Last Saturday while on the elliptical machine at the gym I was reading the latest issue of Sunset magazine and I happened upon an article about what to do with excess vegetables. Zucchini relish popped out at me immediately as I had two huge ones on my counter and I knew that I had the remainder of the ingredients on hand in my kitchen. Don't you just love that when that happens?
Zucchini Relish |
You can find the recipe here at the MyRecipe link from Sunset Magazine's August 2012 issue. Although I had no idea what it would taste like once finished, I really enjoyed it. It has none of the cloying sweetness of traditional relish but all of the sun and freshness of summer. A warning - this is not a canned recipe - I used 1/2 pint jars so I could pass a few out to neighbors. Hey, at least they didn't cringe when I showed up at the door with a whole zucchini.
Last night for dinner we enjoyed a picnic out on the patio with BBQ'd hamburgers/ahi tuna, baked french fries, zucchini relish and strawberries. Perfect picnic summer fare.
I'm linking up with Debbie at her Tuesday at the {picnic}Table feature today - please go visit what other's have shared for the picnic table for the month of July. I believe she's going herbal next month!
One last share - I finished basting the T-Shirt quilt. Very happy to have this basted together. See the fold on the left? A reminder to me not to make quilts wider than my hallway as this is the widest surface in my house which I can baste on.
Basting the T-Shirt Quilt |
Enjoy your Tuesday!
Susan