chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon of sea salt
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| dozens of their fruit give some away, but
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| | and 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped.
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| better yet here are some recipes, an
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| | Shake vigorously and chill for several
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| especially super one for Tomato with
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| | hours before serving. Put a pretty
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| Avocado salad, that you can use for your
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| | garnish on each plate and you have a
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| family or a weekend get together with
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| | perfect summer meal.
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| neighbours and friends.
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| | **A Cool Greek Salad With Feta Cheese And
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| ** ~Dress Up~ your Tomatoes with an Herb
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| | Pitas With Hummus**
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| Dressing**:
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| | What is more refreshing on a hot summer
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| Use three or four of your fresh tomatoes,
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| | day than a cool Greek Salad? Thinly slice
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| peel them if you wish and slice them any
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| | a cucumber from your garden patch, chop
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| thickness you want. Then slice some Red
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| | your tomatoes coarsely, and toss together
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| Onion or Vidalia Onions to place on top.
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| | with 1/2 to 1 cup of feta cheese (Greek
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| Snip some of your fresh herbs like, basil
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| | cheese found in your dairy aisle), and a
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| and oregano. In a screw top jar, add ¼
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| | dozen or so of Greek black olives. You
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| cup of olive oil or vegetable oil (or use
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| | will want to dress this simply with 1
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| half of each for flavour.) Then drizzle
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| | clove of garlic chopped finely, 3
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| in 2 tablespoons of a flavoured vinegar
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| | tablespoons of your fresh basil also
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| (balsamic, tarragon, garlic, sherry, or
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| | finely chopped, 1 tablespoon each of
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| raspberry - change it up for variety).
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| | lemon juice and olive oil (use only olive
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| Add your fresh herbs. Let the flavours
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| | oil here), and some grinds of black
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| blend for about 1-2 hours before using,
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| | pepper. Mix everything well and serve the
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| and shake well before adding to the
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| | salad on arranged beds of sprouts. Serve
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| salad. Next, sprinkle salt and pepper
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| | with hot crusty bread or for real treat
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| onto the tomatoes and dress with your
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| | heat some pita rounds and serve the salad
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| Herb salad dressing. Here again, get
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| | with warm pita quarters and the following
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| creative, use fresh sliced mozzarella or
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| | hummus recipe.
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| grated parmesan on the tomato salad for
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| | Hummus Recipe:
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| another variation in using your plants
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| | 1 12-oz can garbanzo beans
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| from your garden.
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| | 1 clove garlic
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| You could use tarragon dressing to make
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| | 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
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| the tomato salad a little different. Use
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| | 2-3 tbsp tahini sauce (sesame paste)
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| the same basic ingredients but from your
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| | found in ethnic sections or gourmet
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| kitchen garden substitute one tablespoon
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| | storesjuice of 1 small lemon
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| tarragon leaves and 2 teaspoons of
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| | ½ tsp salt
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| snipped chives for the basil and oregano.
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| | Drain 1/3 of the water from the can of
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| Here you should only use tarragon
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| | garbanzo beans into a small bowl. Set
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| vinegar.
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| | aside for later use. In a blender, mix
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| Whichever herbs you choose, garnish the
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| | together the garbanzo beans with the
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| plate with fresh sprigs of the herb for
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| | remaining can water and the rest of the
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| added interest and colour.
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| | ingredients. Blend for 1-2 minutes until
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| **A Chinese Tomato With Avocado Salad**
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| | a smooth, slightly fluid paste is formed.
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| For an entirely different taste and
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| | If desired, add small amount of the saved
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| presentation try making a Tomato with
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| | can water and blend to create a more
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| Avocado salad with five spice Chinese
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| | fluid consistency.
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| powder. You won't be growing the Chinese
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| | **A Lovely Lentil Salad With Vegetables
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| powder but you can find it in most
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| | From Your Gardens**
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| grocery stores. Spices have the power to
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| | And our last summer salad will use fresh
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| create subtle or powerful flavours and
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| | lentil sprouts and veggies from your
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| this recipe using the Chinese powder will
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| | vegetable garden.
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| prove it.
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| | You will need 1 ½ cups of fresh lentil
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| First peel and slice about 4 tomatoes. Do
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| | sprouts, one large red pepper diced with
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| the same to two ripe avocados. You can
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| | ribs removed, ½ cup of broccoli and
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| add some cucumber slices and make a bed
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| | cauliflower flowerets each, and 1/2 cup
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| for the salad out of romaine leaves or
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| | of sliced mushrooms of your choice. You
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| any leaves you have grown in your
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| | will want a dressing with kick so, in
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| vegetable gardens.
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| | your screw top jar mix 2 tablespoons of
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| After you have prepared the salad make
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| | sesame oil, 2 tablespoons of cider
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| the salad dressing with ½ of cup of
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| | vinegar, 1 tablespoon of freshly grated
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| olive or vegetable oil (or half of both).
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| | ginger, 2 tablespoons of orange juice and
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| Use two tablespoons or tarragon or white
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| | 1 teaspoon of soy sauce. Shake the
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| vinegar. Add 1 teaspoon of Chinese five
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| | dressing until well combined then pour
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| spice powder, a tablespoon of finely
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| | over the salad. This is a perfect salad
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| chopped basil, ½ teaspoon of both lemon
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| | to add seeds or nuts to for additional
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| juice and salt, mash a clove of garlic, a
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| | protein.
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| pinch of dry mustard and black pepper and
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| | So there you have five great summer
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| add it to your screw top jar with all the
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| | salads to help you use plants from your
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| other ingredients. Mix well and
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| | garden. Don't forget that if you are
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| refrigerate at least two hours before
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| | growing any edible flowers, like
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| serving over the salad. Here again use
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| | nasturtiums, to add them to your garnish.
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| fresh herbs or the tomato peel twirled
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| | Use your imagination and the different
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| into a rose shape for garnishing the
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| | plants from your garden for an unending,
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| plate.
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| | delicious, living cuisine.
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| **A Green Chinese Salad, Greek Salad or
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| | Bon Appetit and Happy Gardening!
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| Lentil Salad With Vegetables**
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