We had a very cool summer, so a lot of the stuff in the garden took a long time to ripen. Tomatoes and peppers are just coming in now, about a month late. On the other hand, I was able to harvest broccoli all the way through August, so maybe it’s a wash.
Tonight’s dinner featured a lot of vegetable produce, and I haven’t been posting much, so I thought I’d put it up. I started with pizza dough in a cast-iron pan. Topped it with sliced fresh tomatoes, green peppers, yellow Swiss chard, red onion, garlic, herbs, cheese, and turkey sausage.
It was really good, but as far as presentation goes, I should have put more of the vegetables on top–all those colors, and nothing to show for it. The tomatoes kind of steamed under the cheese, rather than roasting, so they were wetter than I’d like, but it was still delicious. The cheese, dough, sausage, and onion were store-bought, and all the vegetables came from the garden.
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