Summer Wonderful

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 With summer winding to a slow soft close and the temperatures still warmer than I like 
I try to cook with all of the garden stragglers

 The tomatoes were especially sweet and plentiful this year 
and my favorite was a small orange cherry.   
I planted a wonderful variety of radish called D'Avignon.  
It is spicy and flavorful and wonderfully crunchy. 
 I've used it on every thing from sandwiches to pizza.

 These radish are really beautiful too
 They pop up from the ground like little red footballs 
and continue to ripen above the soil.


 Some of the onions I dried and others I used fresh
through out the summer

 So to keep the kitchen cool and use up 
what the garden has so generously shared 
I thought I'd make a
Tabbouleh salad
 Tabbouleh is a Lebanese salad made with bulgur wheat, herbs and tomatoes.  
It generally has more herbs than grain 
but you can play around with this recipe to suit your taste.
 The dressing consists of just olive oil and lemon juice...and don't forget salt and fresh pepper

 For the greens I used wild arugula 
which I have tons of right now
 Some basil and mint
 and lots of parsley

 Adding some radish is not really traditional but hey...use what you have!
Cucumber is a nice addition and green scallions are optional 
but I had them, so in they went!



 Prepare your bulgar according to the package directions so you have about 2 cups 
 Then chop, chop chop the rest of your veggies
 I had about 5 cups of veggies and about 4 cups of greens and herbs
 Mix it all together and add the bulgar
Finish off with olive oil...about 1/4 cup and the juice of 2 lemons
Season to taste
I actually like this a bit more acidic so I added some champagne vinegar too
  Let this rest for about an hour to allow the bulgar to absorb all of the flavors 
Serve in butter lettuce cups with grilled naan bread or pita chips

It's just that simple


hope your summer has been wonderful

xo
kelley
11 comments:
  1. Your salad looks wonderful! It's so nice to walk out to the yard and have all your fresh veggies. I know it must be a lot of work, but so worth it. I enjoy all your posts.

    Kathy

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  2. All of those veggies look divine! How cool to live in your own farmer's market :) Glad you had a great summer, we are ready for fall here on the Texas coast.

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  3. I envy you your beautiful and scrumptious garden and veggies. We have no room for a garden down here at the beach, so we go to the local Farmer's Market on Sunday's. Your photos are delicious!

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    1. I go to the FM too but try not to buy too much...hard to do though ; o )))

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  4. Looks delicious! I'm going to have to try it!

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  5. It looks yummy! Our tomatoes have been especially sweet this year too, and I LOVE French radishes, they are my fav...our growing season here is so short, but I ate my fair share while they were available. I hope you have a wonderful week!

    xo Kat

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  6. Fantastic Harvest. You can't beat home grown!

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  7. Kelley, how delicious and I love that you have used all of your gems from the garden!

    xoxo
    Karena
    The Arts by Karena

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  8. ...oh my so beautiful the ingredients form your garden! Love the Radishes!....Yummy!

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