Food
Easy Summer Recipes With fresh food in abundance theses recipes are easy to make, and of course, kids love them By Nicole Berrie of BonBeri.com
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ith summer about to be in full swing, and keeping social distancing in mind, the kids are outdoors more. Read: I’m in the kitchen less. This means easy, fresh recipes that don’t require a lot of cooking! (You’re welcome mama.) Enter three of our fave summer recipes that incorporate lots of seasonal ripe fruits and veggies and not much else. One of my favorite things about summers in New York is all the bountiful fresh produce you can find at the farmer’s market and local grocer. Whether it’s sweet melons, punchy herbs, or juicy tomatoes and cucumbers, it’s easy to eat local! Now that we’ll be hunkering down a lot, I’ve never been more grateful for simplicity in all its delicious forms.
Mediterranean Chopped Salad
These are some of my daughter’s favorite things all rolled into one. It’s full of crunchy juicy veggies so I like to call it a “training” salad for toddlers. Can omit the mint or it might work for some more “sophisticated” palettes 4 Persian cucumbers, sliced then cut into 1/4 inch half moons 4 small tomatoes, chopped 1/2 cup of pitted black olive, chopped 3 pickles, sliced then cut into 1/4 inch half moons 4 tablespoons olive oil 1/4 teaspoon sumac Juice of 1 lemon Sea salt to taste Optional: A few fresh mint leaves, chopped Combine all veggies in a medium sized bowl. In a small bowl, whisk lemon juice, olive oil, sea salt and sumac. Pour over vegetables and gently coat with hands. Top with mint leaves and serve!
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WestchesterFamily.com | June 2020
