Veggies To The Rescue

 To say veggies are a handy ingredient is the understatement of the year. The are so useful to add to any dish of pasta, rice or polenta. Slice a few tomatoes or shred some  spinach and add them to anything and you have a great  tasty meal.

Greens in the fridge are a must. Spinach and mushrooms are my favorite go to for sauce. I made this yeasterday with half a container of baby spiinach and a pint container  baby bella mushrooms.its's just a quick saute in olive oil and butter along with a quick seasoning of  freshly groundpepper and salt.

I boiled Lidl's Co bino rotelliad ten added the sauce. It was one of the best sauces. Keep in mind that spinach can be used a salad the next day.add some feta, anchovies and dressing and you have a simple Greek salad for lunch.Baby Bella's can be used for veggie kebabs during this barbecue season.I also like them batter dipped and the air fried too for a fun dinner.

I can;t stress the important of having any produce in the kitchen. Tomatoes on their own make a good snack. Slices and salt them . serve them crushed and drizzled with olive oil. I had some leftover pasta but no sauce. I cut up a few caprese tomatoes microwaved them with the pasta after adding a bit of olive oil and a sprinkle of oregano. 

It was kind of like a salsa cruda where the tomatoes are cut up and left to marinate in olive oil at room temperature.Tomatoes also great added to a few eggs along with garlic to create the favorite Piedmontese dish uovi e pomedori. I also have one or two kinds around for all sorts of cooking and snacking.

Having veggies that you can just add to any dish is a must. It could be tomatoes .It could be spinach or mushrooms. It could be anything else. These make for quick ingredients fro creating a delicious thrown together meal.