It is a little strange to consume the lovingly brought up green beauties but it is harvest time in the lan household. No, the beans and corn are not ready yet. Neither are the tomatoes, chili etc (I wish!) But the lettuce leaves are. I wouldn't have realized that they ready, had it not been for visiting HAunt asking what we are waiting for! So took a basket, collected leaves from the mixed variety and made a salad with a quick dressing recipe poached from PW's website. Here is the know-how:
In The Mix
Veggie patch in your backyard : 1
Basket to hoard the green goodies : 1
Green lettuce leaves ready for plucking - as many as you want
cherry tomatoes - a handful cut in two
herbs - a sprig or two ( i used cilantro and spearmint ehem.. from my garden)
For the Dressing
( With slight changes from PW)
olive oil - 2tbsp
lemon juice - from half a lemon
garlic - 1 clove
salt - 1/4 tsp
pepper - as much as you want
sugar - 1/4 tsp
paprika - a pinch
parmesan - didn't use this as i didn't have some at hand.
How To Do
Place all ingredients for the dressing in a jar. Shake well. Store in fridge for 24 hours and it is ready. I used a glass and covered it up with plastic wrap. Peel the garlic before adding but no need to crush or slice. Didn't have enough time to let sit the first time but still tasted pretty good. Sitting for a while obviously infuses more flavors and next time I might add the cheese to see how it differs.
Cut the aforementioned salad green as small or as big as you want. Throw in a sprig or two of the herbs of your choice torn to desired size. Add halved tomatoes and dressing and toss well in a bowl before serving. Good for the body, good for the mind:-)
5 comments:
The satisfaction of eating something from our own garden is something else.....it reminds me of my fil...he will remind us atleast 3-4 times at the dining table[when we visit them in Kerala] that all the veggies we are eating are from his vegetable patch:. My mil will be rolling her eyes but I so get papa's excitement:-).
Enjoyyyy Lan and from the looks of it the best is yet to come:-)
nance it is true. knowing the source of what we eat is in itself a great feeling.. and i get papa's happiness too:-) do you have room for plants in your new place?
Hey, Already reaping what sow ?? I am so J.. The taste of garden fresh veggies totally something else, my FIL when he was in Delhi, used to have so many veggies in the small patch at the backyard , the vegetables grown in this small patch had amazing taste and now that he is in Kerala, he is having a great time farming ....
sorry for the typo int the comment :(
ss, a patch of green has more power than we imagine:-)
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