Summer Fruits and Vegetables

[Asiel]

I'm a fruit and vegetable person year round but in summer I like the cool fruits like watermelon, honeydew and canteloupe. Strawberries, rasberries and blueberries all grow wild here so I gorge on those.Used to make preserves but been too tired these past yrs and I can't have sugar so I prefer not to be tempted. I make a bit for the rest of the family and they bring it home--out of sight.
I do like POM-- pare and cut up the melons and keep them in the fridge for when I feel like a snack....salt is off my to eat list but I know it is good on watermelon, used to salt mine just like I did with rhubarb.... miss that salt now.
Give me any veggie and I'm happy. I have to cook them or I get a reaction if eaten raw.

[luvofallhorses]

Ew I don't like cantaloupe and I have tried it with salt. No thank you but my dad does that lol. Watermelon is very refreshing in the summer and I love fresh cherries from Flathead Lake but they usually not selling them til late July/early August. And I love honey dew melon. For veggies I love dipping celery, carrots and broccoli in ranch.

[pomtzu]

Ew I don't like cantaloupe and I have tried it with salt. No thank you but my dad does that lol.

Your dad is obviously a smart man!!!

[cassiesmom]

Karen, I love cucumbers prepared that way in the summer. My dad sometimes puts tomatoes in the dressing too. I also like cucumbers with sour cream (although I mostly use fat-free yogurt instead) and just a little salt. I like cucumbers.

My sister puts just a thin coat of olive oil on strips of red or green bell peppers or zucchini before she places them on the grill. I have just the George Foreman grill so I don't oil them first. I really like grilled vegetables in the summer. One of my co-workers always grills way more vegetables than she knows she'll need for one meal. Then she makes a sandwich of the extras the next day with sourdough bread and a slice of mozzarella or provolone cheese. She zonks it in the microwave in our lunch room for a moment to melt the cheese and heat up the vegetables. It looks sooooo good!

[Pinot's Mom]

Fresh summer cantaloupe is very good, but all time number one summer enjoyment is.....

FRESH MARYLAND TOMATOES - with a touch of salt and Hellman's Mayonnaise! Yes, only Hellman's (or Best Foods if you're west of the Mississippi).

[RICHARD]

In El Lay you can find small carts all over the area that sell you a bag of cut up fruit - They put watermelon, cantalope, honeydew, pineapple, mango and what other fruits are in season at the time.

They also squeeze a lime into the bag and also put a seasoning named Tajin into it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj%C3%ADn_(seasoning)

This stuff is AWESOME.

I had to cut back on my salt and use this more often than not. But, it's especially good on fruit.

[Karen]

I adore good "real" tomatoes with a little mayo and a drizzle of basil vinegar - take a few leaves of fresh basil, and put it in a little jar with some white vinegar - let sit a few weeks, and viola! The perfect addition to summer tomatoes!