lets talk about a recipe that's worth heating up the kitchen even in the heat of the summer. i am almost always against turning on the oven in the summer. it makes for a hot house & a cranky family. of course, i needed something that would make a fine meal from all of those potatoes, red onions & summer squash we harvested from the garden. this recipe came into my life just in time.
meet the herbed summer squash & potato torte.
that smitten kitchen lady knows how to make magic happen with a handful of vegetables. i found this recipe on her blog & with a handful of adaptations, i was able to craft up a delicious meal with simple ingredients from my pantry.
i want to give this lady full credit for her recipe, but i would love to share my version with the ingredients we already had on hand.
instead of crooked neck squash, i used patty pan squash. it was a wonderful use of an otherwise forgotten vegetable. i also added a handful of red onion, some sprigs of oregano & a couple of snips of lemon thyme. i am always trying to sneak in a few fresh herbs & the extra bit of seasoning really added to the dish. finally, i substituted the all-purpose flour for whole wheat flour & parmesan for mozzarella. i baked it all in a 9x13 cake dish & it made for a lovely dinner.
i would love to hear some of your favorite summer recipes with fresh ingredients from the garden!
- natalie
Hey there,
ReplyDeletefirst of all, I love reading this blog and do so frequently. I live in Germany and have a garden myself - it always inspires me to read what you do in your garden. I write recipes too, most of them in german, but a few are also published in english. This is one of my favourite salads with beets fresh out of the soil: http://www.kuechenkitchen.de/?p=282
greetings from Germany,
Doro