[CH] Hotter Than Hell recipe

Christopher E. Eaves (cea260@airmail.net)
Thu, 2 Apr 98 01:00:37 -0600 (CST)

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                            Calabacitas Salad

Recipe By     : "Hotter Than Hell" by Jane Butel
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Posted                           Soups & Salads

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     1/3  cup           fresh basil leaves
   2      cloves        garlic
     1/4  teaspoon      dried pequin chiles -- crushed
     1/2  cup           extra-virgin olive oil
   3      tablespoons   balsamic vinegar -- or to taste
   2      small         zucchini -- thinly sliced
   1      pint          cherry tomatoes -- halved
   2      small         yellow crookneck squash -- thinly sliced
     1/3  cup           pine nuts (pinyons)

Combine basil, garlic, pequin, oil & vinegar in a blender or food processor; process until very well blended. Place zucchini, crookneck squash & tomatoes in a gaily colored salad bowl. Toss together with dressing & sprinkle with pine nuts. Refrigerate about 1 hour before serving, time permitting.

Makes 4 servings.

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NOTES : Authors notes:
Summer squash of any kind are great in this; I prefer a combination of baby zucchini & small yellow crookneck squash. The pinyon nutsmake this very New Mexican -- pinyon trees abound in the nearby mountains.