Quick Summer Veggies
Quick and easy summer veggies that cook in about 14 minutes. Pair them with fish that cooks in 10 minutes start-to-finish adn you are ready to sit down to a fabulous meal.
Serves 4
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
½ red onion, medium to small chopped
¾ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium zucchini, quartered and diced into ½-inch pieces
1 yellow crookneck squash, quartered and diced into ½-inch pieces
2 ears fresh corn, shucked and cut from the cob
1 tablespoon fresh basil, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley, minced
1 teaspoon fresh chives, finely minced with kitchen scissors
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Pour olive oil in a nonstick or cast-iron skillet and heat to medium-high. Sprinkle in red pepper flakes and add onions. Sauté until onions begin to have a slight brown edge, about 4 minutes.
Add cherry tomatoes and quickly stir to blend with onions. Then, let tomatoes sit (do not stir) as you want a char on the tomatoes. Cook 4 minutes, then add garlic, zucchini, and yellow squash. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix the vegetables with a wooden spoon, being careful not to mash them, and sauté at a medium-high temperature for 5 minutes. You want the squash to just begin to soften. Regulate heat so the vegetables do not burn but are still cooking quickly.
Add fresh corn kernels and mix in. Cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat, toss in herbs, and let sit for a minute. Taste for seasonings.