HAVE YOU BEEN ENJOYING THE FRESH LOCAL PRODUCE? Check Out These Recipes!

There is nothing like this time of year to enjoy Fresh Produce. Whether its from your own garden, markets and farm stands or from the Grocery store.

The time is now!!

A friend was telling me about some Succotash she had and it inspired me to make it! Plus I have been craving Macaroni Salad, so I made that too!!

Here is the Recipe for the Succotash:

Succotash with Bacon and Tomatoes
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 25 minutes | Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients:

1/2 lb bacon, chopped
1 medium onion
1 medium zucchini
2 medium yellow squash (I didn’t have any squash)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 bell pepper
20 oz lima beans
3 cups corn kernels
1 pint cherry tomatos, halved  (I used a field tomato chopped)
1/4 cup fresh basil, diced ( I also added oregano and thyme from my garden)

Directions:

Chop all your vegetables (except garlic and cherry tomatoes) to roughly the same size. I like 1/2 inch to 1 inch dice.
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp, then remove to a paper towel lined plate. Reserve about 2 tbs bacon fat in the pan.
Cook the onion, zucchini, and squash until soft, about 7 minutes.
Stir in garlic and bell pepper and let cook until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes, corn, and beans. Cook for 1-2 minutes until warmed through and the tomatoes have wilted slightly.
Stir in basil and thyme and remove from heat. Add salt and pepper to taste.

(this recipe is from the website Wide Open Eats)

For the Macaroni Salad, I saw THIS RECIPE for Russian Dressing and thought it would be perfect for Macaroni Salad….and it is!!  ***Edit I ended up adding more Mayo to the Salad!!

So I made it and added it to Cooked Macaroni, peas, celery, dill pickles, onion and 1 can of tuna…seriously delicious!!

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This post was written by Sarah Woodley