Summer Dishes? - 24hourcampfire

Have any dishes you like to fix on summer days, or nights?

To me summer means fishing, so grilled salmon with some rice, salad and a cold Alaskan Amber or two

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Tomato pie , made with Duke's Mayo.

Tomato sammies made with Duke's Mayo.

Nothing says summer to me more than a BLT!! I still eat them the rest of the year too, but it's not the same without the garden tomatoes.

Mike

Potato salad or greek salad with all the veggies fresh from the garden!

Summer is the time for delicious cold soups. This one has always been a big hit when I serve it.

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Cold Avocado Soup
Two ripe avocados, peeled and cut into quarters
Two cups home made Chicken Stock, or Shrimp Stock
Kosher salt, and ground White Pepper
¾ cup heavy Cream

Additional Avocado slices for garnish
Fine diced scallions and Parsley
Cold Boiled Shrimp, peeled, or fresh lump crab meat, for garnish.

Put the Avocado pieces and some of the stock through the Cuisinart.
Add salt and pepper to taste

Pour the pureed Avocado Into a small, heavy stainless Steel or Le Creuset pan, and add the remaining
Chicken Stock.
On medium heat, bring to a boil, then reduce the temperature.
Add in the heavy Cream, and mix well.
Adjust the seasoning.
Transfer to a suitable container, and chill for several hours.

Serve in chilled bowls, and garnish with
Sprinkle some of the diced scallion/ Parsley on top of each bowl
Garnish with Avocado slices and the Chilled Shrimp or Crab meat.

Macaroni salad!

Originally Posted by Mannlicher

Summer is the time for delicious cold soups. This one has always been a big hit when I serve it.

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Cold Avocado Soup
Two ripe avocados, peeled and cut into quarters
Two cups home made Chicken Stock, or Shrimp Stock
Kosher salt, and ground White Pepper
¾ cup heavy Cream

Additional Avocado slices for garnish
Fine diced scallions and Parsley
Cold Boiled Shrimp, peeled, or fresh lump crab meat, for garnish.

Put the Avocado pieces and some of the stock through the Cuisinart.
Add salt and pepper to taste

Pour the pureed Avocado Into a small, heavy stainless Steel or Le Creuset pan, and add the remaining
Chicken Stock.
On medium heat, bring to a boil, then reduce the temperature.
Add in the heavy Cream, and mix well.
Adjust the seasoning.
Transfer to a suitable container, and chill for several hours.

Serve in chilled bowls, and garnish with
Sprinkle some of the diced scallion/ Parsley on top of each bowl
Garnish with Avocado slices and the Chilled Shrimp or Crab meat.

Soup and cold does not work for us Sam...

BLT's, coleslaw, icebox pickles, strawberry shortcake

I always though cold soup sounded nasty. Then we tried a gazpacho receipe, we loved it. Clear your head and give it a try,

Mostly I look forward to the garden fresh tomato's regardless of how they're used. It's the only tomatoes I eat all year other than canned.
Other than that I'd say plain old Brats and beans with a little potato or mac. salad on the side.

* Shhhrrrimp on da barbie!

* Thai cabbage salad with grilled chicken breasts.

* Ceviche

* Caprese salad

* Johnsonville brats grilled, then steamed w/peppers and onions in beer bath.

Home grown tomato's. I seldom eat one unless it is out of my garden, except canned ones in soups and stews. Yellow squash, in bacon grease and onions. Fried and steamed okra. Fresh fish, fried. miles

EdM

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Soup and cold does not work for us Sam...

well then, don't fix it. laughing. You are missing out on a lot of good eats though. Gazpacho, Potato and Leek, and a host of other delicious chilled soups. There are some mighty tasty cold fruit soups out there too.

Sam, my first thought was cold soup? But, it might be worth a try. First, we need some summer weather around here.

I like cold pasta salad.
I use multicolor rotini, grilled shrimp, fake crab leg stuff, fresh dill, cut veggies like onion, sweet pepper, cukes, lemon zest and juice, and cherry tomatos. I add a balsamic vinaigrette, and sometimes olives and cubed cheese. Easy to eat a big bowl on a hot day.

A cold soup makes sense on a blazing hot day.

As those aren't so common up here, haven't prepared it.

Lot of tomato, cucumber salads, fresh out of garden.

Originally Posted by Mannlicher

EdM

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Soup and cold does not work for us Sam...

well then, don't fix it. laughing. You are missing out on a lot of good eats though. Gazpacho, Potato and Leek, and a host of other delicious chilled soups. There are some mighty tasty cold fruit soups out there too.

I have tried them, hence the dislike.

Originally Posted by hanco

Lot of tomato, cucumber salads, fresh out of garden.

I toss in red onion add olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper. I let it sit in the refrigerator for a few hours before eating. Best darn salad there is.

Originally Posted by EdM

I toss in red onion add olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper. I let it sit in the refrigerator for a few hours before eating. Best darn salad there is.

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this

Ed. Try some sliced boiled eggs on it some time, too. Trust me..

Anything I can grill or BBQ.

Yup even watermelon.

Yup good stuff. My Greek friends add some olives and feta which is a nice touch.

Love me a grilled watermelon salad.

Ok that does it. Ribeye Gyros for lunch.

Originally Posted by EdM

Originally Posted by hanco

Lot of tomato, cucumber salads, fresh out of garden.

I toss in red onion add olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper. I let it sit in the refrigerator for a few hours before eating. Best darn salad there is.

This, except I use roasted garlic infused rice vinegar or just plain old Braggs apple cider vinegar. Soon the zipper creams and purple hulled peas and cornbread will join in the fare.

BP...

Creamed peas, and new potatoes. We have not raised potatoes for years, so it will be red spuds, frozen peas, and it will still be good.

Tomatoes, cucumbers, squash from the garden.

BLT'SSSSSS.....I've already had seven. Fried okra and fresh corn with fried squash and onions.

Creamed cukes with onions, a staple around here. On top mashed taters, dam getting hungry.

Home grown maters, grilled rib eye, and a gin-n-tonic.

Capris salad, grilled okra, grilled squash, and home grown chile peppers!

Watermelon!!

I can and often do eat it every night. Plus it's good for just about every part of your anatomy. Same with cabbage!!

BLT with real homegrown tomato.

Fried okra and sliced tomatoes

gazpacho

venison sis-kabob