Hot Weather Cooking

My hot weather cooking tends to be cold salads that I can eat for several meals... I recently made a fresh beet and onion slaw dressed with a homemade vinaigrette. Raw beets are crunchy, sweet, slightly earthy goodness. I also love the deep purple red color of beets ...



I gathered the vegetables from the fridge , coarsely chopped them, added my vinaigrette and canned garbanzo beans and threw in plenty of freshly picked basil from my backyard garden. Adding fresh pita bread and mango pickles from the nearby ethnic market...



and a freshly brewed glass of tea spiked with fresh mint, I had a deliciously healthy lunch in this unbelievable heat.