easy summer recipe
It's July. In the northern hemisphere that usually means it's pretty hot. Here's a quick and easy recipe that doesn't require any cooking:
- 2 16-ounce cans of black beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 medium red bell peppers, cut into thin strips
- one half cup of low-fat vinaigrette
- one half cup of chopped fresh parsley
- one half cup of crumbled feta cheese
Directions: toss well, serve. You might combine this with a grain dish like couscous or with a nice, hearty bread.
Source: Vegetarian 5-ingredient Gourmet
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One watermelon
One bottle of vodka
One knife
Use the knife to cut a plug out of the top of the watermelon. Pour in bottle of vodka. Replace plug and let sit for several hours. Slice watermelon and serve and enjoy the giddy refreshment. Your friends will enjoy watching you fall down.
Posted by: natalie | July 2, 2003 11:48 AM
Lotsa summer recipes and communist fare at The Peoples' Reciplex: http://www.reciplex.com
Posted by: JM | July 2, 2003 12:05 PM
Well, while you're all cooking salsa and watermelon vodka I've been making soup. Barley and veg was the most recent (I finished it off last night) and I even made the stock. Next one up is split pea.
I'll come back when it's summer over in Oz to get your summer recipes...
Posted by: mcb | July 3, 2003 1:26 AM
Thanks for the recipes, or references to recipes. Natalie, if I'm not mistaken, the watermelon is option in your recipe, no? There's a nice menu of vegan and vegetarian recipes at the Reciplex, JM, so thank you. And because I did want any readers in the southern hemisphere to think I was ignoring them, I did acknowledge that it's only hot on this side of the planet. But perhaps you might just post one of your soup recipes. ;-)
Posted by: George | July 3, 2003 10:03 AM
True - watermelon is optional. I also like epicurious.com and stealing my grandma's recipies!
Posted by: natalie | July 3, 2003 3:00 PM
S and I made the bean recipe last night, with pita as a side. Very tasty.
Posted by: chuck | July 5, 2003 9:42 AM
Good! I made it on Friday, too. I love it.
Posted by: George | July 6, 2003 7:56 PM
This requires an oven, but not for long...
Peel and cube several sweet potatoes, and roast them in the oven with some olive oil till tender. You can speed this up by microwaving them for 5-8 minutes first.
Then dress them:
2 Tbs mayonnaise
Juice and grated peel of 2 lemons
1/2 tsp. of brown sugar
salt to taste
Chopped cilantro or parsley
Thai red curry paste to taste, or that hot delicious liquid that lives in the can with the chipotles in adobo
Whisk it all together, pour over the sweet potatoes, and chill.
Posted by: Julia | July 8, 2003 3:29 PM
Thanks, Julia! That sounds great. How'd you find my blog? When are you starting your own blog? ;-)
Posted by: George | July 8, 2003 10:32 PM