If you happen to be in Hayward, California (in the Bay Area) August 18 and 19, check out the Hayward Zucchini Festival ( http://www.zucchinifest.org/ ). It looks like a lot of fun, and a great way to celebrate this wonderful vegetable. According to the website, "Adventurous festival attendees can sample the green squash in pasta, quiche, bread, sandwiches, ice cream, pizza, sausage, cakes and more"…hmmm squash ice cream. I might have to try that…..
Squash is an absolutely wonderful addition to a stir fry. I've already posted one easy recipe using Teriyaki sauce. This one uses sesame garlic, and really, almost anything works.
The CSA boxes from Great Country Farms (www.greatcountryfarms.com ) were full of great ingredients for a stir fry, so I just used what I had. You can sub in anything fresh from your fridge, or you local farmer's market.
1 medium onion
a nice handful of green beans
smoked tofu (I really like the smoked version, plain extra firm will work too)
2 chicken breasts
a small yellow squash
a small zucchini
garlic to taste
2T vegetable oil
1 jar of sesame garlic sauce. I used the Wegman's brand which I like a lot. Any brand will do, or if you are feeling adventurous, you can make your own.
Slice all of the ingredients into 1/4 inch slices. Heat your pan and add the oil. Once the oil is hot, cook the onion for a couple of minutes. Add the garlic, cook for a couple more minutes and add the chicken. Once the chicken is mostly cooked through, add the squash and tofu. Cook for 3 or 4 more minutes. The squash should be soft but not mushy. Add the sauce and keep on the heat until everything is warmed through.
Serve with rice (white or brown depending on what you like)
Review: The wife and teenagers loved it. The 8 year old at the rice and other veggies, but is still refusing the squash. I need to figure out a way to hide it on her….
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