Seasonal recipes: 5 for the cucumber blessed
If your garden is bursting with cucumbers right now, here are 5 recipes that will help you get the most out of the abundance.
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I love your timely recipes. Could you help me out with the common variety of "Eggplant"?
The seasonal recipe I was planning for this week is a sandwich with eggplant in it, but unfortunately, it's ending up being one I'll post next week. Stay tuned.
Until then, try this that I created with the first eggplant (and still only) that I got from my garden this year.
Slice into rounds, salt, and leave in a sieve to let some water drain.
Dip into egg then very dry seasoned bread crumbs.
Fry in olive oil until crisp on outside.
Place the fried eggplant rounds.... More
The recipe posted for the Vietnamese sandwich calls for fish sauce - I can just leave it out - however, does anyone know of a great substitute for that?
so I don't know if this is a good substitute but I found it online:
Vegan Nam Pla (Thai Fish sauce)
1 1/3 cup water
2/3 cup soy sauce
Six 1½ inch pieces kelp
1 sun dried tomato (dry, not oil marinated)
In a 1-quart saucepan combine all ingredients. Bring to boil over medium heat. Strain. Store in Refrigerator
I also read that some Asian markets sells something called Vegetarian Oyster sauce that can be substituted, too.
