Friday, August 20, 2010

Yellow Summer Squash and Green Peppers

The Question: I have yellow summer squash and green peppers. Any recipe ideas?

The Answer: Sure! My first question would be do you need a recipe in which both vegetables are used? If so, I'd go for the old standby: a frittata! They are easy to make, and are a wonderful base for multiple types of vegetables.

Here's a link for a recipe with summer squash, tomato, and potato, but it would stand up well to adding some green pepper during the initial sauteing stage:
http://whatsfordinner-fft.blogspot.com/2010/07/fresh-herb-summer-squash-and-tomato.html
There are a few other frittata recipes on What's for Dinner, so you could definitely experiment.

Another great option for ways to use multiple vegetables is to make some sort of vegetable wrap, with a hummus or baba ghanoush base. Tacos or enchiladas are also things that take to many types of vegetables as well. Mix together a whole bunch of various veges, add some spices, cheese, avocado, maybe some rice, tomatoes, salsa, and voila!

If you're interested in separating out the two vegetables, then I'd say just chop the green pepper and eat it raw, or throw in into a salad (also raw). And, then make these fritters using the summer squash in place of the zucchini.
http://whatsfordinner-fft.blogspot.com/search/label/fritters

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