Summer Vegetable Melange Recipes

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• In a large bowl, combine the butter, parsley, basil, chives, salt and pepper. Add the vegetables; toss to coat. , Place vegetables in a disposable foil pan. Grill, covered, over medium-high heat for 5 minutes; stir. Grill 5 minutes longer or until the vegetables are tender.

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• Shave squash and carrot into ribbons using a vegetable peeler or mandolin.
• Heat oil in skillet, saute onion and carrot until almost tender. Add squashes and saute 1-2 minutes more. Remove from heat and toss with lemon juice, red pepper, and parsley.

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• Boil green beans and broccoli for about for 2 minutes. Melt butter in a pan then saute with vegetables. Season with salt and pepper or any other seasonings.

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• Cook cauliflower in lightly salted water until tender-crisp, 8-10 minutes.
• Cook Brussels sprouts according to package directions. Drain vegetables and keep warm.
• Melt butter and blend in flour. While stirring, add milk and cook until thickened.
• Pour lemon juce over tuna. Add tuna and seasonings to white sauce.
• Arrange cooked vegetabels on a heated platter; pour tuna mixtuere on top and sprinkle with paprika.

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• Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat, Add the vegetables and toss well, then cover until cooked and tender but not mushy (about 8 minutes). Stir every couple of minutes.
• Add the cream and mustard and bring back to a simmer. Cook for a couple of minutes more, then remove from the heat, sprinkle over the parmesan, season to taste, stir then serve.

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• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Wrap beets tightly in foil and roast in middle of oven 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until tender. Unwrap beets carefully and cool until they can be handled. Slip off and discard skins and stems. Cut each beet into 6 wedges. Beets may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water. In a large saucepan of salted boiling water blanch turnips 3 to 6 minutes (depending on size), or until barely tender, and transfer with a slotted spoon to ice water. Return water in pan to a boil and blanch carrots 5 minutes, or until barely tender. Transfer carrots with a slotted spoon to ice water and drain turnips and carrots in a colander. If using baby turnips, cut each in half.
• Return water in pan to a boil and blanch onions 3 minutes, or until barely tender. Drain onions in another colander until cool enough to handle and peel. Vegetables may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead, patted dry, and chilled, covered. Bring vegetables to room temperature before proceeding.
• In a large non-stick skillet heat butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and sauté turnips and carrots with pepper and salt to taste, stirring, until tender and golden, about 4 minutes. Transfer turnips and carrots with slotted spoon to a bowl and keep warm, covered. Add oil to skillet and heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Sauté onions with pepper and salt to taste, stirring, until tender and golden brown, about 4 minutes, and with slotted spoon add to turnip mixture. Stir parsley into vegetable mixture.
• In oil remaining in skillet cook beets with pepper and salt to taste over moderate heat, stirring, until heated through.
• Serve beets with other vegetables (but do not toss together).

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• Cut the peppers in half; discard the cores and veins. Cut the peppers into quarters, and cut the quarters into thin strips. There should be about 4 cups. Set aside.
• Trim off the ends of the zucchini. Cut the zucchini crosswise into thirds, and then cut each third into very thin strips. There should be about 4 cups. Set aside.
• Heat the butter and oil in a large, nonstick frying pan and add the peppers and zucchini. Sprinkle with cumin, salt and pepper. Add the garlic and cook about 2 minutes, or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Spoon onto a warm serving dish and serve immediately.

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• Unless the eggplant is very small, cut it in half lengthwise. Cut each half into 1/4-inch slices. There should be about 2 1/2 cups. (If it is very small, cut it into rounds.)
• Repeat this procedure with the yellow squash and zucchini, cutting as indicated, depending on size. There should be about 2 cups of each.
• Heat the oil in a heavy, deep skillet or casserole. When it is quite hot add the eggplant and onions. Cook, stirring often, about 2 minutes.
• Add pepper flakes, zucchini and yellow squash, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, 3 to 4 minutes. Cover and continue cooking about five minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and basil and stir to blend.

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• Scrape the carrots and leave them whole. Peel the turnip and the potato and cut them in half. Cut each half into 6 or 8 segments.
• Place the green beans, carrots and the onions in a saucepan. Add water to cover, and salt. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add turnip and potato. Cook 5 minutes, or until tender. Drain well.
• Heat the butter in a skillet. Add the shallots and cook briefly, then add the vegetables, salt and pepper and thyme. Cook for 1 minute while stirring and shaking the skillet.