[CH] Hotter Than Hell recipe
Christopher E. Eaves (cea260@airmail.net)
Thu, 2 Apr 98 01:00:37 -0600 (CST)
* Exported from MasterCook *
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.