Favorite fresh from your garden recipes

[Silent]

The best thing about gardening is using all that lovely fresh produce.

What is your favorite fresh-from-the-garden recipe?

[Pharmerphil]

Favorite, really hard to determin my favorite, fresh made salsa, or could be a big dish of organically raised heirloom rosa Bianca eggplant parmagien(sp), all gooey with homemade tomato sauce...yummy

[Mary]

I have a question ,I bought asparagus at the store, steamed it and it had a bitter taste, Does anyone know why , and if so what do I need to do ?I planted asparagus this spring , couldn't wait to have some.Should I have boiled it? :confused:

[zebraman]

Hey Mary;I don't know what Variety you planted but Mary or Martha Washington would be the Two best for taste.Not Thick/Hybrid types.Also store bought is Hybrid and bitter taste has more to do with what Fertilzers and Pesticides that they used.I buy Martha Washington at Marina Farms for 99c a Lb.There Thick white Var.is 3.99 a lb.and has an off taste.Martha Wash is about the Dia. of a #2 Pencil and Dark Green.-

[HOD]

Recipe? BROWSWE / GRAZE!

Snow and sugar peas, eat fresh. Sweet Corn, run back to waiting pot of hot water, shuck it and drop in for a few seconds till it's good and hot. Eat.

Tomato's . . . carry knife, salt and pepper with you if you must. Cherry maters, pop-em like candy. Onion and carrot. Rinse the dirt off and eat.

Fruit? Lots of it never makes it into the pickin bucket.

Mmmmmmmm. Now ya did it.

hoD.

[mrtomatoexpres]

hi hod try seasalt on tomatoes yummy. :D :)

[Bellepepper]

The best thing about fresh from the garden... you don't need a recipe. If you want it hot there is steam, olive oil or butter. If you want it cold there is salt, pepper and herbs. The less of everything is best except the veggie of course.

[mrtomatoexpres]

hi i like to make homemade tomatoe sauce. i take about 20 tomatoes squeze them. i use half lg. onion sweat it in oliveoil then put a head of garlic in let it get light brown. put 2tlbs of tomatoe paste. when all mixed up with a little of homemade wine. i cook the sauce on a very low flame with out the cover on for about 4 to 5 hours right at the end of cooking i add basil,parsley,salt,pepper. i make eggplant parm with my eggplants bakedzite with ricotta,mozzarella and about 1 to 2 lbs. of chopmeat or with out. chicken parm,baked lassanga meat or no meat. then i cook it on the bbq with real charcaol wood till it gets brown on top.i put what ever iam cooking to the side of the bbq were there is no charcaol.most cover yummy. ok i robbed paul james line. :) :D :p

[leelanau_ferg]

slices of tomato with basil and fresh mozzerella on top drizzled with balsamic vinegar...and I'm with the Pharmer, BIG fan of salsa!!

[bluelacedredhead]

Fresh tomato chopped and tossed with fresh basil and oil and vinegar dressing....
Almost as good as peas straight out of the pod

[redbrick]

A one-slice slab of fresh tomato, crisp bacon, fresh dill on toast, with enough mayo that it mixes with the tomato juice and runs down your chin, and a sprinkling of Good Seasons salad dressing mix. Now, that's what I'm talkin' about! :cool:

[GreenCap]

You guys are making me hungry!

[chubbyduckie]

I am hungry now, too!! I don't know how many times I've had lunch in the garden...fresh peas, beans, grape tomatoes, yummy, all of it!!!

Fresh tomatoes with seasaltl; yes!!! The idea about corn is a good one - we don't grow our own, but buy it from farmer's markets. The multitude of squirrels and crows take care of any corn we plant.

[bluelacedredhead]

Here's an unusual recipe I found while cruising yahoo groups.

http://www.theheartofnewengland.com/food/veg/pea-tendrils-garlic-scapes.html

[SunflowerMeg]

We have had squash just about every night for a month and never get tired of it. Carmelize onions in olive oil, add sliced squash/zucchini, salt and pepper. You just can't beat it. I DON'T cook my squash till squishy. I dried some squash and used a bit tonight in a soup (though it's hot out, I had to use up some odd veggies so they wouldn't go bad). The dried squash was a neat texture and tasty.

Another thing we do a lot: Slice fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and put in bowl. Add croutons and feta (optional) over top. Pour the balsamic vinegar dressing (below) over veggies and let sit awhile (make sure you get croutons somewhat soaked - homemade croutons are best):

2/3 c. olive oil (more or less to taste)
1/3 c. balsamic vinegar (more or less to taste)
4 fresh pressed garlic cloves
Fresh dried basil & oregano
Sea Salt (Himalayan or Celtic - much better for you)
Pepper

I spoon the dressing on so I can mix it at the same time as the vinegar and herbs tend to sit at the bottom.

[werecat]

We have had squash just about every night for a month and never get tired of it. Carmelize onions in olive oil, add sliced squash/zucchini, salt and pepper. You just can't beat it. I DON'T cook my squash till squishy. I dried some squash and used a bit tonight in a soup (though it's hot out, I had to use up some odd veggies so they wouldn't go bad). The dried squash was a neat texture and tasty.

Another thing we do a lot: Slice fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and put in bowl. Add croutons and feta (optional) over top. Pour the balsamic vinegar dressing (below) over veggies and let sit awhile (make sure you get croutons somewhat soaked - homemade croutons are best):

2/3 c. olive oil (more or less to taste)
1/3 c. balsamic vinegar (more or less to taste)
4 fresh pressed garlic cloves
Fresh dried basil & oregano
Sea Salt (Himalayan or Celtic - much better for you)
Pepper

I spoon the dressing on so I can mix it at the same time as the vinegar and herbs tend to sit at the bottom.

I did something very simular for the 4th only we added puree-ed avacado to it the avacado sort of emulsified it all and helped it stick to all the nice veggies. :)

[SunflowerMeg]

The avocado addition sounds delicious! I'll definately add that next time. :)