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Using Plants From Your Garden In A Tomato With Avocado Salad and Other Recipes

Plants from your garden will be maturingchicken or a starch, perhaps diced
very soon leaving you with an abundancepotatoes or chick peas to make a
of fresh foods for great culinary usescomplete meal.
like Tomato with Avocado salad or a**A Crunchy Green Chinese Salad**
Greek Salad with a hummus recipe forFor your green Chinese salad you will
dipping pita bread. When your vegetableneed 1 cup of Chinese salad leaves or
garden starts to produce for your table,any vegetable garden salad makings you
you should have recipes using freshhave grown, or you have on hand. Chop
herbs for an herb dressing, andone green pepper with the ribs removed,
vegetables on hand to use them in the3 tablespoons of lovage or fresh
most imaginative ways. Here are somespearmint, finely diced celery and
recipes to give you maximum enjoyment ofspring onions or ramps sliced
great salads and salad dressings. Bediagonally. Mix together.
creative, use these as just examples andYour salad dressing will be a mayonnaise
add a few personal touches, considerbased mixture. Put four tablespoons of
your vegetable garden as a livingmayonnaise into a screw top jar with 2
cuisine capable of any number of newtablespoons of orange juice, the grated
twists.rind of an orange, 2 tablespoons of
When your tomatoes start to give upfresh chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon of sea
dozens of their fruit give some away,salt and 2 cloves of garlic finely
but better yet here are some recipes, anchopped. Shake vigorously and chill for
especially super one for Tomato withseveral hours before serving. Put a
Avocado salad, that you can use for yourpretty garnish on each plate and you
family or a weekend get together withhave a perfect summer meal.
neighbours and friends.**A Cool Greek Salad With Feta Cheese
** ~Dress Up~ your Tomatoes with an HerbAnd Pitas With Hummus**
Dressing**:What is more refreshing on a hot summer
Use three or four of your freshday than a cool Greek Salad? Thinly
tomatoes, peel them if you wish andslice a cucumber from your garden patch,
slice them any thickness you want. Thenchop your tomatoes coarsely, and toss
slice some Red Onion or Vidalia Onionstogether with 1/2 to 1 cup of feta
to place on top. Snip some of your freshcheese (Greek cheese found in your dairy
herbs like, basil and oregano. In aaisle), and a dozen or so of Greek black
screw top jar, add ¼ cup of olive oilolives. You will want to dress this
or vegetable oil (or use half of eachsimply with 1 clove of garlic chopped
for flavour.) Then drizzle in 2finely, 3 tablespoons of your fresh
tablespoons of a flavoured vinegarbasil also finely chopped, 1 tablespoon
(balsamic, tarragon, garlic, sherry, oreach of lemon juice and olive oil (use
raspberry - change it up for variety).only olive oil here), and some grinds of
Add your fresh herbs. Let the flavoursblack pepper. Mix everything well and
blend for about 1-2 hours before using,serve the salad on arranged beds of
and shake well before adding to thesprouts. Serve with hot crusty bread or
salad. Next, sprinkle salt and pepperfor real treat heat some pita rounds and
onto the tomatoes and dress with yourserve the salad with warm pita quarters
Herb salad dressing. Here again, getand the following hummus recipe.
creative, use fresh sliced mozzarella orHummus Recipe:
grated parmesan on the tomato salad for1 12-oz can garbanzo beans
another variation in using your plants1 clove garlic
from your garden.2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
You could use tarragon dressing to make2-3 tbsp tahini sauce (sesame paste)
the tomato salad a little different. Usefound in ethnic sections or gourmet
the same basic ingredients but from yourstoresjuice of 1 small lemon
kitchen garden substitute one tablespoon½ tsp salt
tarragon leaves and 2 teaspoons ofDrain 1/3 of the water from the can of
snipped chives for the basil andgarbanzo beans into a small bowl. Set
oregano. Here you should only useaside for later use. In a blender, mix
tarragon vinegar.together the garbanzo beans with the
Whichever herbs you choose, garnish theremaining can water and the rest of the
plate with fresh sprigs of the herb foringredients. Blend for 1-2 minutes until
added interest and colour.a smooth, slightly fluid paste is
**A Chinese Tomato With Avocado Salad**formed. If desired, add small amount of
For an entirely different taste andthe saved can water and blend to create
presentation try making a Tomato witha more fluid consistency.
Avocado salad with five spice Chinese**A Lovely Lentil Salad With Vegetables
powder. You won't be growing the ChineseFrom Your Gardens**
powder but you can find it in mostAnd our last summer salad will use fresh
grocery stores. Spices have the power tolentil sprouts and veggies from your
create subtle or powerful flavours andvegetable garden.
this recipe using the Chinese powderYou will need 1 ½ cups of fresh lentil
will prove it.sprouts, one large red pepper diced with
First peel and slice about 4 tomatoes.ribs removed, ½ cup of broccoli and
Do the same to two ripe avocados. Youcauliflower flowerets each, and 1/2 cup
can add some cucumber slices and make aof sliced mushrooms of your choice. You
bed for the salad out of romaine leaveswill want a dressing with kick so, in
or any leaves you have grown in youryour screw top jar mix 2 tablespoons of
vegetable gardens.sesame oil, 2 tablespoons of cider
After you have prepared the salad makevinegar, 1 tablespoon of freshly grated
the salad dressing with ½ of cup ofginger, 2 tablespoons of orange juice
olive or vegetable oil (or half ofand 1 teaspoon of soy sauce. Shake the
both). Use two tablespoons or tarragondressing until well combined then pour
or white vinegar. Add 1 teaspoon ofover the salad. This is a perfect salad
Chinese five spice powder, a tablespoonto add seeds or nuts to for additional
of finely chopped basil, ½ teaspoon ofprotein.
both lemon juice and salt, mash a cloveSo there you have five great summer
of garlic, a pinch of dry mustard andsalads to help you use plants from your
black pepper and add it to your screwgarden. Don't forget that if you are
top jar with all the other ingredients.growing any edible flowers, like
Mix well and refrigerate at least twonasturtiums, to add them to your
hours before serving over the salad.garnish. Use your imagination and the
Here again use fresh herbs or the tomatodifferent plants from your garden for an
peel twirled into a rose shape forunending, delicious, living cuisine.
garnishing the plate.Bon Appetit and Happy Gardening!
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