I particularly like this recipe because it uses yogurt and just a little bit of Parmesan to make the custard that bakes with the squash, so a different creature from our typical Southern squash casserole.
From “The Jewish Holiday Table” by Debra Ferst
One more squash recipe though. A raw zucchini salad that uses up some of those anchovies that are hiding in your refrigerator. As often is the case, it’s a recipe from the New York Times. You could skip the breadcrumbs, but they make such a great contrast that it would be a pity if you did. We have a simpler version of a raw squash salad already posted as well as a summer squash slaw recipe that apparently I liked so much we posted it in 2018 AND in 2019. Oops.
Adapted from a recipe from Taylor Mead of Better Off Fed, demonstrated at East Atlanta Village Farmers Market.
Last week’s squash – both yellow and zucchini – ended up in a no-recipe pasta dish. I roasted all the squash together and cooked some frozen tortellini. Then tossed everything together. It’s the kind of thing my husband considers comfort food and an awful lot of squash was consumed with no complaint. It was a shortcut dinner (with leftovers for at least two days) on a day when I didn’t really have lots of time to cook.
Today I have a little fancier version from Hetty Lui McKinnon. We have some leftover ricotta here from testing Osteria 832’s lemon ricotta pancakes (best pancakes ever) so that’s probably another reason this recipe appeals to me.
And while there’s no zucchini in our box this week, I’ve been wanting to try this zucchini tortilla recipe that Ali Stafford adapted from https://whiteonricecouple.com/zucchini-tortillas/. So I’m trying it with yellow squash.
Stafford says keep an eye on these while baking. If you bake them too long, the Parmesan will cook too much and cause the tortillas to become brittle.
With so many peppers and that pretty eggplant, it’s time to make ratatouille. Down below is the recipe I’ve adapted from one provided by Matthew Reeves, who with his wife Maggie Reeves, hosts a drop-off for Riverview boxes. What I love is that there are almost no quantities given (just a size for one can of crushed tomatoes). Ratatouille really must have been created as a delicious way to use up summer vegetables and you can juggle quantities of ingredients to suit what you have… and what you like. We didn’t get zucchini this week (at least not in my box) but we got eggplant, yellow squash, lots of peppers, and garlic. You could use the red onion that we got today if you like, or maybe you have some yellow onions on hand. At our house, we’re not big rosemary fans, so we’re leaving that out.
Make as much or as little of this as you can eat within a day. It is best when freshly made and takes only a few minutes to put together so you can make it up fresh whenever you want to enjoy.
From smittenkitchen.com. Can be made ahead and frozen.
When we have a week with just one zucchini, or just one crookneck squash, like this week, I’m sometimes at a loss for what to do with them. But that’s just me thinking everything has to be made in big batches. I ran across a recipe that reminded me that simple and small is ok. It was suggested by the farmers market in Macon, Mulberry Market, that’s run by a community health center – so the focus is on healthy food for our state’s food deserts, and healthy recipes.
Last night I finally tried Charlotte’s go-to recipe, sausages cooked in rice. I think we found a new family favorite, and another way to hide 3 cups of squash. (Psst: they didn’t even know it was in there!) That tomato in my box that didn’t survive its encounter with the watermelon? It joined the squash and onion in the rice. The end result was similar to risotto all cooked in a single skillet. Bueno.