2014-09-11 11:31:45林梦
I must have a garden
One thing I love about this time of year is the fresh produce! Even the produce at the grocery store tastes more fresh! If you follow me on Instagram, On Sunday I posted a picture of my grocery cart from Trader Joe’s and as you can see, I am so into fresh fruits and vegetables right now. I think it maybe heat thing? I may have over done it because when I was shopping, I totally forgot that my CSA is also coming this week. Oh well, you can never have too much produce, after all I can freeze it. One thing I do miss this year is my garden. I never got around to planting it. I started prepping it for planting, but I need a new sprinkler system, and I didn’t get a chance to install one. :( Well at least I have Trader Joe’s and the Farmer’s Market to keep me going this year! But next year, I must have a garden water purifier hong kong !!
Today I have for you my Cucumber and Tomato Summer Salad. I love dishes like this because it is light, refreshing and so full of wonderful flavor. I could seriously eat salads like this everyday! Cucumbers and Tomatoes are one of my favorite summertime combinations. For the tomatoes I used Trader Joe’s mini heirloom ones, but any kind you like will do. I like the heirloom tomatoes because they taste wonderful and remind me of something from maybe my heritage? Plus they have so many unique shapes, sizes and colors. I have even seen purple and brown ones!!!
Now onto onions! Honestly, I’m not big on raw onions, but they work well in this salad. I used the red onions, since they tend to be a little sweeter and normally they don’t make my eyes water, but this one did. Darn that onion! I cut them thin and tossed them over my cucumbers and tomatoes. I sprinkled a little bit of salt and pepper and the salad got all juicy with flavor. Love how salt does that to vegetables. I then topped the salad with some fresh basil that I am growing on my windowsill in my kitchen. I guess that is considered my garden this year Hong Kong University?
For a little bit more flavor I made a simple balsamic dressing that consisted of STAR Fine Foods Extra Virgin Olive Oil and their Red Wine Vinegar. Add a pinch of dried oregano and parsley, give a mix and drizzle over the salad. It was perfect!!! Oh, I almost forgot I also threw in a few Kalamata Olives and a pinch of feta cheese. I put in the recipe, 1 oz feta cheese, but I only sprinkled a little bit on my salad. I just wasn’t in the cheese mood. I think I over did the cheese thing this past weekend Web Attack.
Today I have for you my Cucumber and Tomato Summer Salad. I love dishes like this because it is light, refreshing and so full of wonderful flavor. I could seriously eat salads like this everyday! Cucumbers and Tomatoes are one of my favorite summertime combinations. For the tomatoes I used Trader Joe’s mini heirloom ones, but any kind you like will do. I like the heirloom tomatoes because they taste wonderful and remind me of something from maybe my heritage? Plus they have so many unique shapes, sizes and colors. I have even seen purple and brown ones!!!
Now onto onions! Honestly, I’m not big on raw onions, but they work well in this salad. I used the red onions, since they tend to be a little sweeter and normally they don’t make my eyes water, but this one did. Darn that onion! I cut them thin and tossed them over my cucumbers and tomatoes. I sprinkled a little bit of salt and pepper and the salad got all juicy with flavor. Love how salt does that to vegetables. I then topped the salad with some fresh basil that I am growing on my windowsill in my kitchen. I guess that is considered my garden this year Hong Kong University?
For a little bit more flavor I made a simple balsamic dressing that consisted of STAR Fine Foods Extra Virgin Olive Oil and their Red Wine Vinegar. Add a pinch of dried oregano and parsley, give a mix and drizzle over the salad. It was perfect!!! Oh, I almost forgot I also threw in a few Kalamata Olives and a pinch of feta cheese. I put in the recipe, 1 oz feta cheese, but I only sprinkled a little bit on my salad. I just wasn’t in the cheese mood. I think I over did the cheese thing this past weekend Web Attack.