VCE: Simple Summer Stew with Herb Butter

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Simple Summer Stew With Herb Butter

 

Recipe By :Deborah Madison

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Vegetable Stews & Stir-Fries

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 1/2 Tablespoons Marjoram -- chopped

1 1/2 Tablespoons Basil -- chopped

1 1/2 Tablespoons Parsley -- chopped

1/2 Teaspoon Lemon Zest -- grated

Salt

Pepper -- freshly ground

4 Tablespoons Butter -- softened

8 Ounces Green Beans -- preferably skinny ones, tipped, cut into

3-inch lengths

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil -- or sunflower seed oil

1 Small Onion -- finely diced

1 Garlic Clove -- thinly sliced

8 Ounces Summer Squash -- small, diced or sliced into rounds

1 Bell Pepper -- red or yellow, cut into squares

1 Large Tomato -- peeled, seeded, and diced

4 Ears Corn -- shucked, about 3 cups kernals

 

In a small bowl, combine the marjoram, basil, parsley, lemon zest, a pinch of

salt, and the butter. Mix thoroughly and set aside.

 

Bring a pot of water to a boil and add salt. Cook the beans, uncovered, for 2

minutes and then drain.

 

Heat the oil in a wide pan over high heat with the onion and garlic. Saute' for

1 minute, then add 1/2 cup water, lower the heat, cover and simmer for 5

minutes. Add the beans, squash, pepper, tomato, and corn. Season with 1/2

teaspoon salt, cover, and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes or until tender.

Stir in the herb butter, taste for salt, and season with pepper.

 

Source:

" Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone (Vegetable Stews and Sitr-Fries), p.

249 "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 268 Calories; 16g Fat (50.4% calories

from fat); 6g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; 8g Dietary Fiber; 31mg Cholesterol;

141mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 3 Fat.

 

NOTES : By choosing from all the new varieties of beans, squash, and tomatoes

that appear in the market during the summer, you can create endless varieties

with this single recipe.

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