We received a gift from a longtime family friend, local cook & gardener. There is nothing tastier than food fresh from the garden!
The food package included tomatoes, basil, mint, zucchini, cucumber, garlic, peppers, nectarines & even two thumbs of turmeric!!!!
There's no shortage of meals we can conjure up with this goodness. The first was a warm pasta salad for lunch with the zucchini, garlic, tomato & basil. I also added olives and cooked onion and drizzled it with EVOO, freshly cracked pepper & the juice of half a lemon.
Friends called in for dinner last night and brought a delicious veggie lasagne. I whipped up this frittata with Daisy's zuchinni, basil & garlic and added Spanish onion, carrot and feta.
This boccocini starter aka caprese, has been my go-to dish this summer. I simply slice the tomato and place it on a platter. I tear up the boccocini balls & scatter them around the tomato. I add about half a bunch of finely chopped basil and sprinkle the whole dish with Himalayan salt, EVOO & pepper. It's great with crostini or just as is!
I'm planning to make curry paste with the turmeric- in the Thermomix. In the meantime we'll be eating these super sweet nectarines! Thanks Daisy!!
Oh, yum! Gifted food is the best and always tastes better than bought, I reckon.
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