Tomato Pattypan Squash Salad Food

TOMATO-PATTYPAN SQUASH SALAD

Steps:

• Cook squash in a large saucepan, covered,in enough lightly salted boiling water to cover until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain. Cool vegsetables by adding cold water and ice cubes to pan; drain well.
• Combine the drained squash, tomatoes and herbs in a serving bowl. Add lettuce of choice if desired.
• In a screw top jar, combine remaining ingredients. Cover and shake well. Add half to salad; toss to coat. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper, if desired. Pass the remaining dressing Enjoy!

SUMMER SQUASH AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups halved assorted cherry tomatoes with 1/4 cup each white wine vinegar and olive oil, 1 sliced shallot and 2 tablespoons each chopped basil, mint and chives. Season with salt and pepper and set aside. Thinly slice 1 each medium zucchini and yellow squash using a mandoline; spread out on a platter. Top with the tomato mixture and let sit, 30 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.

MOM'S STUFFED PATTYPAN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place pattipans in boiling water and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Make white sauce with butter, flour, salt and milk. (On medium heat, melt butter, stir in flour and brown slightly, add salt, then add milk a little at a time, stirring constantly. (I usually use a about a third more milk than written above.) Once all milk is added, continue to cook and stir for a minute or two.
• Turn off heat, add cheese and crushed saltines to white sauce and stir.
• Scoop out the middle of each pattipan to make little "bowls". (I use my grapefruit knife.) Turn the pattipans over on a plate (so the juices drain out) and set aside.
• Add scooped out portion of squash to sauce and mash with a potato masher. Taste sauce and adjust seasonings as needed.
• Fill squash with the sauce, pouring the excess over the top.
• Bake for about 15 minutes, or until done.
• Note: If using table salt, use only a pinch rather than 1/8 t.

PATTYPAN SQUASH BRAISED WITH ONION, TOMATO AND CHORIZO

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until tender. Add the tomatoes, chorizo, squash, the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil and a pinch of salt.
• Cover the pan, reduce the heat to low and cook until the squash are tender, about 45 to 60 minutes.
• Stir in the cilantro, season with salt and black pepper and either serve now or cool and reheat later.

PATTYPAN SAUTE

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute squash and onion in oil for 2 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add red pepper and mushrooms; saute until vegetables are crisp-tender, 5-7 minutes. , Stir in the tomato, salt, Italian seasoning and pepper; heat through. Sprinkle with cheese.

FRIED CYMLINGS (PATTY PAN SQUASH) WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a cast iron skillet fry the bacon on medium heat until crisp. Set aside. When cool enough to handle, break up bacon into small pieces.
• In same pan, fry the patty pan squash until golden brown on both sides, stirring often to avoid burning, about 10 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and transfer to serving dish.
• Here is the recipe in its original text: "FRY some Slices of fat Bacon in a Pan. Remove the Bacon and keep hot. Fry in the Drippings fome Cymlings that have been boiled tender and cut into Slices. While frying, mafh fine with a large Spoon and ad Pepper and Salt. Fry brown and serve with the Bacon".