What’s Cookin’ in August?

Flavor of Italy Summer Recipe ebook + recipes for Panzanella and Pickled Summer Vegetables

Make-in-a-flash dishes that feature summer garden produce like Pasta alla Norma, bruschetta, grilled shrimp and seafood, and just about anything that's great to eat outdoors and enjoy the fun of outdoor cooking and eating. 

If you're looking for some great summer recipes like Pasta alla Norma, don't forget to check out my Summer Recipe ebook right here!

August is the time to make good use of all the vegetables you have in your garden and put them by for the fall and winter. One of my favorites is pickling, and pickled veggies make such a wonderful side dish to almost anything you're cooking on the grill. Think red and yellow peppers, zucchini, celery, carrots, radishes, green beans, and anything else you have in your garden.

Recipe for Pickled Vegetables

Ingredients:

• 2 red and yellow peppers

• 200 g green beans

• 250 g carrots 

• 300 g cauliflower and/or broccoli florettes 

• 3-4 celery ribs, filaments removed if you prefer

• 250 g green onions

• 150 g radishes

• Any other vegetables that strike your fancy

• 1 L red wine vinegar

• 3/4 L dry white wine

• 3 tablespoons sugar

• 2 bay leaves

• 5 dried cloves

• 2 cups extra-virgin olive oil

• 2 tablespoons rock salt

• Black peppercorns

• Optional herbs: oregano, marjoram

Make it: