Summer Vegetable Stew ♥ Recipe


Low Cal. Weight Watchers Friendly. Naturally Gluten Free. Paleo. Not just vegan, "Vegan Done Real".
Lesson #1 It pays to make something called Summer Vegetable Stew at the height of summer (duh!) when gardens and farmers markets and even grocery-store produce bins are overflowing with a cornucopia of fresh, seasonal vegetables.
Lesson #2 While I've streamlined this "soupy stew" recipe to put it on the table in 40 minutes – I've also learned that the stew's flavors really meld overnight so now I make it one day to serve the next.
Lesson #3 Make it your own! This is a master recipe for a summery vegetable stew, one that moves and adjusts based on what's available or tastes good, lima beans, fresh okra and tiny new potatoes would be great additions. The only thing that's really essential is the tomato, which provides the cooking liquid.
Lesson #4 But really, just get out a sharp knife and revel in the color and architecture of vegetables that appear, magically, from dirt with a lot of help from sun, water and the human beings who make it all happen so that all that's left for us to add is a little chop-chop time.
Lesson #5 And then feast. Because really, isn't that what the moons tell us, that it's time to fill our bellies to gird for the scarcity that will follow ...
COMPLIMENTS!
"It was wonderful, and the leftovers were even better last night." ~ Kathy GRECIPE for SUMMER VEGETABLE STEW
Active time: 35 minutes
Time to table: 40 minutes
Makes a bunch, 9 cups
Time to table: 40 minutes
Makes a bunch, 9 cups
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, diced
1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
2 bell peppers, green, red or yellow or a mixture, diced in large chunks
1 pound eggplant, skin on, trimmed and cut into 1" cubes
1 yellow squash or zucchini, trimmed & diced
1/2 pound green beans, trimmed & snapped in bite-size lengths
A scant 2 pounds (about 3 medium) perfectly ripe tomatoes, cut in pieces
2 ears corn, kernels removed and "milked"
1 teaspoon dried oregano, ground between fingers before adding
Salt & pepper
1 tablespoon good vinegar (don't skip)
Tabasco (just a few drops)
Heat a Dutch oven or large kettle over MEDIUM HIGH. Add the olive oil and heat until shimmery. Add the onion, stirring to coat with fat, then sauté for about 5 minutes until just soft. Add the garlic and peppers, sauté for about another 5 minutes. Add the eggplant, cook about another 5 minutes. Add the squash, beans, and any other vegetables and let cook for about 5 minutes. Finally, add the tomato, corn, oregano, and season to taste. Reduce heat to MEDIUM, cover and let cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are done but still crisp-tender. Stir in the vinegar and Tabasco, adjust seasoning to taste. Serve immediately or better yet, refrigerate for 24 hours. I love this served cold, with a spoonful of yogurt or a splash of cream!
ALANNA's TIPS & KITCHEN NOTES







SERVING SUGGESTIONS
First Night, serve hot or room temperature – straight from the pot, with a splash of vinegar if at room temperature.
Second Night, on a pizza – Roll out refrigerated pizza dough, top with Summer Vegetable Stew, add other toppings as culinary creativity inspires!
Other – Along with cottage cheese, other vegetables, serve on lettuce or spinach for lunch or light supper.
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Corn isn't a zero-point vegetable, so it would have to be left out for someone trying for a zero-point soup/stew.
ReplyDeleteHi Kirsten, I suppose all Weight Watchers followers find their way of interpreting the point system. Even a brownie, in small enough portion, could have zero points. Even the zero-point soup actually calculates at 1 point, even though it contains only zero-point vegetables, a big bowl would be even more.
ReplyDeleteMy own take is very straight forward: I weigh/measure the ingredients, divide by the number of servings (and I'm very consistent about portion sizes), calculate the points. In this case, there's only two ears of corn, so about 1 cup of corn (I've learned, I do measure) and it's divided into 18 half-cup portions -- hence, zero points.
Still, if you prefer to omit the corn, do so!
I love the vibrant colors of this stew!
ReplyDeleteIn the printer friendly recipe could you put the nutrition stuff at the end for those of us who don't give a da-- and want to print just one page
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous ~ I sure can, thank you for the suggestion. In fact, I've just changed the layout template to place the nutrition information at the bottom of all new recipes.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, going backward to change all the current recipes would be a huge and entirely manual effort. I hope you understand why I'm going to choose not to do that!
If people don't want the nutrition info they can just copy the text they do want into a Word document.
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious! Do you think it could be frozen? Any tips on doing so? Thanks! please email me ncb1981@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteNIcole ~ So yes, I think it would freeze okay. But it also lasts a week or more in the fridge. (Says the cook who knows that once something goes in the freezer it’s likely lost and gone forever.)
ReplyDeleteHubby made the Summer Vegetable Stew for dinner on Sunday. It was wonderful, and the leftovers were even better last night. I suspect we'll be revisiting these menus again.
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