NTTCR - Favorite Summer Recipes

Lesliem0901 · June 2014

Hi ladies,
Clearly I don't feel like working today, so I thought I'd start a conversation on favorite summer recipes (totally stealing idea from a different board). Let's share!!

Austrogermokee · June 2014

I make Caprese salad a lot - halved grape tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and salt and pepper.

I also love to make homemade salsas - mango salsa, strawberry salsa, black bean and corn, etc. I also like to whip up sangrias and mojitos.

Lesliem0901 · June 2014

Yum!

This is my current favorite dessert.

Rhubarb Strawberry Crisp
3/4 cup sugar

3 tablespoons cornstarch

3 cups sliced fresh rhubarb chopped in ¾” pieces

2 cups sliced strawberries

1 cup old-fashioned oats

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine sugar and cornstarch. Add rhubarb and strawberries; toss to coat. Spoon into an 8-in. square baking dish.

2. In a small bowl, combine the oats, brown sugar, butter, flour and cinnamon until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over fruit. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until bubbly. Serve warm with ice cream if desired.

lgsdesigner · June 2014

- Honey Mustard Pineapple Grilled Chicken: Marinate fresh chicken in honey mustard, grill and also grill pineapple rings. Put pineapple on top with a drizzle of honey mustard. Serve on brown rice with a side salad.

- Summer Shrimp Salad: Grill in a pan with light olive oil salad shrimp. Create a salad using baby spinach, roma tomatoes, blue cheese crumbles (or feta), sliced almonds and Italian vinaigrette.

Place shrimp on top warm.

- Fish Tacos: Grill up tilapia with light lemon juice and olive oil. Dice red cabbage and set to side. Mix plain Greek yogurt, minced cilantro and ground black pepper and set to side. Place tilapia in bottom of wheat pita or taco shell, top with cilantro-yogurt mix and red cabbage. Serve with refried beans and fruit salad.

Davie813 · June 2014

Both caprese salad and rhubarb crisp sound awesome! I love rhubarb.

I wish I could share something, but DH does most of the real cooking and most of his specialties are not very summery. (He makes great enchiladas and garlic shrimp, but both of those require some toil over a hot stove).

Lesliem0901 · June 2014

@Austrogermokee - will you share your mango salsa recipe?

kindershlitz · June 2014

When my husband grills

I have to think about this one:
Chicken salad:
Poach desired amount chicken breast
Grapes (I like red for color)
Green onion
Walnuts optional
Miracle whip to taste.

Austrogermokee · June 2014

Mango Salsa:

1 mango, peeled and diced

1/2 red pepper, diced

1 green onion, thinly sliced

2 tb cilantro, chopped

1 jalapeno, seeded and diced

1 tbsp lime juice

Optional: 1 tbsp fresh mint, chopped.

Combine all ingredients in bowl, chill at least one hour before serving.

If you want to get really wacky, and don't mind using the oven, you can serve it with cinnamon-sugar chips as a dessert - from Better Homes and Gardens:

CINNAMON TORTILLA CRISPS

12 7-or-8-inch flour tortillas
1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon, combined
1/4 cup melted butter or margarine

Brush each tortilla with melted butter or margarine. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Cut each tortilla into 8 wedges. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 5-10 minutes or till dry and crisp. Cool and store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days or in the freezer up to 3 weeks. Makes 96 crisps.

This fruit salsa also works great as a dessert - https://maketheserecipes.blogspot.com/2011/07/fruit-salsa-w-cinnamon-tortilla-crisps.html

Pintobean39 · June 2014

Malibu rum and diet cream soda. It's like a beach in my cup. :-)

After drinking a few of them I don't care about food.

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