Summer Dishes

Here are a few summer dishes that will brighten your dinner table.

Apricots are in full swing right now.  I buy them at the Trout Lake Market or Kitsilano Market.  Here is my recipe:

- About 20 halved and pitted apricots

 - A few tablespoons of dry white wine

 - A few tablespoons of honey

Heat oven to 400 deg C.  Have a glass of wine while waiting for the oven to heat-up.  Place the halved apricots on a pan.  Sprinkle some white wine and dab some honey over the apricots.  Bake for about 20 minutes. Baste a few times during cooking.  Turn the oven to grill for about 5 minutes. Watch carefully at this grilling stage as it will be quick.  Store the baked apricots in a tight lid glass jar. Serve the baked apricots over yogurt (great breakfast) or ice-cream (great dessert).

No cooking required for these beauties.

Roasted beets:

-  Peel and slice beets about ¼ inch. 

- Dab some good quality olive oil on the sliced beets

- A dash of salt.

Heat oven to 400 deg C.  Have a glass of wine while waiting for the oven to heat-up, of course.  Place the sliced beets, olive oil and salt in a baking pan.  Mix well.  Bake for about 30 minutes. Turn the beets a couple of times with a spoon to evenly roast.  When the edges turn slightly brown, it is ready.  Serve it as a side dish to any meat or fish entree. Or use it as a ‘surprise’ in a Greek salad.

Greek salad accented by some roasted beets