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Eggplant

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DINNER

 …though not vegan or vegetarian; I’m inspired, nonetheless,  by ‘Love and Lemons’ – pure food, clean, minimalist photos…

eggplant sliced and salted

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let rest while making:

basil, arugula, walnut pesto

toast the walnuts,

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pulse together walnuts and one clove garlic,

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add two large handfuls fresh basil,

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one large handful arugula,

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juice of 1/2 lemon,  sea salt, freshly ground pepper, pulse again; add 1/4 olive oil, pulse to desired consistency.

Drizzle eggplant slices and tomatoes with olive oil, grill over medium-high heat, sprinkle with fresh cracked pepper,

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toast bread slices drizzled with olive oil,

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spread bread with pesto, add eggplant, tomatoes, sliced mozzarella, top with additional pesto.

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The eggplant:  attractive, useful, and delicious!!!!!!!!!!

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‘If you can’t stand the heat…….’

….spend only a short time in the kitchen!

French bread spread with pesto, topped with mozzarella, tomatoes, a few grinds of salt and pepper = a simply delicious light supper!!!

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Add a frosty glass of ‘bubbly’ – all the better!

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Postcard from summer

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not home-grown, but deliciously beautiful nonetheless!

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Oven-dried tomatoes

Sun-dried tomatoes sound so much more enticing; perhaps laced with a bit of the fragrance of whatever is in the air…lemon blossom, turned earth, mowed grass, wood smoke…

the reality is we don’t even dry our laundry in the sun any longer,

so, in the spirit of ‘keeping it real’…

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250 degrees for about 4 hours

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so delicious in salads, sauces, pizzas, or simply on their own!

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