Month: August 2020

tomato plants bent

to the ground, bursting out of

their metal cages

source

crust: 1 3/4 c flour, 1/2 t sugar, 1/2 t kosher salt, 1 stick cold butter, 1 egg, 2 T water; filling: 3 tomatoes, sliced & salted; 1 T minced garlic, 1 c chopped basil, 2 c chopped parsley, 2 T olive oil, 2 T dijon, 1 c shredded parm, salt & pepper

chop/knead crust together, roll out on wax paper, bake pricked with a fork in a pie dish 375 F, 25 minutes; combine filling except tomatoes, place on crust, add tomatoes; add additional olive oil, salt, pepper; bake 1 hour

serve with red pepper

flakes, parm, and crusty bread to

mop up all the sauce

source, 6 servings

3 big zucchini, sliced, roasted with oil, salt, pepper, 400 F until just brown; 6 big tomatoes, quartered; 1 onion, sliced; 2 T olive oil, 1 t sugar, salt & black pepper, 2 T minced garlic, 1/4 c basil, 2 c parm

heat oil, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, sugar, cook 5 minutes; add tomatoes, simmer 20 minutes or until tomatoes fall apart, add basil; in an oiled baking dish layer sauce, zucchini, parm, repeat; 375 F, 12 minutes, broil

slice outside and then

the kitchen won’t get covered

with zucchini juice

previous version, 4 servings

1 giant zucchini, sliced thin; 2 onions, sliced thin; 2 T minced garlic, 2 T olive oil, salt & pepper, 1/4 c flour, 3/4 c grated parm, 2/3 c arborio rice

heat oil, onion, garlic, spices, cook 3 minutes; add zucchini, cook until it releases its liquid; add flour, rice, half of parm; put in oiled baking dish, top with rest of parm, 425 F, 25 minutes; broil