Tomatoes and basil galore! If you are what you eat, then I am definitely a tomato with a side of basil this week. Tomatoes and basil are available in several of the farm stands at the Copley market, and I have been enjoying them in a variety of ways, including all by themselves.
Tuesday night, I was in the mood for something light, but the hubs was hungry so I whipped up two quick meals that showcased the tomatoes and basil that I bought at the market.
Hers:
I had a quick salad of chopped tomatoes, shredded basil, honey goat cheese, olive oil, and ground pepper. Then I had another bowl of the same for dessert. So fresh and flavorful, this combination is a winner and will be on my menu until the last tomato is picked 🙂 Love.
His:
For a slightly more filling meal, I thawed some frozen shrimp (a staple in our freezer), then whipped up a quick pesto using a handful of basil, 2 cloves of garlic, and some olive oil. I tossed a whole chopped tomato and the shrimp with the pesto. Once the shrimp and tomato were evenly coated with pesto, I baked them at 375 until they were pink.
This filled the kitchen with such an incredible garlic and basil aroma. I snagged a couple of shrimp from my husband, and they were perfect. The best part? This dinner took about 15 minutes.
I love the simplicity of summer eating. Great local ingredients truly do shine.
If you have a roommate or significant other, do you always eat the same dinner, or do you sometimes find yourself cooking for a couple of different moods? We usually eat the same thing, but sometimes I just want boatloads of salad!
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Tags: Farmer's Markets, pesto, recipe, salad, shrimp, summer, tomatoes
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Bret and I definitely try to eat the same dishes for dinner but like you we’ll make adjustments like frozen shrimp (a staple for me) sometimes! I’m with you and on a huge basil kick from my latest farmers market finds. I’m planning on whipping up a batch of pesto this weekend!
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My bf and I usually eat the same dishes when we’re at home, but he gets bigger potions and I get more veggies 🙂 I’d love to try roasting shrimp with pesto but in this weather, if i turn on my oven, my tiny apartment gets scorching hot!
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I never thought to try pesto with shrimp… or any other seafood for that matter. It sounds delicious.
My husband and I often eat different meals. Usually some of the same stuff, but maybe the main course is different. It just depends.
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you cannot go wrong with basil, cheese and tomato. never.
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I WISH my hubby and I at ethe same dinner…I usually have to find a way to add about 600 calories to his dish and not mine. Tricky, but I’m gettin’ it 🙂
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ha we are SO eating the same things lately. I am miss caprese salad lately (though the goat cheese instead of mozz sounds fantastic!) and i even featured a huge hunk of basil in my lastest post that was turned into – you guessed it: pesto!
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oh what a perfect mix!
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MMmMH! I could eat both plates 😀 we usually eat the same thing, except I’m the only one eating tons of cabbage in this house. Sometimes I do cook two different version of same dish – then everyone is happy.
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I’m the same way…. I LOVE to cook and love big meals of course, but half the time, especially in the summer, all I want is a big salad or just random nibbles of various things, and then I end up eating the nibbles AND eating what I made for my husband too lol.
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They both look fantastic! The shrimp one for your hubby looks especially appealing to me. Yum! I agree with you totally about the simplicity of summer eating. All the locally grown fruits and veggies are irresistable. You could have salad everyday for a month and none two the same if you wanted. Yum!
Hmm, well my fiance lives in Paris. When he was here, in Boston, we usually ate the same thing, as I cooked, but sometimes he wanted red meat or something else I don’t eat and in that case we ate different things. I still cooked it, though. *giggles.
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I would have eaten your version. That’s one of my favorite summer meals. I definitely cook differently for the two of us… or while his plate might have steak, potatoes, and broc, mine will have steak, potatoes, and an avocado/corn/tomato mixture. I’m a lot more adventurous with what I’ll eat. He really likes simple flavors and textures. It’s amazing we can live together! Ha ha.
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